Landscape

As part of the Design Excellence Program we've developed the Darebin Good Design Guide – Landscape(PDF, 8MB) for all mixed-use and residential developments greater than two dwellings.

Although this isn't mandatory, it extends on our planning requirements and sets out the design quality we expect.

Who should use this guide?

• If you're applying for a permit, you should use the guide for design development and pre-application meetings.
• Our statutory planners should use the guide to assess planning applications.
• We strongly encourage landscape architects and designers to use the guide while developing their designs.

Supporting documents

To further support applicants to develop landscape plans, we've developed the following documents:

• Sample Landscape Plan(PDF, 4MB)
• Sample Tree Canopy and Deep Soil Plan(PDF, 1MB)
• Darebin Preferred Tree Species List(PDF, 587KB)
• Darebin Weed List(PDF, 677KB)
• Darebin Standard Details(PDF, 209KB)