Amendment C096 (Melbourne)
The land affected by the amendment is land zoned Mixed Use within West Melbourne and makes the following changes:- CBD Fringe Area (Design and Development Overlay Schedule 33 - Modification to the boundary of the existing DDO33 control and introduce a mandatory 40m height control to land bounded by Latrobe Street King Street Adderley Street Dudley Street Spencer Street and Batman Street. St James Old Cathedral Area (Design and Development Overlay Schedule 56 (DDO56) - introduce a mandatory 16m height control to land bounded by King Street Dudley Street Spencer Street and Batman Street. Laurens Street Area (Design and Development Overlay Schedule 28 (DDO28) - extend DDO28 5 storey discretionary height control over land bounded by Miller Street Victoria Street Dryburgh Street and Anderson Street and the two most southern blocks bounded by Anderson Street Laurens Street and Miller Street. Munster Terrace Area (Design and Development Overlay Schedule 32 (DDO32) - extend DDO32 14metre mandatory height control over land bounded by Victoria Street Munster Terrace Queensberry Street Laurens Street Arden Street Dryburgh Street and Stawell Street. and General Change Modifications to the adopted Municipal Strategic Statement (Amendment C60) to reflect the above changes Removal of the Design and Development Overlay controls as they relate to height from all roads within the Mixed Use Zoned areas of West Melbourne. Modifications to Planning Scheme maps 5DDOPT3 and 6DDOPT3 to reflect these changes
- Status date
- 5 July 2007
- Exhibition
- ·
- Gazettal
- 5 July 2007
- Outcome
- ApprovedWithChanges
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- Last 12 months
- 23
- Approval rate
- 93%
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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Approved / gazetted
source label: “Finished:ApprovedWithChanges”
Status date 5 July 2007 · Observed 12 June 2026 → current
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Planning disputes in Melbourne
Tribunal and court decisions naming this council, newest first. A signal of contested development in the area, not legal advice.
- Sullivan Land Investments Pty Ltd v Melbourne CC [2026] VCAT 319 VCAT· 6 May 2026· Sullivan Land Investments Pty Ltd v Melbourne CC [2026] VCAT 319
- Nuvolink Pty Ltd v Melbourne CC [2026] VCAT 113 VCAT· 25 Feb 2026· Nuvolink Pty Ltd v Melbourne CC [2026] VCAT 113
- Panorama Investment Corporation Pty Ltd v Melbourne CC [2026] VCAT 36 VCAT· 27 Jan 2026· Panorama Investment Corporation Pty Ltd v Melbourne CC [2026] VCAT 36
- Sender v Melbourne CC [2026] VCAT 26 VCAT· 14 Jan 2026· Sender v Melbourne CC [2026] VCAT 26
- Rocclea Projects Pty Ltd ATF 179-183 Hotham Street Unit Trust v Melbourne CC [2025] VCAT 1042 VCAT· 3 Dec 2025· Rocclea Projects Pty Ltd ATF 179-183 Hotham Street Unit Trust v Melbourne CC [2025] VCAT 1042
- Pinnacle People Pty Ltd v Melbourne CC [2025] VCAT 1025 VCAT· 19 Nov 2025· Pinnacle People Pty Ltd v Melbourne CC [2025] VCAT 1025