VIC Approved / gazetted MACEDON RANGES · Exhibited

Amendment C100 (Macedon Ranges)

The amendment rezones land generally bounded by Sutherlands Road Stephen Street Hamilton Street and Fitzgerald Street in Riddells Creek from General Residential Zone Schedule 1 to General Residential Zone Schedule 3| rezones land generally bounded by Kilmore Road Amess Road land zoned Low Density Residential Zone Sutherlands Road Racecourse Street and the Riddells Creek Recreation Reserve in Riddells Creek from General Residential Zone Schedule 1 to General Residential Zone Schedule 4| rezones land generally bounded by Kilmore Road Gap Road Whitaker Lane and land west of Melvins Road in Riddells Creek from General Residential Zone Schedule 1 to General Residential Zone Schedule 4| rezones land generally bounded by Kilmore Road Sandy Creek Road part of Sandy Creek and Gap Road in Riddells Creek from General Residential Zone Schedule 1 to Neighbourhood Residential Zone Schedule 7| rezones 2.1 hectares of land known as 10-24 Sutherlands Road Riddells Creek from Commercial 2 Zone to Special Use Zone Schedule 5| rezones 103 hectares of land known as the northern precinct generally bounded by Kilmore Road Amess Road Wohl Court and Frost Lane in Riddells Creek from Rural Living Zone Schedule 1 to Urban Growth Zone| applies the Environmental Significance Overlay to land within 920 metres of the Riddells Creek Wastewater Treatment to protect the ongoing operation of the facility from new development associated with sensitive uses| applies the Design and Development Overlay to land in the Riddells Creek town centre generally bounded by Kilmore Road Merrifield Street Mahoneys Road Bolithos Road Sutherlands Road Stephen Street Hamilton Street and the railway line| applies the Environmental Audit Overlay to land known as 14-24 Sutherlands Road Riddells Creek to ensure the land is suitable for a use which could be significantly adversely affected by contamination| amends Clauses 21.04 21.09 and 21.13 of the Municipal Strategic Statement (MSS) to delete the references to applying a DDO to residential areas in Riddells Creek and preparing a structure plan for Riddells Creek remove the reference to identifying preferred areas for medium density housing around the town centre in the development of a structure plan for Riddells Creek and update the sub-clause on Riddells Creek and introduce the Riddells Creek Structure Plan September 2013 and Riddells Creek Neighbourhood Character Precinct Profiles August 2016 as new reference documents| inserts new Schedules 3 and 4 to Clause 32.08 (GRZ) to apply to the Riddells Creek Town Centre Residential Precinct (GRZ3) and Riddells Creek Garden Setting A and B Precincts and Riddells Creek Modern Residential Precinct (GRZ4)| inserts a new Schedule 7 to Clause 32.09 (NRZ7) to apply to the Riddells Creek Rural Bushland Precincts SE and NW| inserts a new Schedule 5 to Clause 37.01 (SUZ5) to apply to land to facilitate a new Riddells Creek Health Education and Community Precinct| inserts Clause 37.07 (UGZ) into the Macedon Ranges Planning Scheme| inserts a new Schedule 24 to Clause 43.02 to introduce new requirements for land within the Riddells Creek town centre to provide design and built form guidance for new development| and amends the Schedule to Clause 61.03 to insert two new Planning Scheme Map Nos. 38ESO and 39EAO.

Status date
15 June 2017
Exhibition
·
Gazettal
15 June 2017
Outcome
ApprovedWithChanges

Macedon Ranges

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Your next step if this rezoning affects you. Submissions are how the decision-maker hears from the community.

  1. 1 Rezonings happen through planning scheme amendments under the Planning and Environment Act 1987. The council exhibits the amendment and invites submissions.
  2. 2 Make a written submission to the council during the exhibition period, stating whether you support or oppose the amendment and why.
  3. 3 If unresolved submissions remain, they are referred to an independent planning panel, where submitters can be heard before the council decides.

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Stage history

  1. Approved / gazetted

    source label: “Finished:ApprovedWithChanges”

    Status date 15 June 2017 · Observed 12 June 2026 → current

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