Town Planning

Small Spaces specialises in Landscape Plans for town planning applications.

We have a depth of knowledge when it comes to designing small compact courtyards.  Our knowledge of Melbourne regions and council requirements will help to get your landscape plans approved first time.

  • Achieve good design within Council town planning requirements
  • Cost effective practical design that will also appeal to potential buyers
  • Continue attention to detail from inside the apartment to the outdoor living space

Contact us to talk about how we can help you make the most of your small space.

Brimbank

  • Strong emphasis on indigenous planting using plants of the Western Plains
  • Landscape Bond required
  • 13 week establishment period
  • Plans detail key information to cover the planting and establishment period
  • Permeable and impermeable % requirements
  • Private open space, paving and garden beds
  • Storage, clothesline, water tanks
  • Driveway and entry planting
  • Streetscape, canopy trees

Darebin

  • Focus on local character;
    • Remnant vegetation
    • Historical character; plants and materials
  • Sustainable planting
  • Indigenous and exotic plant species
  • Permeable and impermeable % requirements
  • Private open space, paving and garden beds
  • Storage, clothesline, water tanks
  • Driveway and entry planting
  • Streetscape, canopy trees

Moonee Valley

  • Design focus
  • Show relationship from inside to outside
  • Sustainable planting
  • Canopy trees
  • Streetscape
  • Permeable and impermeable % requirements
  • Private open space, paving and garden beds
  • Storage, clothesline, water tanks
  • Driveway and entry planting

Moreland

  • Improve solar efficiency of the building through planting
  • Enhance local character
  • Contribute to Moreland’s uniqueness with indigenous planting
  • Waste minimisation, compost and worm farms included in gardens
  • Permeable and impermeable % requirements
  • Private open space, paving and garden beds
  • Storage, clothesline, water tanks
  • Driveway and entry planting
  • Streetscape, canopy trees

Yarra

  • Focus on local indigenous species
  • Heritage focus
  • Local character
  • Green walls and roofs
  • Permeable and impermeable % requirements
  • Private open space, paving and garden beds
  • Storage, clothesline, water tanks
  • Driveway and entry planting
  • Streetscape, canopy trees