Council has prepared Amendments C126 (Toongabbie Structure Plan) and C127 (Bushfire and Rural Rezonings) to the Latrobe Planning Scheme, which are related to one another.
Does the Amendment affect me?
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Toongabbie Structure Plan
Amendment C126 proposes to:
- Implement the Toongabbie Structure Plan 2020 into the Latrobe Planning Scheme, including:
- Rezoning residential land close to the town centre to support higher density development, on appropriate serviceable properties.
- Rezone some Farming Zone land to Low Density Residential Zone.
- Correct split zoning at the Toongabbie Primary School.
- Rezone some land adjacent to waterways to Public Conservation and Resource Zone reflective of its biodiversity.
- Amend areas covered by the Land Subject to Inundation Overlay and introduce the Floodway Overlay, in areas identified within the Floodplain Mapping for the Toongabbie Township (WGCMA, 2016).
- Implement the Toongabbie Structure Plan 2020 into the Latrobe Planning Scheme, including:
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Bushfire and Rural Rezonings
Amendment C127 proposes to:
- Implement the Rural Living Strategy 2021 and the Municipal Bushfire Risk Assessment 2020, including:
- Rezoning pockets of Farming Zone, Schedule 1 (FZ1) land to Farming Zone, Schedule 2 (FZ2), Rural Living Zone, Schedule 1 (RLZ1), Rural Living Zone, Schedule 2 (RLZ2), Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
- Rezoning to fix minor zoning anomalies.
- Application of the Design and Development Overlay, Schedule 12 (DDO12) to precincts in Toongabbie and Boolarra, identifying appropriate bushfire mitigation measures for certain land uses and developments.
- Application of the Development Plan, Schedule 10 (DDO10) for new greenfield rural living precincts in Toongabbie.
- Introduce a Municipal Landscape Bushfire Risk Map to local policy to assist in future strategic land use planning.
- Associated updates to the Planning Policy Framework.
- Implement the Rural Living Strategy 2021 and the Municipal Bushfire Risk Assessment 2020, including:
Current Stage: Planning Panel
Public exhibition of the amendments took place between 24 June 2021 and 6 August 2021.
A total of 11 written submissions were received for Amendment C126. A total of 46 written submissions were received for Amendment C127.
At the 4 July 2022 Council Meeting, it was resolved to proceed to a Planning Panel. Submitters were notified and invited to participate in the proceedings.
The Directions Hearing occurred virtually on Monday, 29 August 2022 and the Planning Panel Hearing for the Amendments was held from Tuesday, 11 October to Friday, 14 October 2022.
Council expects to receive a report following this Planning Panel Hearing that contains the views and recommendations of the independent panel. This report will be uploaded to this webpage within 10 days of its receipt by Council. This is anticipated to be some time in January 2023.