Kingston 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 Kingston 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 Kingston'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.

GC306 30 September 2026
FormattingMinimal or no visible legal effect — formatting or housekeeping only. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

The amendment changes the responsible authority status by replacing references to "Suburban Rail Loop East structure plan areas" with "land within the Precinct Zone Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5." It removes specific references to public benefits consistent with Clause 37.10 for Schedules 1, 2, and 5, and simplifies the language to just "public benefit." Additionally, the Minister for Planning is now specified as the responsible authority for matters related to the subdivision of land, and the Council remains the responsible authority for various matters under Part 4 of the Act.

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

In Clause 32.07-6, the phrase "The fence exceeds the maximum height specified in clause 55.02-8" was modified to include "and" before it, clarifying the conditions under which a permit is required for constructing a fence associated with two or more dwellings.

C232king 22 September 2026
FormattingMinimal or no visible legal effect — formatting or housekeeping only. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

The text shows that the expiry date for the local policy at Clause 19.02-6L-01 was changed from 30 June 2025 to 30 March 2028.

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

The amendment to Clause 14.03-1S replaces references to "natural resources" with "earth and energy resources" throughout the text.

C225king 22 May 2025
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Kingston's planning scheme was amended by C225king: 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 mapping anomalies for three parcels of land at 179-217 Centre Dandenong Road, Dingley Village (former Kingswood Golf Course) by rezoning land from Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ7) to General Residential Zone (GRZ7).

C224king 9 January 2025
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Kingston's planning scheme was amended by C224king: 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: "Amends the mapping of the Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the Environmental Significance Overlay to correctly reflect the areas these schedules apply to.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C221king 28 November 2024
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Kingston's planning scheme was amended by C221king: 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 modifies the boundary of the Transport Zone (Principal Road Network) (TRZ2) and Industrial 3 Zone (IN3Z) on and around 668 South Road, Moorabbin, to reflect as-built road conditions.

C227king 6 March 2026
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Kingston's planning scheme was amended by C227king: 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 the Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO4) to land at 11 Remo Street, Mentone to facilitate the public acquisition of the land required for future public open space in the Mentone Activity Centre", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

GC226 25 June 2025
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Kingston's planning scheme was amended by GC226: 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 appropriate zone and overlay controls to land following the completion of the Caufield to Dandenong Upgrade Level Crossing Removal Project, to reflect the land ownership, status and as-built conditions of the relevant land parcels.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.