Whitehorse Planning Scheme — Amendment Tracker

Status: Actively monitored Last updated 22 July 2026 Current amendment: GC285 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 Whitehorse Planning Scheme daily and records every change below.

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Recent amendments

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

Clause 32.10-1 now includes a new use category for an automated collection point, which must meet specific requirements and have a gross floor area not exceeding 50 square metres.

C255whse 13 July 2026
∅ Data correctionThis corrects a text-extraction error on PolicyPing's side (e.g. a PDF-parsing artifact) — it is not a change made by the council to the scheme. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

This update did not change the scheme text.

C255whse 13 July 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

Clause 02.03-1 was amended to include that Box Hill MAC is part of the Box Hill Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East Structure Plan Area, which may affect planning considerations related to growth in that area.

GC248 8 July 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

The amendment introduces specific provisions related to the Suburban Rail Loop East (SRL East) Structure Plan Areas, including exemptions for various policies and guidelines that do not apply to these areas.

VC312 16 June 2026
MajorA substantial change to this provision. Automated assessment, not an official government classification.

The amendment VC312 to the Whitehorse Planning Scheme includes administrative changes such as renumbering and formatting, as well as the addition of page numbers and section headings.