About the Amendment
On the 4 February 2020, Council resolved to request the Minister for Planning consider the approval of proposed interim built form controls (interim Design and Development Overlay/DDO18 and two interim Heritage Overlays/ HOs 511 and 512) for commercial areas along Heidelberg Road (via Amendment C272yara).
Interim DDO18 currently applies. The expiry date of the interim control has been extended by 12 months (via Amendment C312yara) to expire at midnight on 22 April 2024.
Are we seeking permanent controls?
Consultation on the draft Local Area Plan alongside Darebin City Council and on Yarra’s requested interim DDO18 and HOs 511 and 512 was completed in mid-2021.
The feedback helped to inform the preparation of proposed permanent built form controls for Heidelberg Road Precincts (Draft Amendment C273). More information on Draft Amendment C273 can be found here Amendment C273 Heidelberg Road.
What is the current stage of Amendment C272yara?
Decision on Amendment C272yara
On 12 September 2021, the Minister for Planning decided to approve Amendment C272yara with changes. The Amendment came into effect on 22 October 2021.
The following was approved:
- Interim Gazetted DDO18 – Heidelberg Road Precincts (Note: Includes height changes as per Council Resolution from 4 February 2020)
You can find all approved amendment documentation on DELWP's website.
Key changes that were made to the requested amendment were:
- The approved interim DDO includes no mandatory controls – all built form requirements and overshadowing requirements are preferred;
- Minor fixes and adjustments, such as:
- Relocation of front setback requirements to precinct specific sections;
- Restructuring and renumbering of sub-sections;
- Wording clarifications;
- Interim DDO18 was approved with a reduction to the length of the expiry date; and
- Interim Heritage Overlays were not supported.
Land affected by the Amendment
See the Overview map of the interim DDO.
Local Area Plan (LAP)
With officers from the City of Darebin we prepared:
- Background Issues and Discussion Paper; and
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Draft Heidelberg Road Corridor Local Area Plan.
The issues paper is a stock-take of the biggest known issues to inform the draft LAP. The draft LAP provides a basis for future consultation on the general direction of Heidelberg Road, particularly the commercial precincts. Timing of future consultation will be informed by Darebin progress on background projects. More information on the draft Heidelberg Road Local Area Plan can be found here.
Further information
For more information read the relevant documents here:
Requested Interim DDO18
Built Form Framework
Heritage Review
Local Area Plan
- Heidelberg Road Corridor Local Area Plan Overview
- Draft Background Issues and Discussions Paper
- Heidelberg Road Local Area Plan Draft
- Heidelberg Road Transport Engineering Advice
- Heidelberg Road Urban Context Analysis