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Melton City Council Advertised planning applications Scraper

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Melton City Council - Advertised planning applications Scraper

  • Cookie tracking - No
  • Pagnation - no
  • Javascript - No
  • Clearly defined data within a row - Yes, with some on detail page

This is a scraper that runs on Morph. To get started see the documentation

Add any issues to https://github.com/planningalerts-scrapers/issues/issues

To run the scraper

bundle exec ruby scraper.rb

Expected output

Getting index page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current
  Pausing 0.604s
  Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/211-229-Faulkners-Road-Mount-Cottrell
Saving record PA2024/8851/1 - 211-229 Faulkners Road, Mount Cottrell, VIC
  Pausing 0.541s
  Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/1871-1881-Mount-Cottrell-Road-Mount-Cottrell
Saving record PA2025/9381/1 - 1871-1881 Mount Cottrell Road, Mount Cottrell, VIC
  Pausing 0.533s
  Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/15-Parklea-Way-Thornhill-Park
Saving record PA2025/9211/1 - 15 Parklea Way, Thornhill Park, VIC
  Pausing 0.933s
  Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/4-Walhalla-Way-Ravenhall
Saving record PA2025/9300/1 - 4 Walhalla Way, Ravenhall, VIC
  Pausing 1.11s
  Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/13-Target-Street-Melton
Saving record PA2025/9284/1 - 13 Target Street, Melton, VIC
  Pausing 0.536s
  Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/490-Christies-Road-Ravenhall
Saving record PA2014/4450/4 - 490 Christies Road, Ravenhall, VIC
  Pausing 0.535s
  Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/141-Momentum-Way-Ravenhall
Saving record PA2025/9431/1 - 141 Momentum Way, Ravenhall, VIC
  Pausing 0.533s
  Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/135-Momentum-Way-Ravenhall
Saving record PA2025/9429/1 - 135 Momentum Way, Ravenhall, VIC
  Pausing 0.77s
  Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/783-857-Coburns-Road-Harkness
Saving record PA2025/9317/1 - 783-857 Coburns Road, Harkness, VIC
Finished! Added 9 applications, and skipped 0 unprocessable applications.

Execution time: ~ 10 seconds

To run the tests

bundle exec rake

To run style and coding checks

bundle exec rubocop

To check for security updates

gem install bundler-audit
bundle-audit

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Last run completed successfully .

Console output of last run

Injecting configuration and compiling... Injecting scraper and running... Getting index page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current Pausing 1.466s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/211-229-Faulkners-Road-Mount-Cottrell Saving record PA2024/8851/1 - 211-229 Faulkners Road, Mount Cottrell, VIC Pausing 1.335s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/1871-1881-Mount-Cottrell-Road-Mount-Cottrell Saving record PA2025/9381/1 - 1871-1881 Mount Cottrell Road, Mount Cottrell, VIC Pausing 1.459s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/490-Christies-Road-Ravenhall Saving record PA2014/4450/4 - 490 Christies Road, Ravenhall, VIC Pausing 1.386s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/783-857-Coburns-Road-Harkness Saving record PA2025/9317/1 - 783-857 Coburns Road, Harkness, VIC Pausing 1.375s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/62-126-Holden-Road-Diggers-Rest Saving record PA2025/9370/1 - 62-126 Holden Road, Diggers Rest, VIC Pausing 1.341s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/33-41-Ferris-Road-Cobblebank Saving record PA2025/9244/1 - 33-41 Ferris Road, Cobblebank, VIC Pausing 1.388s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/3-Edinburgh-Place-Melton-West Saving record PA2026/9450/1 - 3 Edinburgh Place, Melton West, VIC Pausing 1.318s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/1-15-Ferris-Road-Cobblebank-17-31-Ferris-Road-Cobblebank Saving record PA2022/8022/1 - 1-15 Ferris Road, Cobblebank & 17-31 Ferris Road, Cobblebank, VIC Pausing 1.357s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/67-69-Reserve-Road-Melton Saving record PA2025/9216/1 - 67-69 Reserve Road, Melton, VIC Pausing 0.88s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/64-Hawking-Crescent-Fraser-Rise Saving record PA2026/9529/1 - 64 Hawking Crescent, Fraser Rise, VIC Pausing 1.358s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/16-Bilberry-Circuit-Aintree-Amended Saving record PA2026/9555/1 - 16 Bilberry Circuit, Aintree (Amended), VIC Pausing 1.34s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/2-Blooming-Lane-Aintree-Amended Saving record PA2026/9552/1 - 2 Blooming Lane, Aintree (Amended), VIC Pausing 0.894s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/8-Caviar-Circuit-Aintree Saving record PA2026/9553/1 - 8 Caviar Circuit, Aintree, VIC Pausing 1.33s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/158-162-High-Street-Melton Saving record PA2025/9040/2 - 158-162 High Street, Melton, VIC Pausing 0.89s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/ATM523-531-High-Street-Melton-West Saving record PA2026/9541/1 - ATM/523-531 High Street, Melton West, VIC Pausing 0.884s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/490-Christies-Road-Ravenhall-2 Saving record PA2014/4450/5 - 490 Christies Road, Ravenhall (2), VIC Pausing 0.875s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/26-Wattle-Valley-Drive-Hillside Saving record PA2025/9347/1 - 26 Wattle Valley Drive, Hillside, VIC Pausing 1.338s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/143-147-Barries-Road-Melton-West Saving record PA2026/9481/1 - 143-147 Barries Road, Melton West, VIC Pausing 0.918s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/3-The-Welkin-Trail-Kurunjang Saving record PA2026/9506/1 - 3 The Welkin Trail, Kurunjang, VIC Pausing 1.744s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/179-193-Faulkners-Road-Mount-Cottrell Saving record PA2025/9221/1 - 179-193 Faulkners Road, Mount Cottrell, VIC Pausing 0.881s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/821-839-Melton-Highway-Hillside Saving record PA2011/3315/4 - 821-839 Melton Highway, Hillside, VIC Pausing 1.347s Fetching detail page: https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/1-1-3-5-Killarney-Drive-Melton Saving record PA2001/134/4 - 1, 1-3 & 5 Killarney Drive, Melton, VIC Finished! Added 22 applications, and skipped 0 unprocessable applications.

Data

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council_reference address info_url date_scraped description on_notice_to
PA2025/9211/1
15 Parklea Way, Thornhill Park, VIC
https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/15-Parklea-Way-Thornhill-Park
2026-05-17
Use and development of a child care centre
2025-12-24
PA2026/9478/1
33 Albert Drive, Melton South, VIC
https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/33-Albert-Drive-Melton-South
2026-05-26
Development of the land for the purpose of two single-storey dwellings.
2026-05-24
PA2025/9300/1
4 Walhalla Way, Ravenhall, VIC
https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/4-Walhalla-Way-Ravenhall
2026-06-02
Change of use of an existing warehouse for the purpose of a restricted retail premises (furniture showroom), display of business identification signage and a reduction in the standard car parking rate.
2025-01-16
PA2024/8973/1
1732-1736 Gisborne-Melton Road, Kurunjang, VIC
https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/1732-1736-Gisborne-Melton-Road-Kurunjang
2026-06-02
Use and development of the land for the purpose of a single-storey dwelling
2026-02-22
PA2025/9386/1
120-144 Hjorths Road, Toolern Vale, VIC
https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/120-144-Hjorths-Road-Toolern-Vale
2026-06-02
Development of the land with a dwelling to replace an existing dwelling on the land, and associated removal of vegetation, including native vegetation on land affected by a Environmental Significance Overlay and Bushfire Management Overlay.
2026-03-06
PA2025/9442/1
902-982 Bulmans Road, 911-993 & 995-1097 Coburns Road, Toolern Vale, VIC
https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/902-982-Bulmans-Road-911-993-995-1097-Coburns-Road-Toolern-Vale
2026-06-02
Use and development of the land associated with the Melton Airfield by extending runways and constructing an additional aircraft hangar and associated office, classrooms and cafe on the land
2026-03-17
PA2026/9544/1
50 Bilberry Circuit, Aintree, VIC
https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/50-Bilberry-Circuit-Aintree
2026-06-04
Variation of registered covenant to allow the land to be developed with a dwelling that is subjected to the Small Lot Housing Code (Type B).
2026-05-28
PA2026/9543/1
48 Bilberry Circuit, Aintree, VIC
https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/48-Bilberry-Circuit-Aintree
2026-06-04
Variation of a registered restrictive covenant to allow the land to be developed with a dwelling that is subjected to the Small Lot Housing Code (Type B).
2026-05-28
PA2024/8851/1
211-229 Faulkners Road, Mount Cottrell, VIC
https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/211-229-Faulkners-Road-Mount-Cottrell
2026-06-16
Use and development of the land for the purpose of a Contractors Depot and earthworks involving land profiling.
2025-08-06
PA2025/9381/1
1871-1881 Mount Cottrell Road, Mount Cottrell, VIC
https://www.melton.vic.gov.au/Services/Building-Planning-Transport/Statutory-planning/Advertised-planning-applications/Planning-apps-current/1871-1881-Mount-Cottrell-Road-Mount-Cottrell
2026-06-16
Use and development of the land for the purpose of two outbuildings associated with an existing dwelling on the land.
2025-12-18

Statistics

Average successful run time: half a minute

Total run time: about 1 hour

Total cpu time used: 2 minutes

Total disk space used: 59.6 KB

History

  • Auto ran revision fe85954d and completed successfully .
    22 records added, 22 records removed in the database
  • Auto ran revision fe85954d and completed successfully .
    22 records added, 22 records removed in the database
  • Auto ran revision fe85954d and completed successfully .
    22 records added, 22 records removed in the database
  • Auto ran revision fe85954d and completed successfully .
    22 records added, 22 records removed in the database
  • Auto ran revision fe85954d and completed successfully .
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