Plan & Permit
$295 flat fee
The essential framework. We manage the red tape, run Before You Dig Australia (BYDA) asset safety checks, draft your digital layout sketches, and submit compliant applications directly to your council.
Start hereBanyule · Darebin · Melbourne
We transform boring, high-maintenance grass nature strips into stunning, council-compliant native ecosystems. Permits, layout designs, and complete installation — all handled for you.
“Working Hard” by KrysiaB, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped by Nature Street.
Our services
$295 flat fee
The essential framework. We manage the red tape, run Before You Dig Australia (BYDA) asset safety checks, draft your digital layout sketches, and submit compliant applications directly to your council.
Start hereFrom $1,250 base install
Full turnkey installation. We strip away existing turf, deeply condition the foundational soil, install clean spade-cut flush edges, and plant your chosen native palette beneath a professional 75 mm layer of organic weed-suppressing mulch.
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Ongoing seasonal upkeep. Our team visits once every 90 days to handle precise weed suppression, top up organic mulch levels, and provide compliance pruning to keep your strip within council sightline parameters.
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Fill in your details and nature strip dimensions to receive an instant pricing estimate covering both your installation and the initial Plan & Permit. No obligation, no sales call.
Get started with a Plan & Permit for $295. If you go ahead with your installation, that $295 is fully credited back to your project.
Signature palettes
Every nature strip is unique. Our pre-approved style combinations are designed to thrive in Melbourne's climate, comply with council guidelines, and look extraordinary year-round.
Vibrant · Biodiverse · Alive with movement
Vibrant, wild, and colourful native flowers designed to bring local birds and beneficial pollinators back to your streetscape.
Cut-leaf DaisyChocolate LilyPurple Coral-pea
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Minimal · Architectural · Wind-moved
Architectural native grasses that move with the breeze — a calm, minimal, low-water streetscape with year-round structure.
Common Tussock-grassKangaroo GrassWallaby Grass
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Dense · Verdant · Zero-mow carpet
A dense, verdant living carpet of hardy native groundcovers — the zero-mow answer to a traditional lawn.
Creeping BoobiallaNative VioletKidney Weed
Choose this styleStructured · Silver-toned · Evergreen
Structured, silver-toned and evergreen — a tidy, compact planting that stays sharp through every season.
Coast RosemaryRock CorreaRuby Saltbush
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100% council compliant. Every Nature Street design is strictly structured to meet the safety, clearance-buffer, and plant-height mandates of Banyule City Council and City of Darebin guidelines.