Nillumbik 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 Nillumbik 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 Nillumbik'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.

The changes to Clause 32.05-6 and Clause 32.05-7 include the addition of specific standards from Clause 54 regarding street setbacks and building heights for dwellings on lots less than 300 square metres.

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 changes the terminology from "natural resources" to "earth and energy resources" throughout the clause.

C117nillpt1 6 February 2020
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Nillumbik's planning scheme was amended by C117nillpt1: 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 existing public open space from various zones to Public Park and Recreation Zone.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C134nill 6 May 2021
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Nillumbik's planning scheme was amended by C134nill: 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 corrects a mapping anomaly that occurred as part of Nillumbik Planning Scheme Amendment C117 Part 1 by rezoning 20 Dudley Street, Eltham to the Activity Centre Zone - Schedule 1 and 20A Henry Street, Eltham to the Public Park and Recreation Zone.

C129nill 24 February 2022
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Nillumbik's planning scheme was amended by C129nill: 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: "Removal of the Environmental Audit Overlay (EAO) from land at 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 25A, 27, 29, 31, 33 and 1/35 Thornbill Drive, Plenty and part of the road reserve of Thornbill Drive, Plenty.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C126nill 18 March 2022
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Nillumbik's planning scheme was amended by C126nill: 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 the eastern end of John Street and Bridge Street, Eltham from Schedule 1 to the Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1) to the Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ)", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

GC179 11 November 2021
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Nillumbik's planning scheme was amended by GC179: 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: "Amendment GC179 makes amendments to the Bushfire Management Overlay maps in the Ballarat, Greater Bendigo, Mornington Peninsula, Nillumbik and South Gippsland Planning Schemes.

GC179 11 November 2021
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Nillumbik's planning scheme was amended by GC179: 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: "Amendment GC179 makes amendments to the Bushfire Management Overlay maps in the Ballarat, Greater Bendigo, Mornington Peninsula, Nillumbik and South Gippsland Planning Schemes.

VC312 16 June 2026
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

In Clause 53.02-5, the text was updated to change the capitalization of section headings, such as "GENERAL" to "General," and "PROPOSED VEGETATION" to "Proposed vegetation." The same formatting change occurred for "DWELLINGS AND SMALL SECOND DWELLINGS" to "Dwellings and Small Second Dwellings," "VULNERABLE PEOPLE" to "Vulnerable people," and "SUBDIVISION" to "Subdivision." In Clause 35.04-1, the term "Dwelling" replaced "Residential building" in the list of accommodations where a permit is not required.