Amendment C039 (Surf Coast)
Authorisation No A625 The Amendment implements the recommendations of the Winchelsea Structure Plan 2021 by: updating the Rural Residential Strategy at Clause 21.09 of the Municipal Strategic Statement refining the Winchelsea Strategy at Clause 21.14 of the Municipal Strategic Statement rezoning land at 30 and 32-34 Main Street and land on Palmer Street to Business 1 Zone amending the Schedule to the Low Density Residential Zone to include minimum lot sizes for the existing estates on the boundaries of the town applying the Environmental Significance Overlay Schedule 1 or Vegetation Protection Overlay Schedule 1 to environmental assets identified within and surrounding the Winchelsea township introducing a new Significant Landscape Overlay Schedule 5 (SLO5) to private land that adjoins the Barwon River reserve within the settlement boundary of Winchelsea and introducing a new Environmental Audit Overlay to the former night soil depot on land at 235 Austin Street Winchelsea.
- Status date
- 29 Aug 2017
- Exhibition
- ·
- Gazettal
- ·
- Outcome
- SplitParent
Surf Coast
Council profile →- Amendments tracked
- 148
- Last 12 months
- 6
- Approval rate
- 88%
How to object or make a submission
Your next step if this rezoning affects you. Submissions are how the decision-maker hears from the community.
- 1 Rezonings happen through planning scheme amendments under the Planning and Environment Act 1987. The council exhibits the amendment and invites submissions.
- 2 Make a written submission to the council during the exhibition period, stating whether you support or oppose the amendment and why.
- 3 If unresolved submissions remain, they are referred to an independent planning panel, where submitters can be heard before the council decides.
General information about the public submission process, not legal advice. Confirm the current process and deadlines with the council or the official source before acting.
Stage history
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Withdrawn
source label: “Finished:SplitParent”
Status date 29 Aug 2017 · Observed 12 June 2026 → current
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Planning disputes in Surf Coast
Tribunal and court decisions naming this council, newest first. A signal of contested development in the area, not legal advice.
- Bendemeer Gatehouse Pty Ltd v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 452 VCAT· 19 June 2026· Bendemeer Gatehouse Pty Ltd v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 452
- Buchanan v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 448 VCAT· 17 June 2026· Buchanan v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 448
- Buchanan v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 302 VCAT· 5 May 2026· Buchanan v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 302
- Carollo v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 182 VCAT· 20 Mar 2026· Carollo v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 182
- JIPL Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 168 VCAT· 10 Mar 2026· JIPL Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 168
- Ryan v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 97 VCAT· 17 Feb 2026· Ryan v Surf Coast SC [2026] VCAT 97