TWO years on from a contentious planning process, an adult bookshop is still on the cards for Wangaratta.

The store, to be known as Adult Shop Australia, won council approval in May 2008.

A Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal appeals process then followed, with members of Wangaratta Citizens Against Pornography fighting the development.

But despite working so hard to win approval, developer, Craig Patrick has not yet started work on the shop, which will be built next to the Showbag Factory in Sandford Road.

Mr Patrick said the book shop was still a little way away.

"We’ve just been a bit slow getting things organised," he said.

"We have the building permit to build the book shop but are just getting a few quotes."

The shop is allowed to sell pornographic material including magazines, DVDs, lingerie, games and marital aids.

VCAT approved the development with the restriction that no displayed goods, products or advertising material of a sexually explicit nature is visible from any nearby property, public road, thoroughfare or access way.

No one under the age of 18 is permitted to enter the store, customer access to internet materials is prohibited and no viewing booths are allowed.