Ararat Planning Scheme — Amendment Tracker
A planning scheme amendment is a formal change to a council's planning scheme, the legal document that controls land use and development in its area. Amendments can rezone land, introduce or vary overlays, or update local planning policy, and each one is gazetted by the Victorian Government before it takes legal effect. PolicyPing checks the Ararat Planning Scheme daily and records every change below.
View the official Ararat Planning Scheme on Planning Victoria →
Recent amendments
We detected a change to Ararat's planning scheme (VC323): for full accuracy, we're showing the amendment's own official government description directly: "Amend clause 59.05 (Building and works in an overlay) to enable a VicSmart application for land within an EMO to be accompanied by the information specified in the EMO, including information specified in a schedule to the EMO.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
In Clause 32.05-6, the text was modified to clarify that a dwelling can be constructed or extended on a lot less than 300 square metres if it meets the standards of Clause 54, specifically referencing Clause 54.02-1 Street setback.
The amendment to Clause 14.03-1S changes the terminology from "natural resources" to "earth and energy resources" throughout the clause.
Ararat's planning scheme was amended by C46arat: Planning Vic's own gazettal document manifest confirms this amendment changed planning scheme maps only, with no ordinance or schedule text amended, so there is no clause-level wording for PolicyPing to compare; the amendment's own official government description reads: "The amendment rezones a portion of Crown Allotment 4D Section 12A, Township of Ararat from Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) to Commercial 1 Zone (C1Z). ", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
Ararat's planning scheme was amended by C46arat: Planning Vic's own gazettal document manifest confirms this amendment changed planning scheme maps only, with no ordinance or schedule text amended, so there is no clause-level wording for PolicyPing to compare; the amendment's own official government description reads: "The amendment rezones a portion of Crown Allotment 4D Section 12A, Township of Ararat from Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) to Commercial 1 Zone (C1Z). ", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
Ararat's planning scheme was amended by GC267: Planning Vic's own gazettal document manifest confirms this amendment changed planning scheme maps only, with no ordinance or schedule text amended, so there is no clause-level wording for PolicyPing to compare; the amendment's own official government description reads: "The amendment updates the Alpine, Ararat, Frankston, Moyne and Warrnambool planning schemes by amending the Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) to ensure it remains relevant, accurate and commensurate with the bushfire hazard.
The amendment updated the date of the planning scheme from 05/05/2026 VC248 to 16/06/2026 VC312.