Cardinia Planning Scheme — Amendment Tracker

Status: Actively monitored Last updated 2 October 2026 Current amendment: VC323 Region: Metropolitan Melbourne

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 Cardinia Planning Scheme daily and records every change below.

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Recent amendments

VC323 2 October 2026
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We detected a change to Cardinia's planning scheme (VC323) but haven't summarised it yet.

C290card 30 September 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Cardinia's planning scheme was amended by C290card: 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 Crown Allotment 2001 located within the Pakenham Public Cemetery from Urban Growth Zone ? Schedule 1 (UGZ1) to Public Use Zone 5 ? Cemetery and Crematorium.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

VC315 24 September 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

In Clause 32.07-6, the text was modified to clarify that a permit is required to construct or extend a front fence within 3 metres of a street if the fence is associated with two or more dwellings on a lot or a residential building and exceeds the maximum height specified in Clause 55.02-8.

VC313 18 September 2026
FormattingMinimal or no visible legal effect — formatting or housekeeping only. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

The amendment updates Clause 14.03-1S by changing references from "natural resources" to "earth and energy resources" throughout the text.

C289card 28 August 2026
NotableA moderate change likely to affect how this provision applies. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

The amendment updates the Officer South Employment Development Staging incorporated document from December 2024 to April 2026 in Clause 45.12-s1 and Clause 72.04-s1.

C241card 17 September 2020
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Cardinia's planning scheme was amended by C241card: 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: "Applies Public Acquisition Overlay 3 to five parcels of land to facilitate intersection development in accordance with the Officer Precinct Structure Plan and Officer Development Contributions Plan. ", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C219 9 March 2017
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Cardinia's planning scheme was amended by C219: 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 proposes to rezone land at Lot 23 PS713300N, Atlantic Drive, Pakenham from General Residential Zone- Schedule 1 (GRZ1) to Mixed Use Zone (MUZ) to allow for the use and development of the site as originally intended by the approved Cardinia Lakes Neighbourhood Activity Centre Development Plan (Part 3, 2009).", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C269card 20 May 2021
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Cardinia's planning scheme was amended by C269card: 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 vacant VicTrack land in the vicinity of Cardinia Road Station from the Urban Growth Zone - Schedule 1 to the Public Use Zone - Schedule 4.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C268card 17 November 2023
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Cardinia's planning scheme was amended by C268card: 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 applies to 49 Garfield Road, Garfield (Lot 1 PS436250U and Lot 1 PS531590N) and is a combined planning permit application and planning scheme amendment under section 96A of the Planning and Environment Act 1987.

C204 18 February 2016
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Cardinia's planning scheme was amended by C204: 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: "Corrects a number of zoning anomalies", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.