Golden Plains Planning Scheme — Amendment Tracker

Status: Actively monitored Last updated 2 October 2026 Current amendment: VC323 Region: Barwon South West

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 Golden Plains Planning Scheme daily and records every change below.

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Recent amendments

VC323 2 October 2026
Verified sourceThis update is shown using the amendment's own official record or its exact wording, rather than a PolicyPing-generated summary — verified directly from source.

We detected a change to Golden Plains'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.

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

In Clause 32.05-6, the text was modified to specify 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.

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

The amendment changed the terminology from "natural resources" to "earth and energy resources" throughout Clause 14.03-1S.

C93gpla 20 May 2021
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Golden Plains's planning scheme was amended by C93gpla: 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: "Deletes a portion of the Land Subject to Inundation Overlay in Riverstone Estate, Batesford due to recent earthworks altering the floodplain, and also corrects a mapping anomaly to accurately identify a tributary.

C96gpla 22 July 2021
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Golden Plains's planning scheme was amended by C96gpla: 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 the former Bannockburn Primary School at 32 High Street, Bannockburn and 20 Burns Street, Bannockburn from Public Use Zone 2 to the Commercial 1 Zone (part) and Township Zone (part).

C88gpla 27 March 2020
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Golden Plains's planning scheme was amended by C88gpla: 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 12 High Street, Bannockburn from Public Use Zone 6 - Local Government (PUZ6) to Commercial 1 Zone (C1Z) and amends Planning Scheme Map No.29.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

GC146 7 November 2019
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Golden Plains's planning scheme was amended by GC146: 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: "Updates the mapping for the Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) by deleting the BMO (maps) in five planning schemes where the vegetation no longer meets the criteria as set out in Planning Advisory Note 46 - Bushfire Management Overlay Mapping Methodology and Criteria and by introducing a BMO schedule (map) where the vegetation meets the criteria as set out in Planning Advisory Note 46.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

GC146 7 November 2019
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Golden Plains's planning scheme was amended by GC146: 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: "Updates the mapping for the Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) by deleting the BMO (maps) in five planning schemes where the vegetation no longer meets the criteria as set out in Planning Advisory Note 46 - Bushfire Management Overlay Mapping Methodology and Criteria and by introducing a BMO schedule (map) where the vegetation meets the criteria as set out in Planning Advisory Note 46.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

GC255 30 April 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Golden Plains's planning scheme was amended by GC255: 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 the mapping of the Environmental Significance Overlay in the Ballarat, Baw Baw, Benalla, Colac Otway, Golden Plains, Greater Bendigo, Hepburn, Horsham, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Mitchell, Moorabool, Mount Alexander, Pyrenees, South Gippsland, Surf Coast and Wodonga Planning Schemes to align with the gazetted Special Water Supply Catchment Areas declared under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

GC255 30 April 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Golden Plains's planning scheme was amended by GC255: 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 the mapping of the Environmental Significance Overlay in the Ballarat, Baw Baw, Benalla, Colac Otway, Golden Plains, Greater Bendigo, Hepburn, Horsham, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Mitchell, Moorabool, Mount Alexander, Pyrenees, South Gippsland, Surf Coast and Wodonga Planning Schemes to align with the gazetted Special Water Supply Catchment Areas declared under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.