What has occurred up until now?
At the Ordinary Meeting of Council on 20 April 2021, Council resolved to:
• Seek authorisation from the Minister for Planning to prepare a planning scheme amendment;
• Delegate to the Manager Development Services the ability to prepare and submit background information (including planning scheme maps) to support the planning scheme amendment;
• Resolve to exhibit the planning scheme amendment following authorisation from the Minister for Planning to prepare the amendment (should it be advised that exhibition of the amendment is required).
On 20 December 2021, Council was notified that the Minister for Planning and Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) authorised Council to proceed with the amendment, subject to conditions.
The amendment was on public exhibition for a period of four weeks from Friday 4 February 2022 until Friday 4 March 2022 during which submissions were received from the public.