As the COVID-19 environment continues to change, we stress we are still here for the community; please continue to lodge your applications and make development enquiries, we are here to help.
Submitting Applications
If you intend to submit a Planning or Building Application, please do so by the following methods -
Email
Please send your application to enquiries@denmark.wa.gov.au
In Person
You can submit your application at the Shire Administration office located at 953 South Coast Highway Denmark, Monday to Friday between 9.00am - 4.00pm.
Mail
Please send your application via post to:
Shire of Denmark, PO Box 183, Denmark WA 6333
USB
Please send your application on a USB. Via mail (see above) or although the admin office will be closed we do have a letter box located on the left-hand side of the main doors. If using the shire admin office letter box, please state on your envelope who the USB is from.
Enquiries
If you require planning, building and/or environmental health advice, please email your query to enquiries@denmark.wa.gov.au or call our Customer Service Team on 98480312 or 98480313.
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BUSINESS & INVESTING
Thinking of investing in the Shire?
Whether it be a large or small investment decision we encourage you to make contact with Council Officers in the first instance to ensure that your investment decision will be a wise one, and can be accommodated with a minimum of fuss, bureaucracy and frustration – particularly if there are Council or other legislative approvals required.
Denmark is ‘open for business’ and we invite you to discover and explore all that our beautiful Shire has to offer.
PLANNING SERVICES
View Planning Services page.
Planning Services, commonly referred to as the 'Town Planning Department', are responsible for the guidance of all development and land uses within the Shire of Denmark through implementation of orderly and proper planning principles.
Planning Services staff provide advice to the public, ratepayers, builders and developers on development provisions within the Shire, how to submit applications for development approval and the planning process.
BUILDING SERVICES
View Building Services page.
For information relating to building services including applications, permits, licences and Council requirements.
SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESS
View Supporting Local Business page.
Council has a number of Policies and Procedures in place which aim to support local business and ensure transparency and ethical behaviour when purchasing goods and services.
OTHER INFORMATION
Apart from the many Corporate and Planning documents you might find on our website, we also suggest further information and reading to inform your decision about investing in our Shire from some of the following sources:
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics - Business & Employment by Local Government Authority
2016 Quick Stats for the Shire of Denmark
Denmark Chamber of Commerce
Regional Development Australia - Great Southern - Publications
Great Southern Development Commission - Publications
Business.gov.au - An Australian Government Initiative
Small Business Centre Great Southern
nbn's Sky Muster