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.
Dates
- A directions hearing will be held at 2pm on Tuesday 16 July 2019 at Planning Panels Victoria, Ground floor, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne. (The purpose of the directions hearing is to make arrangements for the running of the hearing, confirm hearing dates and exchange of information eg expert evidence.)
- The panel hearing will start in the week beginning 12 August 2019. Up to three weeks have been set aside for the hearing.
Note - We will confirm the exact dates of the panel hearing following the directions hearing.
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 post Council meeting
Attachment 6 - Revised DDO - no track changes revised 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
Amendment C231 maps
Yarra zone map 2
Yarra HO map 2 deletions
Yarra HO map 2 deletions
Yarra HO map 2
Yarra HO map 2
Yarra HO map 2
Yarra EAO map 2
Yarra DDO map 1
Yarra DDO map 2
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.
Dates
- A directions hearing will be held at 2pm on Tuesday 16 July 2019 at Planning Panels Victoria, Ground floor, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne. (The purpose of the directions hearing is to make arrangements for the running of the hearing, confirm hearing dates and exchange of information eg expert evidence.)
- The panel hearing will start in the week beginning 12 August 2019. Up to three weeks have been set aside for the hearing.
Note - We will confirm the exact dates of the panel hearing following the directions hearing.
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 post Council meeting
Attachment 6 - Revised DDO - no track changes revised 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
Amendment C231 maps
Yarra zone map 2
Yarra HO map 2 deletions
Yarra HO map 2 deletions
Yarra HO map 2
Yarra HO map 2
Yarra HO map 2
Yarra EAO map 2
Yarra DDO map 1
Yarra DDO map 2
