Warrnambool Planning Scheme — Amendment Tracker

Status: Actively monitored Last updated 2 October 2026 Current amendment: VC323 Region: Barwon South West

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 Warrnambool 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 Warrnambool'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, such as "clause 54.02-1 Street setback" and "clause 54.02-2 Building height," which were previously omitted.

VC313 18 September 2026
FormattingMinimal or no visible legal effect — formatting or housekeeping only. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

The Warrnambool Planning Scheme has been updated with changes to Clause 14.03.

C061Pt2 16 June 2011
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Warrnambool's planning scheme was amended by C061Pt2: 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: "Authorisation No A903 The amendment rezones 28 Aberline Road and 15 25 and 27 Dales Road Warrnambool to Residential 1 Zone| includes land in Development Plan Overlay Schedule 7 (DPO7) and includes land in Design and Development Overlay Schedule 4 (DDO4).", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C222warr 20 August 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Warrnambool's planning scheme was amended by C222warr: 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 surplus government land at 226 Lava Street Warrnambool from Public Use Zone 2 to Commercial 1 Zone and applies the Environmental Audit Overlay.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C215warr 3 November 2023
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Warrnambool's planning scheme was amended by C215warr: 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 administrative mapping errors that inadvertently occurred upon gazettal of Amendment C209warr, by deleting the redundant SCO2 (Specific Controls Overlay Schedule 2) from the eastern portion of the Deakin University Warrnambool Campus land at 10635 Princes Highway, Warrnambool, and reinstating the SCO5 (Specific Controls Overlay Schedule 5) on land forming part of the Warrnambool railway reserve.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C210warr 8 September 2022
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Warrnambool's planning scheme was amended by C210warr: 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 44-52 Balmoral Road (Kings College school campus) and 1-22 Royal Court, Warrnambool from the Public Use Zone - 2 (Education) to the General Residential Zone Schedule 1 and Public Park and Recreation Zone.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

C061Pt1 1 April 2010
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Warrnambool's planning scheme was amended by C061Pt1: 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: "Authorisation No A903 Rezone all land currently included in the Farming Zone to the Residential 1 Zone| include all land in a new schedule 7 to the Development Plan Overlay (DPO7)| include all land in Design and Development Overlay Schedule 4 (DDO4) and Development Overlay Schedule 4.", this is the amendment's own official wording, not a PolicyPing-generated description of the scheme text.

GC267 17 December 2025
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Warrnambool's planning scheme was amended by GC267: 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 updates the Alpine, Ararat, Frankston, Moyne and Warrnambool planning schemes by amending the Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) to ensure it remains relevant, accurate and commensurate with the bushfire hazard.

GC278 22 July 2026
MinorA small, low-impact change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

The Warrnambool Planning Scheme was updated to reflect that the reference date for the Midfield Key Worker Accommodation Village at 6 Eccles Street, Warrnambool changed from February 2024 to June 2026 in both Clause 45.12 and Clause 72.04.