Council Meeting

At its meeting on Tuesday 23 June 2026, Amendment C150surf will be presented to Council for consideration. If adopted, the amendment will then be submitted to the Minister for Planning for evaluation and if approved, will be published in the Victorian Government Gazette.

You can attend the meeting in person on Tuesday 23 June, 6pm at 1 Merrijig Drive Torquay, or view the meeting and the agenda online.

About the Amendment

Surf Coast Shire has prepared Amendment C150surf to the Surf Coast Planning Scheme to remove the Heritage Overlay (HO150) from 23 residential properties (see property addresses and map below) and the Council Reserve (16A Smith Street) in Winchelsea, as they do not have any heritage significance and the HO incorrectly applies.

The amendment does this by making a mapping correction and amending the Schedule to Clause 43.01 (Heritage Overlay).

Land affected by the Amendment

The amendment applies to the properties (in Winchelsea) identified in the table below and Figure 1:

Street Name

Street No.

Main Street

65A

Warner Street

15, 15A, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 & 25

Lawrence Court

2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

Smith Street

12, 13, 15, 16A, 17, 19 & 21
What the Amendment does

The amendment proposes to amend Planning Scheme Map No. 8HO to remove HO150 from the identified properties above as they do not have any heritage significance. It also amends the Schedule to Clause 43.01 (Heritage Overlay) to correct the heritage place listing for HO150 to change the street address. Heritage Overlay (HO150) will continue to apply to 65 Main Street, Winchelsea (Lot 2) which contains the heritage building Balgownie.

The proposed correction will improve the operation of the planning scheme by removing the unnecessary requirement for planning permits for dwellings, and buildings and works.

Want to know more?

You may inspect the amendment, any documents that support the amendment and the explanatory report about the amendment, free of charge, at:

Contact us

For all enquiries, contact the Strategic Planning Team at info@surfcoast.vic.gov.au or alternatively call 5261 0600.