Greater Dandenong 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 Greater Dandenong 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 Greater Dandenong'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 32.07-6, the phrase "and" was added to clarify the conditions under which a fence 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 Greater Dandenong Planning Scheme was updated from amendment C252gdan to amendment VC313, resulting in several changes to Clause 14.03.

C252gdan 28 August 2026
NotableA moderate change likely to affect how this provision applies. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

The text added a new Schedule 2 to Clause 32.07, titled "SCHEDULE 2 TO CLAUSE 32.07 RESIDENTIAL GROWTH ZONE," which is shown on the planning scheme map as RGZ2.

C202gdan 20 September 2019
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Greater Dandenong's planning scheme was amended by C202gdan: 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 redundant Public Acquisition Overlay from land at 2-8 Pickett Street, Dandenong", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C227gdan 22 July 2021
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Greater Dandenong's planning scheme was amended by C227gdan: 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 the Specific Controls Overlay 9 to additional project land in Dandenong South required for the Pound Road West Upgrade Project, to allow the use and development of the land in accordance with the Pound Road West (Abbotts Road to South Gippsland Highway) Upgrade Project Incorporated Document, February 2019.

C247gdan 1 February 2024
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Greater Dandenong's planning scheme was amended by C247gdan: 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 land at 23A Smith Road, Springvale from Commercial 2 Zone 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.

C250gdan 6 March 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Greater Dandenong's planning scheme was amended by C250gdan: 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 part of the land at 714-716 Princes Highway, Springvale, from Public Park and Recreation Zone to Public Use Zone Schedule 5 Cemetery and Crematorium.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C223gdan 9 July 2020
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Greater Dandenong's planning scheme was amended by C223gdan: 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 part of 1626-1638 Centre Road, Springvale, by amending the boundaries of the Urban Floodway Zone and Industrial 1 Zone.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C207gdan 24 October 2019
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Greater Dandenong's planning scheme was amended by C207gdan: 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 90 Gove Street, Springvale and 6-8 Fifth Avenue, Dandenong from General Residential Zone 1 to Public Park and Recreation Zone and makes associated changes to the Greater Dandenong Planning Scheme.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.