THE layers of red tape to get planning approvals are getting much worse, leading Mildura developer Larry Dimasi says.

"The process has slowed right down – and the amount of work we now need to do to get a permit is horrendous, compared to what it used to be," said Mr Dimasi, who has 11 in-house staff including engineers and consultants to work on development applications.

"I'd say it's easily ...