These amendments have been completed recently by Glen Eira City Council.
Completed planning scheme amendments
Post-war and Hidden Gems Heritage Review 2020 — C214glenPt2
The amendment applied the Heritage Overlay to five individual places and three precincts identified in the City of Glen Eira Post-war and Hidden Gems Heritage Review 2020, Stage 2: Citations (Built Heritage Pty Ltd, 2020).
Post-war and Hidden Gems Heritage Review 2020 and Glen Eira Thematic Environmental History (Refresh) 2020 — C214glenPt1
The amendment applied the Heritage Overlay to 20 individual places and one precinct identified in the City of Glen Eira Post-war and Hidden Gems Heritage Review 2020, Stage 2: Citations (Built Heritage Pty Ltd, 2020) and included the Glen Eira Thematic Environmental History (Refresh) 2020 as a Background Document in the Glen Eira Planning Scheme.
Specific Control Overlay to Caulfield Racecourse — C229glen
This amendment changed the Glen Eira Planning Scheme to:
- apply a Specific Controls Overlay (SCO7) to the land at Caulfield Racecourse, Station Street, Caulfield East, and
- make other associated changes to the Glen Eira Planning Scheme to facilitate buildings and works for Works Packages 3-5.
Carnegie and Bentleigh Structure Plan Heritage Review Amendment — C190glen
The amendment applied Heritage Overlays to 13 individual heritage places, eight heritage precincts and extended one precinct in the Bentleigh and Carnegie Residential and Commercial Areas.
Get more information about the Carnegie and Bentleigh Structure Plan Heritage Review
196–198 Hawthorn Road, Caulfield North combined Amendment and Permit Application — C234glen
Council considered submissions received to the amendment at the ordinary meeting held on 12 October 2022. Under Section 23(1)(c) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, it resolved to abandon the amendment on the following grounds:
In its capacity as the planning authority, considers that owners of land benefited by the restriction may suffer detriment (including any perceived detriment) as a consequence of the variation of the restriction.
The minutes of this meeting are available on our Ordinary Council Meeting — Wednesday 12 October 2022 page.
Heritage Elsternwick, Carnegie and Bentleigh Amendment — C204glen
The Amendment implemented some of the recommendations of the Glen Eira Heritage Review of Elsternwick Structure Plan Area 2019 Stage 2 Report (adopted 1 February 2022) by applying the Heritage Overlay to two proposed heritage precincts and twelve proposed individual heritage places in Elsternwick. The Amendment applied the Heritage Overlay to the Glenhuntly Tram Terminus Estate Shops Heritage Precinct (HO159), amended existing HO72 by removing non-contributory properties and removed two properties from Heritage Overlay (HO69).
Public Open Space Amendment — C218glen
Planning Scheme Amendment C218glen proposed to increase the public open space contribution rate to 8.3 per cent to expand Glen Eira’s public open space network and improve existing open space.
The amendment amended the Glen Eira Planning Scheme by:
- Increasing the public open space contribution rate from 5.7 per cent to 8.3 per cent.
- Replacing the existing Public Open Space Contribution Policy with a new policy.
- Incorporating the following documents into the Planning Scheme:
- City of Glen Eira Open Space Strategy Refresh 2020 (adopted 9 June 2020)
- City of Glen Eira Open Space Strategy Refresh Update of the Public Open Space Contributions Program (2 November 2020).
A Planning Panel Hearing was held on 23 and 24 May 2022.
The Panel Report can be viewed by clicking the link below.
The Amendment was adopted at the 19 July 2022 ordinary Council meeting.
The Amendment was subsequently approved by the Minister for Planning and is now included in the Glen Eira Planning Scheme.
Planning Scheme Update — C220glen
Amendment C220 proposed changes to the Glen Eira Planning Scheme in two areas. These included a revision of the local policies in the Scheme, to reflect strategies recently endorsed by Council including the Open Space Strategy (Refresh), Integrated Transport Strategy, City Plan, Parking Policy and Environmental Sustainability Strategy, now replaced by our Climate Emergency Response Strategy. The revision aimed to ensure that local policies are up-to-date.
Amendment C220 also proposed changes to the structure of the Scheme, amending how information is set out. This formatting change reflected reforms introduced through the state government's Smart Planning program that aimed to ensure all planning schemes were clearer and easier for everyone to understand.
The Planning Panel Hearing was held on 15 May 2022.
The Panel Report can be viewed below:
The Amendment was adopted at the 9 August 2022 ordinary Council meeting.
The Amendment was approved by the Minister for Planning and is now included in the Glen Eira Planning Scheme.
Caulfield South Neighbourhood Activity Centre Design and Development Overlay — C231glen
Amendment C231 proposes to introduce a new Schedule 11 to the Design and Development Overlay (DDO11) into the Glen Eira Planning Scheme. This new schedule includes built form provisions to guide new development within the Caulfield South Neighbourhood Activity Centre, such as maximum building heights or setback requirements. DDO11 is underpinned by the Caulfield South Neighbourhood Activity Centre Built Form Framework (the Framework), which provides the strategic justification for the Amendment and the built form provisions it proposes to introduce. Amendment C231 proposes to introduce the Framework into the Glen Eira Planning Scheme as a Background Document.
An independent planning Panel Hearing was held from 22 November until 24 November 2022.
The Panel Report has now been received and can be viewed below.
Amendment C231glen — Panel Report (PDF 1Mb)
Amendment C231 was adopted by Council at the ordinary Council meeting on 8 February 2023. Amendment C231 is currently with the Minister for Planning for final approval.
Caulfield Park Neighbourhood Activity Centre Design and Development Overlay — C243glen
Amendment C243 proposes to introduce a new Schedule 12 to the Design and Development Overlay (DDO12) into the Glen Eira Planning Scheme. This new schedule includes built form provisions to guide new development within the Caulfield Park Neighbourhood Activity Centre, such as maximum building heights or setback requirements. DDO12 is underpinned by the Caulfield Park Neighbourhood Activity Centre Built Form Framework (the Framework), which provides the strategic justification for the Amendment and the built form provisions it proposes to introduce. Amendment C243 proposes to introduce the Framework into the Glen Eira Planning Scheme as a Background Document.
An independent planning Panel Hearing was held on 12 December 2022.
Amendment C243 — Panel Report (PDF 776Kb)
Amendment C243 was adopted by Council at the ordinary Council meeting on 28 February 2023. Amendment C243 is currently with the Minister for Planning for final approval.
Bentleigh East Neighbourhood Activity Centre Design and Development Overlay — C247glen
Amendment C247 introduced a new Schedule 13 to the Design and Development Overlay (DDO13) into the Glen Eira Planning Scheme. This schedule includes built form provisions to guide new development within the Bentleigh East Neighbourhood Activity Centre, such as maximum building heights or setback requirements. DDO13 is underpinned by the Bentleigh East Neighbourhood Activity Centre Built Form Framework (the Framework), which provided the strategic justification for the Amendment and the built form provisions it proposes to introduce. Amendment C247 introduced the Framework into the Glen Eira Planning Scheme as a Background Document.
An independent planning Panel considered all submissions that Council received during the exhibition of this Amendment. You can read the Planning Panel report below.
Amendment C247glen — Panel Report
Amendment C247 was adopted by Council at the ordinary Council meeting on 1 May 2024 and approved by the Minister for Planning. On 25 July 2024, the planning controls, including DDO13 were incorporated into the Glen Eira Planning Scheme.
