CHANGING THE PLANNING SCHEME Minister for consideration and approval. Changing the planning scheme is called an amendment Deciding to change the planning scheme is a to the planning scheme. Council requires the Minister’s significant decision because it affects the way in authorisation to prepare an amendment before the which land can be used and developed. The council commences the amendment process. Final consequences of a change to the planning scheme approval from the Minister is also required. are enduring and need to be made with care and purpose. responsibilities include: Council’s Initiating a change to the planning scheme The amendment process can take many months and involves considerable council resources, as Assessing requests to change the planning scheme well as public involvement, and to be successful Requesting the authorisation to prepare Minister’s requires active leadership and support from and approve an amendment councillors. Processing changes to the planning scheme There are some restrictions on the types of including preparing the amendment documentation, amendments that a council can request authorisation to exhibition, review of submissions, the independent prepare. A council cannot prepare an amendment to the panel process, consideration of the panel report State Planning Policy Framework or the Victoria Planning Provisions. Adopting the amendment and forwarding it to the COUNCIL DECIDES TO PREPARE THE AMENDMENT REQUEST MINISTER TO AUTHORISE AMENDMENT MINISTER AUTHORISES COUNCIL TO PREPARE AMENDMENT EXHIBIT THE AMENDMENT COUNCIL CONSIDERS ANY SUBMISSION RECEIVED IF NO SUBMISSIONS, IF SUBMISSIONS, COUNCIL DECIDES TO: COUNCIL DECIDES TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENT THE REFER SUBMISSIONS & AMENDMENT AS AMENDMENTS TO AN REQUESTED INDEPENDENT PANEL THE PANEL CONDUCTS HEARING & PREPARES A REPORT COUNCIL CONSIDERS THE REPORT PANEL’S COUNCIL DECIDES TO ABANDON OR ADOPT THE AMENDMENT, WITH OR WITHOUT CHANGES
CHANGING THE PLANNING SCHEME Changing the planning scheme is called an amendment to the planning scheme. Council requires the Minister’s authorisation to prepare an amendment before the council commences the amendment process. Final approval from the Minister is also required. Council’s responsibilities include: Initiating a change to the planning scheme Assessing requests to change the planning scheme Requesting the Minister’s authorisation to prepare and approve an amendment Processing changes to the planning scheme including preparing the amendment documentation, exhibition, review of submissions, the independent panel process, consideration of the panel report Adopting the amendment and forwarding it to the Minister for consideration and approval. Deciding to change the planning scheme is a significant decision because it affects the way in which land can be used and developed. The consequences of a change to the planning scheme are enduring and need to be made with care and purpose. The amendment process can take many months and involves considerable council resources, as well as public involvement, and to be successful requires active leadership and support from councillors. There are some restrictions on the types of amendments that a council can request authorisation to prepare. A council cannot prepare an amendment to the State Planning Policy Framework or the Victoria Planning Provisions. COUNCIL DECIDES TO PREPARE THE AMENDMENT REQUEST MINISTER TO AUTHORISE AMENDMENT MINISTER AUTHORISES COUNCIL TO PREPARE AMENDMENT EXHIBIT THE AMENDMENT COUNCIL CONSIDERS ANY SUBMISSION RECEIVED IF SUBMISSIONS, COUNCIL DECIDES TO: IF NO SUBMISSIONS, COUNCIL DECIDES TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENT REFER SUBMISSIONS & AMENDMENTS TO AN INDEPENDENT PANEL THE AMENDMENT AS REQUESTED THE PANEL CONDUCTS HEARING & PREPARES A REPORT COUNCIL CONSIDERS THE PANEL’S REPORT COUNCIL DECIDES TO ABANDON OR ADOPT THE AMENDMENT, WITH OR WITHOUT CHANGES