Stonnington 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 Stonnington 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 Stonnington'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.

C339stonPt2 30 September 2026
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Stonnington's planning scheme was amended by C339stonPt2: 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: "This amendment rezones a council owned public open space to Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ), and deletes an unnecessary overlay, Design and Development Overlay ? Schedule 4 (DDO4), from the same corresponding land.", 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.

In Clause 32.07-6, the phrase "and" was added to clarify the conditions under which a fence exceeds 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 to Clause 14.03-1S replaces references to "natural resources" with "earth and energy resources" throughout the text.

C208Pt1 14 May 2015
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Stonnington's planning scheme was amended by C208Pt1: 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: "Amend Planning Scheme maps to correct a number of anomalies where land is in more than one zone", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C334ston 27 July 2023
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Stonnington's planning scheme was amended by C334ston: 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 the Heritage Overlay mapping errors consistent with the intention of Amendment C304ston.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C208Pt2 6 August 2015
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Stonnington's planning scheme was amended by C208Pt2: 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 the rear potion of 1295 Malvern Road, Malvern from the General Residential Zone - Schedule 10 to the Commercial 1 Zone to correct a zoning anomaly and ensure a single zone applies to the entire site.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C339stonPt1 13 March 2026
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Stonnington's planning scheme was amended by C339stonPt1: 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 council owned public open space and land reserved for public open space purposes to the Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and deletes the Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO3) from properties that have been acquired by the council for public open space.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C314ston 23 May 2024
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Stonnington's planning scheme was amended by C314ston: 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 zoning anomalies by rezoning several parcels of land across the municipality.

GC285 22 July 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

The Stonnington Planning Scheme was updated to include new schedules under Clause 43.06 for built form overlays, specifically Schedules 8 to 12, which pertain to various train and tram zone activity centres, effective from 22 July 2026.