Port Phillip 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 Phillip Planning Scheme daily and records every change below.
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Recent amendments
We detected a change to Port Phillip'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 phrase "The fence exceeds the maximum height specified in clause 55.02-8" was modified to clarify that it is part of a conditional statement regarding the construction of a fence associated with multiple dwellings.
The amendment removes Clause 45.06-1, which previously stated that a permit must not be granted to subdivide land, construct a building, or carry out works until a development contributions plan was incorporated into the scheme.
The amendment to Clause 14.03-1S replaces references to "natural resources" with "earth and energy resources" throughout the clause.
The amendment updates Clause 66.04-s1 to change the date from 28 April 2026 to 10 September 2026 and modifies the wording for the determining referral authority.
Port Phillip's planning scheme was amended by GC58: 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 601 Mount Macedon Road, Mount Macedon to Public Use Zone 7 and at 31-35 Albert Road Drive to Public Use Zone 2 for State Government to effectively use the land.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
We detected a change to Port Phillip's planning scheme (GC296), for full accuracy, we're showing the amendment's own official government description directly: "The amendment includes the Connecting Fishermans Bend Integrated Transport Plan, September 2025 (Department of Transport and Planning) as a background document and updates planning controls in the Melbourne and Port Phillip Planning Schemes, to outline how the transport network in the Fishermans Bend urban renewal area will evolve.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
We detected a change to Port Phillip's planning scheme (C218port), for full accuracy, we're showing the amendment's own official government description directly: "The amendment applies the Specific Controls Overlay and introduces an Incorporated Document into the Port Phillip Planning Scheme titled 264-270 Normanby Road, South Melbourne, Incorporated Document to facilitate the demolition of existing buildings and the use and development of a multi-storey building comprising retail premises and accommodation (dwellings).", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.
In Clause 45.12, the reference date was changed from 25 June 2026 to 27 July 2026, and the schedule SCO48 for 525 Graham Street, Port Melbourne was added.
The update from amendment VC312 to amendment C231port involved the removal of the date "09/04/2026" and the addition of "25/06/2026" as the date for the incorporated document related to 477-481 Plummer Street, Port Melbourne.