Planning Scheme Amendments

The Warrnambool Planning Scheme controls land use and development within the municipality. It contains State and local planning policies, zones and overlays and other provisions that affect how land can be used and developed.

The planning scheme indicates if a planning permit is required to change the use of land, or to construct a building or make other changes to the land.

A copy of the planning scheme is on display at the Warrnambool Civic Centre during business hours or, can be accessed on line at the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning's Planning Schemes Online website.

What is a Planning Scheme Amendment?

Sometimes the Warrnambool Planning Scheme needs to be changed to reflect new circumstances. Changes to the scheme are known as amendments and the process for an amendment is set out in the Planning and Environment Act 1987. An amendment may involve a change to a planning scheme map (often a rezoning) or a change to the ordinance or written part of the scheme or both.

Current amendments

Amendment C213warr	WARRNAMBOOL PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT C213warr RIVERVIEW TERRACE REZONING The Warrnambool City Council has prepared Amendment C213Warr to the Warrnambool Planning Scheme. This combined planning permit application and planning scheme amendment under section 96A of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 rezones land at 31, and 32-34 Riverview Terrace; Serendipity Drive; Casuarina Court, and properties at 4, 6, and 10-12 Hopkins Point Road, Warrnambool from Rural Living Zone to General Residential Zone 1. The amendment also deletes Schedule 2 of the Design and Development Overlay from the land and applies Schedule 17 of the Design and Development Overlay, with a number of minor changes to the content of Schedule 17. Planning permit application PP2022-0060 seeks approval for the two (2) lot subdivision of the land at Lot 1 PS 317314K, known as 32 Riverview Terrace, Warrnambool. The amendment and planning permit application was exhibited from 18 April to 20 May 2024, and Council received a total of six submissions. As certain matters could not be resolved, Council resolved to request the Minister for Planning to appoint an independent Planning Panel to review and consider the submissions. The Planning Panel has been appointed. The Planning Panel will consider the combined planning scheme amendment and permit application at a public hearing listed for Tuesday, 27 August 2024 commencing at 10am in the Reception Room at the Council offices at 25 Liebig Street, Warrnambool. The public are welcome to observe this hearing. Please direct any enquiries to Coordinator City Strategy, Louise Lunn by telephone on (03) 5559 4800 or llunn@warrnambool.vic.gov.au
Amendment C214warr	WARRNAMBOOL PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT C214 19 HORNE ROAD REZONING, WARRNAMBOOL The Minister for Planning has approved Amendment C214warr to the Warrnambool Planning Scheme. Amendment C214 came into effect on the 16 May 2024. It now forms part of the Warrnambool Planning Scheme. Amendment C214warr facilitates the implementation of the Warrnambool Eastern Activity Centre Structure Plan (Mesh Pty Ltd, February 2020) by rezoning the land at 19 Horne Road, Warrnambool from Farming Zone (FZ) to the Commercial 2 Zone (C2Z); applying the Design and Development Overlay (DDO) Schedule 18 to the land; applying the Development Plan Overlay (DPO) Schedule 15 to the land; and correcting anomalies in Clause 11.03-1L-04 and the Schedule to Clause 72.08. A copy of the Amendment can be inspected, free of charge, at the Department of Transport and Planning website at www.planning.vic.gov.au/public-inspection or by contacting 1800 789 386 to arrange a time to view the Amendment. A copy of the Amendment can also be inspected, free of charge, during office hours, at the offices of the Warrnambool City Council, 25 Liebig Street, Warrnambool and online via the link in the column to the left of this text.

Amendment C213warr

WARRNAMBOOL PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT C213warr
RIVERVIEW TERRACE REZONING

The Warrnambool City Council has prepared Amendment C213Warr to the Warrnambool Planning Scheme.

This combined planning permit application and planning scheme amendment under section 96A of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 rezones land at 31, and 32-34 Riverview Terrace; Serendipity Drive; Casuarina Court, and properties at 4, 6, and 10-12 Hopkins Point Road, Warrnambool from Rural Living Zone to General Residential Zone 1. The amendment also deletes Schedule 2 of the Design and Development Overlay from the land and applies Schedule 17 of the Design and Development Overlay, with a number of minor changes to the content of Schedule 17. Planning permit application PP2022-0060 seeks approval for the two (2) lot subdivision of the land at Lot 1 PS 317314K, known as 32 Riverview Terrace, Warrnambool.

C213warr map

The amendment and planning permit application was exhibited from 18 April to 20 May 2024, and Council received a total of six submissions.

As certain matters could not be resolved, Council resolved to request the Minister for Planning to appoint an independent Planning Panel to review and consider the submissions. The Planning Panel has been appointed.

The Planning Panel will consider the combined planning scheme amendment and permit application at a public hearing listed for Tuesday, 27 August 2024 commencing at 10am in the Reception Room at the Council offices at 25 Liebig Street, Warrnambool.

The public are welcome to observe this hearing.

Please direct any enquiries to Coordinator City Strategy, Louise Lunn by telephone on (03) 5559 4800 or llunn@warrnambool.vic.gov.au

Amendment C214warr

WARRNAMBOOL PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT C214
19 HORNE ROAD REZONING, WARRNAMBOOL

The Minister for Planning has approved Amendment C214warr to the Warrnambool Planning Scheme.

Amendment C214 came into effect on the 16 May 2024. It now forms part of the Warrnambool Planning Scheme.

Amendment C214warr facilitates the implementation of the Warrnambool Eastern Activity Centre Structure Plan (Mesh Pty Ltd, February 2020) by rezoning the land at 19 Horne Road, Warrnambool from Farming Zone (FZ) to the Commercial 2 Zone (C2Z); applying the Design and Development Overlay (DDO) Schedule 18 to the land; applying the Development Plan Overlay (DPO) Schedule 15 to the land; and correcting anomalies in Clause 11.03-1L-04 and the Schedule to Clause 72.08.

A copy of the Amendment can be inspected, free of charge, at the Department of Transport and Planning website at www.planning.vic.gov.au/public-inspection or by contacting 1800 789 386 to arrange a time to view the Amendment.

A copy of the Amendment can also be inspected, free of charge, during office hours, at the offices of the Warrnambool City Council, 25 Liebig Street, Warrnambool and online via the link in the column to the left of this text.

Exhibition of Amendments

Amendments are generally on exhibition for one month, notice of when an amendment is on exhibition appears in the Warrnambool Standard generally on a Wednesday and Saturday.

Anyone can view the amendment when on exhibition at Council’s Civic Centre located at 25 Liebig Street, Warrnambool.

Having your say

If you are affected by a planning scheme amendment, you can influence what is proposed and what gets approved. Anyone can inspect the amendment and make a submission if they have concerns about it.

Submissions must be in writing to Warrnambool City Council, PO Box 198, Warrnambool, VIC, 3280 and received by the last day of exhibition.

Contact

For all enquiries regarding planning scheme amendments, including rezonings, please contact our City Strategy and Development Team:

By phone
(03) 5559 4800

By mail
City Strategy and Development
Warrnambool City Council
PO Box 198 Warrnambool VIC 3280

By email
planning@warrnambool.vic.gov.au

In person
Warrnambool Civic Centre
25 Liebig Street,
Warrnambool Office hours: 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday