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Strategies and plans

View the strategies and plans that inform planning in Yarra.

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Yarra Housing Strategy

View the City of Yarra's Housing Strategy (2018).

Spatial Economic and Employment Strategy

View the City of Yarra's Spatial Economic and Employment Strategy and Review.

Heritage studies

Information from heritage studies have informed the heritage plans for Yarra.

Yarra Planning Scheme Documents

Planning scheme amendments are often informed by technical reports that do not formally form part of the planning scheme. 

Incorporated documents

Document nameDateAmendment
2018
C188yara
10 Bromham Place, Richmond Incorporated Document2013C171yara

2018C218yara
27 & 31 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy2024C324yara
32-68 Mollison Street, Abbotsford Incorporated Plan2022C280yara
36-52 Wellington Street, Collingwood Incorporated Document2020C285yara
351-353 Church Street, Richmond Incorporated Document2019C225yara
462-482 Swan Street, Richmond Incorporated Document2020C282yara
484 - 490 Swan Street, Richmond Incorporated Document2023C316yara
520 Victoria Street, 2A Burnley Street and 2-30 Burnley Street, Richmond Burnley Street West Precinct Incorporated Plan2012C150yara
560 Church Street, Cremorne2024C319yara
Alphington Link Incorporated Document2022C300yara
Atherton Gardens Fitzroy Incorporated Document2010C136yara
Caulfield Dandenong Rail Upgrade Project Incorporated Document2016GC37
Chandler Highway Upgrade Incorporated Document2017GC80
City of Yarra Database of Heritage Significant Areas2026C271yara
Cremorne Balmain Dover Street Project1999NPS1
Crown Land Car Park Works, Burnley2005C92yara
Fitzroy Former Gasworks Site Incorporated Document2018C242yara
Flying Fox Campsite, Yarra Bend Park2004C90yara
Hurstbridge Rail Line Upgrade Incorporated Document2017GC60
Incorporated Plan under the provisions of clause 43.01 Heritage Overlay, Planning permit exemptions2014C178yara
Local Policy “Protection of Biodiversity” Sites of Remnant Vegetation2001C049yara
M1 Redevelopment Project [ PDF, 132.7 KB] 2006C086yara
Melbourne City Link Project, Advertising Sign Locations2003VC20
Melbourne Metro Rail Project: Upgrades to the Rail Network Incorporated Document2018GC96
North East Link Project Incorporated Document2023GC223
Planning and Design Principles for the Richmond Maltings Site, Cremorne2007C101yara
Richmond Power Station Renewal Project: 300/658 Church Street, Cremorne 2024C322yara
Richmond Walk Up Estate Redevelopment Incorporated Document2010C136yara
Social housing redevelopment; Atherton Gardens Estate, Fitzroy, and Richmond Public Housing Estate, Richmond, for which the Minister for Planning is the Responsible Authority2010C135yara
Specific Site and Exclusion – Lot 2 on PS433628L, 452 Johnston Street, Abbotsford2003C056yara
Swan Street Works, Burnley2005C91yara
Tramway Infrastructure Upgrades Incorporated Document2017GC68
Victoria Gardens Comprehensive Development Plan2024C307yara
Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health Thomas Embling Hospital Incorporated Document 2022C311yara
Walk Up Village, 81-89 Rupert Street, Collingwood2022C310yara
World Heritage Environs Area: Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens Statement of Significance (Department of Transport and Planning) 2024VC251
Yarra Gardens Precinct Plan2009C126yara
Yarra Development Contributions Plan2023VC249
Yarra High Streets (Queens Parade) Statements of Significance Incorporated Document (Yarra City Council)2020C231yara
Yarra High Streets (Victoria Street and Bridge Road) Statements of Significance Incorporated Document2020C245yara
SCHEDULE TO CLAUSE 72.04 INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS
Document nameDateAmendment
A ‘Good Neighbour’ Code of Practice for a Circus or Carnival (Department of Infrastructure)1997NPS1
Apiary Code of Practice (Department of Planning and Community Development)2011VC81
Australian Standard AS/NZS 2890.1:2004, Parking Facilities - Off-street Car Parking (Standards Australia)2004VC26
Australian Standard AS2890.3:2015, Parking Facilities Part 3: Bicycle Parking (Standards Australia)2015VC237
Building in Bushfire-Prone Areas (CSIRO & Standards Australia)1996NPS1
Code of Practice for Bushfire Management on Public Land (Department of Sustainability and Environment)2012VC101
Code of Practice for Timber Production (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning)2022VC299
Design Vehicles and Turning Path Templates (Austroads)1995VC12
Guide to Residential Streets and Paths (Cement and Concrete Association of Australia)2004VC26
Guide to Road Design, Part 6A: Pedestrian and Cycle Paths (Austroads)2021VC77
Guidelines for the Removal, Destruction or Lopping of Native Vegetation (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning)2017VC291
Industrial and Commercial Land Classifications (Department of Transport and Planning)2025VC283
North Growth Corridor Plan (Victorian Planning Authority)2012VC283
Local Government Planning Guide for Dry Land Salinity (Department Conservation and Natural Resources)1995NPS1
Pavement Design - A Guide to the Structural Design of Road Pavements (Austroads)1992VC12
Planning Requirements for Racing Dog Keeping and Training (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning)2017VC139
Principal Public Transport Network 2017 (Victorian Government)2017VC132
Principal Public Transport Network Area Maps (Victorian Government)2018VC151
Private Tennis Court Development Code of Practice (Department of Infrastructure)1999VC5
South East Growth Corridor Plan (Victorian Planning Authority)2012VC283
Sunbury Growth Corridor Plan (Victorian Planning Authority)2012VC283
Victorian Code for Broiler Farms 2009 - Plus 2018 amendments (Department of Primary Industries)1999VC60
Victorian Code for Cattle Feedlots (Department of Agriculture, Energy and Minerals)1995NPS1
Victorian Low Density Mobile Outdoor Poultry Farm Planning Permit Guidelines (Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources)2018VC150
Victorian Low Density Mobile Outdoor Pig Farm Planning Permit Guidelines (Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources)2018VC150
West Growth Corridor Plan (Victorian Planning Authority)2012VC283
CLAUSE 72.04 INCORPORATED DOCUMENTS

Background Documents

 

Name of background documentAmendment number
Activity Centres Roles and Boundaries (City of Yarra, April 2022) [ PDF, 3.22 MB] C269yara
 
Brunswick Street and Smith Street Built Form Review: Collingwood Built Form Framework (Hansen Partnership, June 2018) [ PDF, 4.79 MB] C293yara
Built Environment Sustainability Scorecard ‘BESS’ (Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment ‘CASBE’)C269yara
Building for Diversity – Social and Affordable Housing Strategy (City of Yarra, November 2019) [ PDF, 3.01 MB] C269yara
Burra Charter The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance (Australia ICOMOS, 2013)VC155yara
Collingwood Mixed Use Pocket, Heritage Analysis & Recommendations  (GJM Heritage, 2018) [ PDF, 2.13 MB] C245yara
Community Infrastructure Plan (City of Yarra, April 2018) [ PDF, 3.05 MB] C269yara
Council Plan 2021-2025  (City of Yarra, 2021) [ PDF, 13.09 MB] C269yara
Fitzroy Urban Conservation Study Review (Allom Lovell and Associates, November 1992) [ PDF, 7.66 MB] C085yara
Green Star (Green Building Council of Australia)C133yara
Guidelines - Managing noise impacts in urban development (City of Yarra, March 2022) [ PDF, 759.73 KB] C269yara
Heritage Citation 112-124 Trenerry Crescent, Abbotsford (GJM Heritage, July 2016) [ PDF, 1.15 MB] C219yara
Heritage Citation 20-60 Trenerry Crescent, Abbotsford (GJM Heritage, July 2016) [ PDF, 658.34 KB] C218yara
Heritage Citation: 18-22 Derby Street, Collingwood  (Anthemion Consultancies, June 2018) [ PDF, 2.07 MB] C245yara
Heritage Citation: 33-45 Derby Street, Collingwood  (GJM Heritage, 2018) [ PDF, 7.5 MB] C245yara
Heritage Citation: Queens Parade, Fitzroy North Street Trees (John Patrick Landscape Architects, 2018) [ PDF, 6.18 MB] C245yara
Heritage Conservation Study, Carlton, North Carlton and Princes Hill (Nigel Lewis and Associates, July 1984) [ PDF, 11.94 MB] C085yara
Heritage Conservation Study, Collingwood (Andrew Ward and Associates, April 1989) [ PDF, 25.96 MB] C085yara
Heritage Conservation Study Review, Collingwood (Andrew Ward and Associates, May 1995) [ PDF, 6.77 MB] C269yara
Heritage Conservation Study, Northcote (Graeme Butler Architect, February 1982) [ PDF, 15.69 MB] C085yara
Heritage Conservation Study, North Fitzroy (Jacob Lewis Vines Architects, July 1978) [ PDF, 7.44 MB] C085yara
Heritage Conservation Study, Richmond (J & T O’Connor and Coleman and Wright Architects, January 1985) [ PDF, 16.96 MB] C085yara
Heritage Conservation Study, South Fitzroy (Jacob Lewis Vines Architects, March 1979) [ PDF, 11.89 MB] C085yara
Heritage Gaps: An Overview (Graeme Butler & Associates, 2004, updated March 2013) [ PDF, 457.9 KB] C157yara
Heritage Gaps Review One (City of Yarra/Graeme Butler, 2013) [ PDF, 811.91 KB] C157yara
Heritage Gap Review One; Incorporated Plan, Methodology Report (Lovell Chen, 2014) [ PDF, 1.15 MB] C178yara
Heritage Gap Review Two Methodology Report (Lovell Chen, 2012) [ PDF, 17.36 MB] C157yara
Heritage Gap Study Review of 17 Precincts Stage 2 Report (Context, August 2014, Revised 16 October 2016) [ PDF, 8.6 MB] C173yara
Heritage Gap Study Review of Central Richmond, Stage 2 Final Report (Context, November 2014) [ PDF, 13.36 MB] C183yara
Heritage Gap Study Review of Johnston Street East (Context, April 2016) [ PDF, 2.58 MB] C237yara
Heritage Gap Study Stage 1 (Graeme Butler and Associates, 2008) [ PDF, 3.48 MB] C149yara
Heritage Gap Study Stage 2 (Graeme Butler and Associates, 2009) [ PDF, 12.85 MB] C149yara
Heritage Gaps Study – Smith Street South (Anthemion Consultancies, July 2014) [ PDF, 1.47 MB] C173yara
Heritage Gaps Study 233-251 Victoria Street, Abbotsford (Anthemion Consultancies, October 2012) [ PDF, 953.81 KB] C163yara
Heritage Overlay Areas, Review of, Appendix 7 (Graeme Butler and Associates, 2007, Updated 2013) [ PDF, 769.89 KB] C085yara
Heritage Policy - Residential (Context, October 2019) [ PDF, 2.92 MB] C269yara
Heritage Policy - Industrial (GJM Heritage, October 2019) [ PDF, 1.74 MB] C269yara
Heritage Review (Allom Lovell & Associates, July 1998) [ PDF, 32.34 MB] C085yara
Heritage Review of Predefined Areas in Abbotsford & Collingwood Stage 2 Report (Context, July 2015) [ PDF, 8.79 MB] C198yara
Inner Melbourne Action Plan 2016-2026 (August 2016) [ PDF, 24.95 MB] C084yara
Johnston Street Local Area Plan (City of Yarra, 2015) [ PDF, 24.95 MB] C220yara
Licensed Premises Policy - Background Document (Public Place & 10 Consulting Group, December 2015)C209yara
Lower Yarra River Corridor Study - Recommendations Report (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, 2016)VC197
Model for Urban Stormwater Improvement Conceptualisation ‘MUSIC’ (Melbourne Water) C117yara
Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme ‘NatHERS’ , (Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency)C133yara
Noise and vibration considerations - Discussion report (City of Yarra, March 2022) [ PDF, 612.33 KB] C269yara
State Environment Protection Policy (Waters) (Environment Protection Authority, 2018)C117yara
Stormwater Treatment Objective - Relative Measure ‘STORM’ (Melbourne Water)C133yara
Supplementary Heritage Report: Collingwood South (Mixed Use) Precinct (GJM Heritage, May 2021) [ PDF, 1.7 MB] C293yara
Sustainable Design Assessment in the Planning Process (IMAP, 2015).C269yara
Swan Street Built Form Study, Heritage Assessment and Analysis (GJM Heritage, October 2017)  [ PDF, 378.68 KB] C191yara
The Middle Yarra Concept Plan – Dights Falls to Burke Road (Melbourne Parks and Waterways, 1990)VC197
The Lower Yarra Concept Plan – Dights Falls to Punt Road (Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works, 1986)VC197
Urban Stormwater Best Practice Environmental Management Guidelines, (CSIRO, 1999)  C117yara
Victoria Street East Precinct, Richmond - Urban Design Framework (MGS Architects and Jones & Whitehead, November 2005) [ PDF, 20.41 MB] C075yara
WSUD Engineering Procedures: Stormwater (Melbourne Water, June 2005)C117yara
World Heritage Environs Area Strategy Plan: Royal Exhibition Building & Carlton Gardens (Department of Transport and Planning, 2025)GC287
Yarra City Council Gaming Policy Framework (Coomes Consulting Group, November 2008)C109yara 
Yarra Housing Strategy (City of Yarra, September 2018) [ PDF, 10.13 MB] C269yara
Yarra High Streets (Swan Street) Statement of Significance: Reference Document (GJM Heritage, December 2020) [ PDF, 378.68 KB] C191yara
Yarra High Streets (Victoria Street and Bridge Road) Statements of Significance: Reference Document (May 2020) [ PDF, 975.06 KB] C245yara
Yarra Open Space Strategy 2020  (Thompson Berrill Landscape Design in association with Environment & Land Management Pty Ltd, September 2020) [ PDF, 8.59 MB] C286yara
Yarra Open Space Strategy 2020 Technical Report (Thompson Berrill Landscape Design in association with Environment & Land Management Pty Ltd, July 2020) [ PDF, 43.92 MB] C286yara
Yarra Spatial Economic and Employment Strategy (SGS Economics and Planning, August 2018) [ PDF, 5.89 MB] C269yara 
Yarra Bend Park Strategy Plan (Parks Victoria, 1999)VC197


 

Schedule to Clause 72.08 Background Documents

The documents listed in the table and the schedule to this clause are background documents.

A background document may:

  • Have informed the preparation of, or an amendment to, this planning scheme.
  • Provide information to explain the context within which a provision has been framed.
  • Assist the understanding of this planning scheme.

A background document does not form part of this planning scheme.



 

 
Clause 72.08 Background Documents

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