Why have you prepared this amendment?
Our planning scheme includes state and local planning policies which direct new housing and commercial growth to activity centres like Queens Parade so that we can meet our future demands for housing and employment.
What does the amendment do?
The amendment will help us manage the scale and form of the new buildings that are constructed as a result of this growth by introducing a planning control known as a Design and Development Overlay Schedule 16 (DDO16) into the Yarra Planning Scheme. DDO16 will guide the heights and setbacks of new development so that their scale and form responds to the heritage character of Queens Parade and the adjoining low scale residential areas. The overlay also includes heritage and design requirements aimed at achieving a high standard of design.
The amendment also proposes to:
- Rezone land on the corner of Smith Street and Queens Parade from Commercial 2 to Commercial 1 which allows for housing to be built
- Apply the Environment Audit Overlay to the land that is proposed for rezoning to manage potential land contamination issues, and
- Update the Heritage Overlay.
You can read the explanatory report for a more detailed explanation of what the amendment does.
What stage is the amendment at?
The amendment was exhibited for eight weeks in October and November 2018. Council received 397 submissions during this period.
Panel hearing
The next step in the process is the panel hearing.
Date
The panel hearing will run for eleven days over three weeks starting on Monday 12 August 2019 at 10am.
Timetable
You can see the revised timetable (version 7) prepared by Planning Panels Victoria here.
Location
The hearing will be held at Panels Victoria offices at 1 Spring Street, Melbourne (corner Flinders Street). Hearing room 1, ground floor.
Expert witness statements / Council Part A submission
Expert witness statements were circulated on Friday 2 August.
You can read copies of the statements by clicking the link below. There is also a hard copy available at Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library.
- Yarra City Council Part A submission prepared by Maddocks
- Urban Design evidence prepared by Larry Parsons of Ethos Urban
- Heritage evidence prepared by Jim Gard'ner of GJM Heritage
- Heritage evidence prepared by David Helms Heritage Planning
- Planning evidence prepared by Sarah Ancell of Echelon Planning
- Economic evidence prepared by Andrew Spencer of SGS Economics and Planning
- Traffic evidence prepared by Charmaine Dunstan of Traffix Group (Part 1 of 2)
- Traffic Appendices prepared by Charmaine Dunstan (Part 2 of 2)
Videos of the model relied upon in Council's urban design evidence
Part of Council's urban design evidence relies on the model prepared by Ethos Urban. They have prepared videos of the model for each precinct that will be shown to the panel.
Submitter expert witness statements
- Heritage evidence prepared by Nigel Lewis Pty Ltd
- Heritage appendices prepared by Nigel Lewis Pty Ltd
- Urban Design evidence prepared by James Holdsworth Architect and Urban Designer
- Planning and Urban Design evidence prepared by Catherine Heggan of Message Consultants
- Urban Design evidence in relation to 15--33 Queens Parade prepared by Julia Bell of David Lock and Associates
- Urban Design evidence in relation to 267-271 Queens Parade prepared by Julia Bell of David Lock and Associates
- Urban Design Appendix prepared by Julia Bell of David Lock and Associates
Relevant links
How did Council consider the submissions and what did Council decide?
Council heard from submitters at a Special Council Meeting on 12 March 2019. Council considered the officer response to submissions at a meeting on 28 May 2019 and resolved to request that the Minister for Planning appoint an independent planning panel to hear submissions. Council also resolved to endorse the recommended changes to the amendment including the Preferred Version of the DDO schedule. You can read
The independent Planning Panel, appointed by the Minister for Planning, will consider the exhibited amendment, the submissions and any changes Council recommends to address the submissions.
After the panel hearing, the panel will provide a report with its recommendations to Council. Council can choose to accept or reject the panel’s recommendations. However it must provide justification where it does not accept a Panel recommendation. If Council chooses to adopt the amendment (with or without changes), it will then be sent to the Minister for Planning for approval.
How can I get more information?
You can read the documents which are listed below.
For assistance and more information about the amendment, please contact Yarra City Council on 9205 5555 or info@yarracity.vic.gov.au.
Amendment C231 posters
Posters distributed at information session
Can I read the Council report and attachments for 28 May 2019
Council will consider officer responses to submissions at its meeting on 28 May 2019 and will decide whether to refer the submissions to an independent planning panel appointed by the Minister for Planning.
- Council report
- Attachment 1 - Map of submissions
- Attachment 2 - Summary of individual submissions
- Attachment 3 - Summary of issues raised
- Attachment 4 - Summary of issues raised by precinct
- Attachment 5 - Track change version of revised DDO updated post Council meeting
- Attachment 6 - Updated DDO - no track changes updated post Council meeting
- Attachment 7 - Response to submissions
What are the key differences between the exhibited DDO and the preferred DDO?
You can read a table that summarises the main differences between the two versions of the amendment. This describes the principal changes, For a full description of changes, you can read the response to submissions (Attachment 7 above.)
Amendment C231 documents
- C231 Explanatory report
- C231 Instruction sheet (outlines changes to the planning scheme)
- Clause 22.02 – Heritage Policy (updates list of reference documents)
- Clause 43.02s – Schedule 16 to the Design and Development Overlay (DDO16)
- C231 Incorporated document – Appendix 8
- Queens Parade Built Form Framework – Hansen Partnership
- Queens Parade Built Form Heritage Review – GJM Heritage Consultants
- Queens Parade Built Form Heritage Review - Appendix H - GJM Heritage Consultants