Amendment C050 (Whitehorse)

The amendment implements the review of the Municipal Strategic Statement (MSS), being Clause 21 of the Whitehorse Planning Scheme, undertaken by Council in 2001/2002 and in particular updates the MSS to reflect work undertaken to review Urban Character Studies, the Housing Study (and its associated strategy of Substantial Change, Natural Change and Minimal Change areas for additional housing in the municipality), and the introduction of Melbourne 2030. The amendment seeks to replace Clause 22 Local Planning Policy Framework with a revised set of Local Planning Policies developed following the review of the MSS. It also seeks the adoption in principle of the Housing Study, completion of the Blackburn Lake Surrounds Study, the Whitehorse Neighbourhood Character Study 2002/2003 and the Box Hill Urban Design Framework. More specifically, the changes to Clause 21 and Clause 22 are detailed as follows: 1. Clause 21.01 Key Issues, introduces three strategic directions being Environment, Housing and Economic development and specific policies enunciating Councils vision for each direction. 2. Introduces the following new local policies: 3. Clause 22.02 Visual Amenity which applies to all applications for advertising, public signage, telecommunication facilities and satellite dishes. 4. Clause 22.03 Residential Development policy. This policy identifies the critical issues affecting the residential development in Whitehorse and identifies three categories of change being areas of Minimal change, Substantial change and Natural change. This policy also emphasises the importance of neighbourhood character and introduces Design Objectives and Design Responses for identified areas within the municipality. 5. Clause 22.04 Box Hill Activity Centre which applies to all land in the Box Hill Activity Centre and Transport Interchange. Why the Amendment is required. The Municipal Strategic Statement (MSS) sets the future direction for the way that the municipality will physically develop. In doing so it provides the strategic justification for the detailed controls contained within the planning scheme. The MSS also sets the framework for Councils ongoing town planning and policy development activities. Section 12A of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 requires that Council review its MSS at least every three years. Whitehorse successfully completed the Three-Year Review of its current MSS in July 2002. The findings of this Review have informed the development of an updated MSS and Local Planning Policies, which have now been prepared. During the last three years, a range of strategic research and studies, have been undertaken This work has also informed the development of this MSS. The new MSS is consistent with other key strategic documents including Whitehorses Council Plan 2003-2006 (Corporate Plan) and the Municipal Public Health Plan 2003-2006. The revised MSS has also been drafted in accordance with the Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Planning Practice Note Format of Municipal Strategic Statements. While the revised MSS contains statutory planning policy, which has legal standing at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), it is also a whole-of-government document and examines all the actions that Council can take to achieve the objectives for the future land use planning and development of Whitehorse. The revised MSS will replace the current MSS (gazetted 5 August 1999) at Clause 21 and the Local Planning Policies at Clause 22 of the Whitehorse Planning Scheme.

Status date

18 July 2012

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