Council keeps a record of any anomalies and errors that are identified within the Mount Alexander Planning Scheme. The errors are identified either by landowners, or planning officers throughout assessment of planning permit applications. The most recent corrections amendment Council undertook was Amendment C77, which was published in the Government Gazette on 13 October 2016. Amendment C97 proposes to correct errors that have been identified since Amendment C77.
The majority of the errors and anomalies identified within the planning scheme are related to the application of the Heritage Overlay, and the properties listed in the Schedule to the Heritage Overlay.
Some examples of corrections included within the amendment include:
• Properties lacking heritage overlay application in the mapping where it is required (i.e. where the property is listed in the Heritage Overlay schedule, but is not shown on the planning scheme mapping)
• Heritage overlay mapping is inaccurate (not consistent with property boundaries or buildings which are being protected)
• Heritage overlays no longer required where heritage building has been demolished and no longer exists
• Properties listed more than once in schedule (duplicates)
• Incorrect addresses (both street names and numbers) listed within the schedule
• Clerical errors within schedule
• Along the Calder Freeway area, deletion of Public Acquisition Overlay where the land has since been acquired (and road constructed), and application of the Road Zone Category 2.