19/09/2025
What is a Public Acquisition Overlay?
The Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO) is applied to identified land to reserve it for a public purpose and indicates that this land could be compulsorily acquired in the future. If a PAO applies to your land, and you wish to undertake certain building and works (such as building a shed), a planning permit may be required from council. To have a better understanding of what you can and cannot build upon land impacted by a PAO, speak directly with council.
A PAO does not expire; they are placed on land until that land is required for its intended purpose. In the future, it may be determined that your land is no longer required for the intended purpose, the PAO could be removed.