Hepburn Planning Scheme — Amendment Tracker

Status: Actively monitored Last updated 2 October 2026 Current amendment: VC323 Region: Central Victoria

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 Hepburn 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 Hepburn'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.

GC209 30 September 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

The amendment introduces the Specific Controls Overlay (SCO) to the Hepburn Planning Scheme, specifically for the Western Renewables Link Project.

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 clarify that a dwelling can be constructed or extended on a lot less than 300 square metres if it meets specific standards of Clause 54, with the reference to "Building height" being removed.

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

In the Hepburn Planning Scheme, Clause 14.03 was updated from amendment VC312 to amendment VC313, with several specific changes.

C88hepb 23 January 2025
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Hepburn's planning scheme was amended by C88hepb: 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 surplus government land at 150 McKenzies Road, Clunes from Public Use Zone 1 (PUZ1) to Farming Zone - Schedule 1 (FZ1)", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C78hepb 25 January 2024
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Hepburn's planning scheme was amended by C78hepb: 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 on the west side of Grenville Street, Daylesford (comprising a portion of a former rail reserve) between 70 and 72 Grenville Street and a small portion of land at 74 Grenville Street from Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) to Neighbourhood Residential Zone Schedule 1 (NRZ1) ", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C83hepb 20 November 2020
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Hepburn's planning scheme was amended by C83hepb: 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: "Implements Section 56 of the Heritage Act 2017 to ensure that places in the Planning Scheme are consistently identified with places in the Victorian Heritage Register.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C72hepb 15 November 2018
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Hepburn's planning scheme was amended by C72hepb: 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 surplus government land at 15 Camp Street Daylesford from Public Use Zone - Schedule 1 to General Residential Zone 1.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C81hepb 14 April 2022
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Hepburn's planning scheme was amended by C81hepb: 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 2022, PP5178, Parish of Clunes (rear of 98 Bailey Street, Clunes) from Public Use Zone 6 - Local Government (PUZ6) to Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ)", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

GC52 29 September 2016
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Hepburn's planning scheme was amended by GC52: 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 surplus government land at Warrenbayne, Markwood, Glenmaggie, Seymour, Daylesford, Brunswick, North Melbourne and Somerville", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.