Amendment C251wsea - 307 Bridge Inn Road, Mernda and 390 Masons Road, Mernda

Amendment C251 proposes to rezone part of 307 Bridge Inn Road, Mernda and 390 Masons Road, Mernda to allow for residential development through the application of a General Residential Zone, and to guide the future development of the sites through the application of a Development Plan Overlay and Vegetation Protection Overlay.

What area does the amendment apply to?

The Amendment affects the following properties:

• 307 Bridge Inn Road, Mernda
• 390 Masons Road, Mernda

What changes are proposed?

The amendment proposes the following changes to the Whittlesea Planning Scheme:

• Rezone part of 307 Bridge Inn Road, Mernda and 390 Masons Road, Mernda from Farming Zone (FZ) to a General Residential Zone (GRZ1);

• Apply a Development Plan Overlay (DPO27) to the land rezoned GRZ1;
• Apply a Vegetation Protection Overlay (VPO1) to the land rezoned GRZ1;
• Delete the Environmental Significance Overlay (ESO1 and ESO5) from part of the site.

Public exhibition

Amendment C251wsea is currently being exhibited until 1 October 2023.

To view the amendment documents, follow this link to the Department of Planning website.

The amendment can also be inspected free of charge at the City of Whittlesea Civic Centre, 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang.

Make a submission

Any person who may be affected by the amendment may make a submission, it is important that you make a submission in writing via:

Mail: Chief Executive Officer

City of Whittlesea

Locked Bag 1

Bundoora MDC VIC 3083

The closing date for submissions is 1 October 2023

Please note that submissions are part of an open public process. If you choose to make a submission, you consent to your submission being made public and being identified as the author of the submission.

Further information

For further information on the Amendment please contact City of Whittlesea’s Strategic Futures department.

Telephone: 9217 2170

Email: strategic.planning@whittlesea.vic.gov.au