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Standing Advisory Committee Documents

On 23 December 2025, the Minister for Planning referred the draft Amendment to the SAC. 

This referral included an update to the Terms of Reference and a list of specific matters referred to the SAC that can be considered.

Please note that as this hearing is ongoing documents will be filed in accordance with the process. Once finalised relevant documents will be uploaded here.

If you are a party to the hearing and do not have access to the relevant documents please contact Strategic Planning.

The following documents were circulated by the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) on 4 February 2026.

DTP has prepared draft schedules to the Built Form Overlay. The draft schedules represent a generally policy-neutral translation of the Design and Development Overlay schedules prepared and consulted on by Yarra City Council, including changes endorsed by the council in response to submissions on 14 October 2025.

DocumentAuthorStatus
Cover Letter - Draft Built Form Overlay Schedules [ PDF, 223.14 KB] DTPCurrent
Victoria Planning Provisions - CLAUSE 43.06 Built Form Overlay [ PDF, 579.94 KB] DTPCurrent
Brunswick Street Shops - Annotated DDO29 [ PDF, 542.99 KB] DTPCurrent
Brunswick Street Shops - BFO12  [ PDF, 994.13 KB] DTPCurrent
Smith Street Shops - Annotated DDO30 [ PDF, 548.28 KB] DTPCurrent
Smith Street Shops - BFO13 [ PDF, 964.47 KB] DTPCurrent
Gertrude Street Shops - Annotated DDO31 [ PDF, 442.47 KB] DTPCurrent
Gertrude Street Shops - BFO14 [ PDF, 783.9 KB] DTPCurrent
Johnston Street West - Annotated DDO32 [ PDF, 426.83 KB] DTPCurrent
Johnston Street West - BFO15 [ PDF, 837.95 KB] DTPCurrent
Brunswick Street Grand Residential - Annotated DDO33 [ PDF, 411.57 KB] DTPCurrent
Brunswick Street Grand Residential - BFO16 [ PDF, 742.39 KB] DTPCurrent
Fitzroy Town Hall and Back Blocks - Annotated DDO34 [ PDF, 479.2 KB] DTPCurrent
Fitzroy Town Hall and Back Blocks - BFO17 [ PDF, 928.79 KB] DTPCurrent
Johnston Street South and Victoria Street - Annotated DDO35 [ PDF, 440.2 KB] DTPCurrent
Johnston Street South and Victoria Street - BFO18 [ PDF, 807.87 KB] DTPCurrent
Fitzroy East and Johnston Street North - Annotated DDO36 [ PDF, 454.64 KB] DTPCurrent
Fitzroy East and Johnston Street North - BFO19 [ PDF, 836.12 KB] DTPCurrent
Smith Street North and South - Annotated DDO37 [ PDF, 551.63 KB] DTPCurrent
Smith Street North and South - BFO20 [ PDF, 1.03 MB] DTPCurrent
Alexandra Parade - Annotated DDO38 [ PDF, 492.28 KB] DTPCurrent
Alexandra Parade - BFO21 [ PDF, 852.74 KB] DTPCurrent
Victoria Parade - Annotated DDO39 [ PDF, 491.84 KB] DTPCurrent
Victoria Parade - BFO22 [ PDF, 807.51 KB] DTPCurrent
Fitzroy West - Annotated DDO40 [ PDF, 537.3 KB] DTPCurrent
Fitzroy West - BFO23 [ PDF, 992.36 KB] DTPCurrent

Adopted Documents

At its Meeting on Tuesday, 14 October 2025, Council resolved to request that the Minister for Planning refer all submissions and the preferred version of draft Amendment to the Yarra Activity Centres Standing Advisory Committee. 

Below are the documents adopted by Council.

DocumentStatus
Explanatory report [ PDF, 460 KB] Superseded
Instruction sheetSuperseded
DocumentStatus
DDO29 Brunswick Street shops [ PDF, 2.35 MB] Superseded
DDO30 Smith Street shops [ PDF, 2.46 MB] Superseded
DDO31 Gertrude Street shops [ PDF, 1.22 MB] Superseded
DDO32 Johnston Street west [ PDF, 747.37 KB] Superseded
DDO33 Brunswick Street Grand Residential [ PDF, 784.84 KB] Superseded
DDO34 Fitzroy Town Hall and back blocks [ PDF, 1.3 MB] Superseded
DDO35 Johnston Street south and Victoria Street [ PDF, 1.33 MB] Superseded
DDO36 Fitzroy east and Johnston Street north [ PDF, 1.35 MB] Superseded
DDO37 Smith Street south and north [ PDF, 1.24 MB] Superseded
DDO38 Alexandra Parade [ PDF, 1.59 MB] Superseded
DDO39 Victoria Parade [ PDF, 1.1 MB] Superseded
DDO40 Fitzroy West [ PDF, 2.29 MB] Superseded

Track changes

DocumentStatus
DDO29 Brunswick Street shops [ PDF, 2.35 MB] Superseded
DDO30 Smith Street shops [ PDF, 3.53 MB] Superseded
DDO31 Gertrude Street shops [ PDF, 1.22 MB] Superseded
DDO32 Johnston Street west [ PDF, 1.23 MB] Superseded
DDO33 Brunswick Street Grand Residential [ PDF, 786.16 KB] Superseded
DDO34 Fitzroy Town Hall and back blocks [ PDF, 1.3 MB] Superseded
DDO35 Johnston Street south and Victoria Street [ PDF, 1.33 MB] Superseded
DDO36 Fitzroy east and Johnston Street north [ PDF, 2.62 MB] Superseded
DDO37 Smith Street south and north [ PDF, 1.24 MB] Superseded
DDO38 Alexandra Parade [ PDF, 1.65 MB] Superseded
DDO39 Victoria Parade [ PDF, 2.1 MB] Superseded
DDO40 Fitzroy West [ PDF, 2.35 MB] Superseded

Built form frameworks

Heritage assessments

Traffic assessments

DocumentStatus
Summary of Engagement Efforts (Stage 1) [ PDF, 78.58 KB] Current
Summary of Exhibition Efforts  [ PDF, 640.29 KB] Current
Table of proposed changes [ PDF, 834.16 KB] Current
Zoning Anomalies [ PDF, 1.12 MB] Superseded
DocumentStatus
Submissions (Redacted) [ PDF, 46.87 MB] Current
Summary of Individual Submissions [ PDF, 46.87 MB] Current
Responses to Key Issues Raised [ PDF, 651.04 KB] Current

Exhibited Documents

Council exhibited the draft Amendment from 18 November 2024 - 24 February 2025. 

Below are the documents Exhibited by Council.

Built form frameworks

Heritage assessments

Traffic assessments

 

DocumentStatus
Zoning anomaliesSuperseded
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