Start or grow your own business

If you are going to operate a home based business, you will need to comply with guidelines set by the State Government. In some situations, you may need a council planning permit.

A home based business must:

• Be your place of residence
• Have no more than two people working in the business who do not live in the home
• Operate within area restrictions
• Not use more power, water and/or gas than normally needed for domestic use
• Not negatively impact the neighbourhood
• Not modify or service motor vehicles
• Have only one commercial vehicle
• Only sell goods manufactured or serviced in the home based business
• Store materials used or goods manufactured, serviced or in the home based business within a building
• Not display goods manufactured, serviced or repaired on location
• Not have goods sold online collected from the home

You will need a planning permit from Council if you operate a home based business and you:

• Intend to have three people who do not live in your home working in the business at the same time
• Intend to employ more than two people at the same time, who do not live in the dwelling (note: this cannot be increase beyond three as set by State Government)
• Intend to use more than either 100 square meters or a third of your dwelling (note: cannot approve more than 200 square meters or third of the dwelling as set by State Government)
• Intend to use more than one commercial vehicle (note: maximum of two altogether as set by State Government)
• Have more than one commercial vehicle