Amendment C337yara - LGBTIQA+ Heritage
Amendment to introduce six individual Heritage Overlay places to the City of Yarra
Council has requested the Minister for Planning authorise this Amendment to be exhibited.
At its Meeting on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, Council considered the proposed amendment and resolved to request that the Minister for Planning authorise the Amendment for public exhibition.
The documents adopted at this meeting can be viewed below.
Overview
On the 14th of May 2025, Council adopted the LGBTIQA+ Heritage Study, which identified places of historical importance to the LGBTIQA+ community.
The LGBTIQA+ Heritage Study prepared a comprehensive list of places and objects of heritage significance to the LGBTIQA+ communities in Yarra.
The Study made recommendations on mechanisms for improving their documentation, protection, promotion, celebration, and acknowledgement.
Yarra City Council resolved to adopt the recommendations through a staged process, the first of which will be through Amendment C337yara.
Amendment C337yara seeks to amend the Schedule to the Heritage Overlay to three individually significant places:
- 149 Gipps Street Abbotsford (HO300)
- 176 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford (HO301)
- 21 Smith Street Fitzroy (HO302)
The amendment also updates statements of significance and correct errors to place names, curtilage and addresses of places identified in the study.
Additional actions stemming from the LGBTIQA+ Heritage Strategy, including updates to the boundaries for HO334 – South Fitzroy Precinct, will be pursued subsequently.
Land affected by the amendment
The amendment applies to the following properties:
- 149 Gipps Street, Abbotsford
- 176 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford
- 47–51 Gipps Street, Collingwood
- 46 Peel Street, Collingwood
- 115 and 117 Johnston Street, Collingwood
- 351 Wellington Street, Collingwood
- 21 Smith Street, Fitzroy
- 164 Church Street, Richmond
Amendment documents
What stage is this amendment at?
There are six steps in the process to consider amendments.
This project is currently at Stage 1 - 'Authorisation' of the process.
Council has requested the Minister for Planning to authorise Amendment C337yara for exhibition.
What are the next steps?
Current
Council has resolved to request the Minister for Planning to authorise the Amendment for public exhibition. If the Minister for Planning provides consent, Council will exhibit the amendment in accordance with the Planning and Environment Act 1987.
Exhibition will be held to provide an opportunity to help shape the future, by providing a submission on Amendment C337yara as part of the planning scheme amendment process.
Following submissions from the community, Council will consider them and resolve to submit the amendment and submissions to an independent public hearing, where all views will be heard and considered.
The panel or committee will review the amendment and all submissions and will release a report with recommendations.
Council will consider the recommendations from the hearing report and adopt a final position on the amendment. Council would then request the Minister for Planning to make a decision on the amendment.
The Minister will consider the exhibited amendment, recommendations from the committee hearing and Councils adopted position to make a decision on the amendment.
Current
Council has resolved to request the Minister for Planning to authorise the Amendment for public exhibition. If the Minister for Planning provides consent, Council will exhibit the amendment in accordance with the Planning and Environment Act 1987.
Exhibition will be held to provide an opportunity to help shape the future, by providing a submission on Amendment C337yara as part of the planning scheme amendment process.
Following submissions from the community, Council will consider them and resolve to submit the amendment and submissions to an independent public hearing, where all views will be heard and considered.
The panel or committee will review the amendment and all submissions and will release a report with recommendations.
Council will consider the recommendations from the hearing report and adopt a final position on the amendment. Council would then request the Minister for Planning to make a decision on the amendment.
The Minister will consider the exhibited amendment, recommendations from the committee hearing and Councils adopted position to make a decision on the amendment.
What has happened so far?
Complete
Council formally adopted LGBTIQA + Heritage Study Part 1 & 2 (GML Heritage, May 2025).
Complete
Council formally adopted LGBTIQA + Heritage Study Part 1 & 2 (GML Heritage, May 2025).
Frequently asked questions
Further information
To find out more, please contact the Strategic Planning unit.