Planning Scheme Amendment C172egip - Implementation of the Paynesville Growth Area Structure Plan
What is Planning Scheme Amendment C172egip?
Amendment C172egip (the Amendment) proposes to update the East Gippsland Planning Scheme by implementing recommendations of the Paynesville Growth Area Structure Plan (PGASP).
Council adopted the PGASP in 2016, after extensive community consultation. For Council to make decisions on planning applications in accordance with the PGASP recommendations, it needs to be implemented into the East Gippsland Planning Scheme.
Details of the proposed changes relating to the PGASP can be found in the Amendment C172egip Explanatory Report. It is recommended that interested community members review the Amendment documentation to determine how the Amendment relates to your land or interests.
Submissions
The submission period has now closed.
Next steps
Planning Scheme Amendment C171egip will be considered by Council at the Council Meeting scheduled for 15 April 2025. At this Council Meeting, Council will be required to consider all submissions and make a decision about referring the amendment to an Independent Planning Panel or abandoning the amendment.
Anyone who made a submission will be provided with information about Council's decision and with further details about the Independent Planning Panel (if referred by Council) in due course.
For more information on the Planning Scheme Amendment process visit https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/guides-and-resources/guides/guide-to-victorias-planning-system/amendments
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The planning scheme amendment process is a statutory process that is transparent and public, where all parties affected can provide input into the amendment. If you choose to make a submission, you consent to your submission and name being made public through the amendment process and being published in reports that will remain public indefinitely.
As required by the Planning and Environment Act 1987, your submission will be made available for public viewing including on Council’s website, and be provided to other parties involved in the planning scheme amendment process including Planning Panels Victoria and the Minister for Planning.
By making a submission, you warrant that (a) you are the owner of copyright in your submission and (b) the use of the submission by Council as described will not breach any third party’s copyright.