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A '''Heritage Overlay''' or '''HO''' is one of a number of [[planning scheme overlay]]s contained in the [[Victorian Planning Provisions]], for use in [[planning scheme]]s in [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], Australia.
 
The Heritage Overlay is used to protect buildings and precincts that have [[Cultural heritage|heritage]] value. The protection afforded by a Heritage Overlay varies in each instance, though the requirementscontrols apply both to both buildings and associated land. The minimum level of protection is afforded by the mere existence of the overlay and means that any work at all to the building or site will require a [[planning permit]], ensuring that a higher level of scrutiny automatically occurs, regardless of any specific control measures cited.
 
Each planning scheme will have a set of maps which indicate the location of overlay controls. Associated with the maps is a schedule listing every individual overlay in that planning scheme according to the following criteria: