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About the Amendment
The Surf Coast Shire Council has prepared Amendment C147surf to the Surf Coast Planning Scheme to implement the recommendations from the Surf Coast Planning Scheme Review 2024.
Land Affected by the Amendment
The land affected by the amendment is all land in Surf Coast Shire.
What the Amendment Does
Amendment C147surf implements the recommendations of the Surf Coast Planning Scheme Review 2024 into the Surf Coast Planning Scheme.
The amendment does this by introducing new and revised local content into the Municipal Planning Strategy, Planning Policy Framework, and schedules to zones, overlays, particular provisions, general provisions, and operational provisions.
As part of this amendment, Surf Coast Shire Council seeks to introduce a new Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESD) policy into the planning scheme.
The new ESD policy would apply when both of the following apply:
- The need for a planning permit is triggered.
- The application is for two or more dwellings or for a commercial development.
While Environmentally Sustainable Design is an important consideration in all development, the new policy will not apply to planning applications relating to one dwelling on a lot. If you would like to know more about ESD, please see the Environmentally Sustainable Design section of council’s website.
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:
- In the document library on this web page;
- At the Department of Transport and Planning website (for all clauses and schedules, map sheets, incorporated and background documents)
- In person, at the Surf Coast Shire civic office 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay, VIC 3228
Contact us
For all enquiries, contact the Strategic Planning Team at info@surfcoast.vic.gov.au or alternatively call 5261 0600.
