Ballarat 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 Ballarat Planning Scheme daily and records every change below.
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Recent amendments
We detected a change to Ballarat's planning scheme (VC323) but haven't summarised it yet.
The amendment changes the effective date of Clause 45.12 from 20 December 2024 to 30 September 2026.
Clause 32.05-6 and Clause 32.05-7 were amended to specify that a dwelling or small second dwelling can be constructed or extended on a lot less than 300 square metres if the development meets the standards of Clause 54, specifically referencing clause 54.02-1 Street setback.
The amendment to Clause 14.03 includes several significant changes.
Ballarat's planning scheme was amended by C072: 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: "Rezone land known as Part Lot 1 PS 419637 Simpson Street Buninyong and part of Davies Street and Yuille Street Road reserves (7 600 square metres) from Residential 1 Zone to Special Use Zone (Recreation)| and Part Lot 1 Sec 58 Township of Buninyong in Scott Street Buninyong (3000 square metres) from Special Use Zone (Recreation) to Residential 1 Zone.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
Ballarat's planning scheme was amended by C086: 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: "Authorisation Number: A107 Rezone 115A Mansfield Avenue Mt Clear from Public Park and Recreation Zone to Residential 1 Zone.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
Ballarat's planning scheme was amended by C104: 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: "Rezone private property between Lofven Street and 12 Church Street, Nerrina from Road Zone-Category 1to the underlying Residential 1 Zone.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
Ballarat's planning scheme was amended by C073Pt1: 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: "Rezones 201 Gillies Street Ballarat from Public Use Zone 4 to the Industrial 1 Zone.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
Ballarat's planning scheme was amended by C067Pt1: 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: "To rezone two parcels of land at either end of Hugh Street, Wendouree (being lots 1 & 2 LP41814) from Public Park and Recreation Zone to Mixed Use Zone.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
Ballarat's planning scheme was amended by C110: 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: "Authorisation No A742 Proposal affects land at CA1 8 17 18 and part CA5 6 20 and 20A of Section 14 Township of Ballarat Parish of Ballarat Lots 1 2 3 and 4 of TP747896 Lots 1 and 2 of TP693478 and Lot 1 of TP697439 fronting Dawson Street North and Lyons Street North Ballarat.