Port of Melbourne 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 Port of Melbourne Planning Scheme daily and records every change below.
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Recent amendments
We detected a change to Port of Melbourne'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.
The changes to Clause 55.02-7 include the addition of definitions for "average canopy diameter" and "existing canopy tree," which clarify the measurements and characteristics of trees.
The amendment updates Clause 51.01-s1 to change the description of the Webb Dock Precinct, replacing the previous boundaries with a reference to the eastern extremity of Perce White Reserve and specifying land controlled by Port of Melbourne Corporation.
The amendment updates clause 14.03-1S by changing references from "natural resources" to "earth and energy resources" throughout the text.
The Port of Melbourne Planning Scheme was updated from amendment v1107 to amendment GC240, with the effective date changed from 22 July 2021 to 10 September 2026 in Clause 45.12, Clause 66.04, and Clause 72.04.
The amendment changed the date from 05/05/2026 under VC248 to 16/06/2026 under VC312.