Hobsons Bay 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 Hobsons Bay Planning Scheme daily and records every change below.
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Recent amendments
We detected a change to Hobsons Bay'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.
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.
The amendment changes the terminology from "natural resources" to "earth and energy resources" throughout the clause.
Hobsons Bay's planning scheme was amended by C147hbay: 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 the land from Transport Zone 1 (TZ1) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) to Residential Growth Zone (RGZ1) and to apply the Environmental Audit Overlay (EAO).
Hobsons Bay's planning scheme was amended by GC276: 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 land in the Hobsons Bay Planning Scheme and Maribyrnong Planning Scheme from Industrial 1 Zone to Industrial 3 Zone within the Western State Significant Industrial Precinct in Brooklyn, Tottenham, West Footscray and Yarraville.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
Hobsons Bay's planning scheme was amended by C122hbay: 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 571-589 Melbourne Road, Spotswood from Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) to Mixed Use Zone (MUZ) in the Hobsons Bay Planning Scheme.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
Hobsons Bay's planning scheme was amended by GC214: 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: "A project completion amendment for the Cherry Street, Aviation Road, and Old Geelong Road Level Crossing Removal Project sites", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
Hobsons Bay's planning scheme was amended by GC237: 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 declared freeway and arterial road land to Transport Zone 2 (TRZ2) and delete redundant Public Acquisition Overlays, following the completion of road projects.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
Hobsons Bay's planning scheme was amended by GC237: 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 declared freeway and arterial road land to Transport Zone 2 (TRZ2) and delete redundant Public Acquisition Overlays, following the completion of road projects.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
Hobsons Bay's planning scheme was amended by GC199: 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 titles surrounding completed level crossing removal works to ensure the zoning is consistent with the new alignment of roads, railway corridor and adjacent land uses.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.