We are committed to making the permit process as easy as possible for new and growing businesses.

Whether you are a new or established business, it’s likely you will need a permit to operate – some businesses may even need more than one permit. This page will help you determine the type of permit you may need.

Wyndham City’s Small Business Liaison Officer can guide you through the process of your Permit Application.  We have now made the process easier for small businesses to gain permits where required by moving to a single application form.

If you would like any further information or assistance in setting up your small business in Wyndham, contact the Economic Development Unit on 9742 0916 or email smallbusinesspermits@wyndham.vic.gov.au.

Get Ready

Ok, so you have decided to start a business. What type of business are you thinking of running?

Food, health and beauty? Are you starting a new business? Are you buying an existing business?

• Are you the Seller?
• Are you the Purchaser?

The Small Business Liaison Officer is also available to help you identify what permits are needed and can set up a pre-application meeting to ensure things are on the right track.

Phone 9742 0916 or email to smallbusinesspermits@wyndham.vic.gov.au

It is recommended that you make an appointments as these are given priority. 

Need more information?

• Planning Permit
• Food Premises
• Health Premises
• Footpath Trading
• Building

Assess

Once submitted, your application will be reviewed to see if it needs to

• be referred to other departments and or authorities
• if further information is needed, before finalising a decision
• if advertising is needed to neighbours

Council’s Small Business Liaison Officer will help you through the process and will work with the relevant departments such as Town Planning, Health, Local Laws & Building to make sure your application stays on track.

Request for Information

We will contact you within 15 days from when you pay your fees to request any further information we need to process your application.

This step can be delayed if we don't get all the information we need, that’s why it’s important to make sure you return the information we need as quickly as possible so we can move you to the assessment phase.

Assessment

Once you send us all the information we need, we’ll then send your application to the relevant referral agencies, advertise your application publicly (if necessary) and assess your application. This step takes three to four weeks on average.

Approval

As soon as we have finished our assessment(s), we'll be in touch to confirm our decision.

Celebrate

Once you get all your permits, Council’s Economic Growth Unit can help you grow and develop your business. 

We will add you to our Business Matters in Wyndham e-newsletter and send you links to our online Business Directory and local Business Groups.

We’ll also direct you to any other services you can access to help your business.

Apply

Before you start your online application please ensure that you have discussed your business proposal with our Town Planning Dept.  You will not be able to proceed unless you have completed this step.

One final check to make sure you have all the right documentation for the application.

• View Small Business Permits Guidelines
• View your application checklist
• Remember to have all your documents ready to upload.
• Note: upload limit for all documents is 50MB.