Amendment C230 to the Whittlesea Planning Scheme - 25 Vearings Road, Epping

Amendment C230 is a proposed change to the Whittlesea Planning Scheme to facilitate the rezoning of land at 25 Vearings Road, Epping for employment (industrial) purposes.

The Amendment will provide new planning controls to guide the future development of the land for employment (industrial) purposes.

What area does the Amendment apply to?

The Amendment applies to land at 25 Vearings Road, Epping as shown on the map below. The Amendment does not propose changes to the surrounding residential, industrial or rural conservation properties. The Amendment does not propose changes to land identified as Biodiversity Conservation Area 33 or Craigieburn Grasslands Conservation Area.

What changes are proposed?

The Amendment proposes the following changes the Whittlesea Planning Scheme:

Rezone part of the land outside of Biodiversity Conservation Area 33 from Rural Conservation Zone to Industrial 1 Zone.
Delete the Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 4 from the land to be rezoned to Industrial 1 Zone.
Apply the Vegetation Protection Overlay to the land to be rezoned to Industrial 1 Zone.
Apply a Development Plan Overlay Schedule 38 to the land to be rezoned to Industrial 1 Zone.

It is proposed to retain the Rural Conservation Zone and Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 4 on the land affected by Biodiversity Conservation Area 33.

Public exhibition

Amendment C230 was exhibited from 10 January – 22 February 2019.

View the amendment documents online.

The closing date for submissions was 22 February 2019.

Panel Hearing

As a result of submissions received to the Amendment, Council resolved at its meeting on 1 October 2019 to request the appointment of an Independent Planning Panel.

The Panel Hearing was conducted at Council Offices on 18 and 19 December 2019.

The Panel provided its formal recommendation on the Amendment and submissions on 23 January 2020 to Council.

Download the Panel Report below