Monash 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 Monash 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 Monash'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 updates Clause 72.01 by changing the reference from "land in Suburban Rail Loop East structure plan areas" to "land within the Precinct Zone Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7." It removes specific references to public benefits consistent with Clause 37.10 for Schedules 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7, replacing them with a general statement about public benefits.

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

In Clause 32.07-6, the text was modified to clarify that a fence associated with two or more dwellings on a lot or a residential building must exceed 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 amendment updates Clause 14.03-1S by changing references from "natural resources" to "earth and energy resources" throughout the text.

C163monaPt2 26 May 2022
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Monash's planning scheme was amended by C163monaPt2: 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 at the rear of 2 to 18 Miller Crescent, Mount Waverley from Transport Zone 1 (TRZ1) to the Neighbourhood Residential Zone - Schedule 3 (NRZ3) and applies the Vegetation Protection Overlay to the land.

C163monaPt2 26 May 2022
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Monash's planning scheme was amended by C163monaPt2: 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 at the rear of 2 to 18 Miller Crescent, Mount Waverley from Transport Zone 1 (TRZ1) to the Neighbourhood Residential Zone - Schedule 3 (NRZ3) and applies the Vegetation Protection Overlay to the land.

C179mona 11 July 2025
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Monash's planning scheme was amended by C179mona: 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 at 3 Adrian Street, Chadstone from the Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) to the General Residential Zone Schedule 3 (GRZ3) to correct inadvertent rezoning of the land which does not function as public open space.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C129pt2 31 January 2019
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Monash's planning scheme was amended by C129pt2: 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: "Aligns the existing Environmental Audit Overlay with the site boundaries of 1221-1249 Centre Road, Oakleigh South.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C129pt2 31 January 2019
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Monash's planning scheme was amended by C129pt2: 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: "Aligns the existing Environmental Audit Overlay with the site boundaries of 1221-1249 Centre Road, Oakleigh South.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C157mona 30 January 2025
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Monash's planning scheme was amended by C157mona: 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 resolves anomalies through corrections to the mapping of various parcels of public land across Monash City Council", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.