Planning Scheme Amendment C219port – Planning Panel report released
Following the public Planning Panel hearing for Amendment C219port held on Tuesday 10 March 2026 to Wednesday 1 April 2026, the Planning Panel has released its report on Amendment C219port (South Melbourne Structure Plan Implementation).
The panel report:
- documents issues raised in submissions which responded to the amendment’s public exhibition
- considers all submissions (both written and verbal) and information received to independently determine its findings
- makes recommendations to the amendment in response to its findings.
View the Amendment C219port Planning Panel report.
At this stage of the amendment process, Council must consider the Panel’s recommendations and determine whether to adopt the amendment with/without changes or abandon the amendment.
The Panel recommends that Council adopt Planning Scheme Amendment C219port as exhibited subject to changes.
Next steps
We are reviewing the Panel’s recommendations.
Council will consider the Panel report and recommendations at a Council Meeting later in the year. As required under the Planning and Environment Act 1987, Council will need to decide whether to adopt the Amendment (with or without changes) and request Ministerial approval; or abandon the Amendment.
If adopted, the Amendment will be submitted to the Minister for Planning for final approval within 10 business days of Council’s adoption. The Amendment would form part of the planning scheme once notice of approval is published in the Victorian Government Gazette.
We will update submitters when Council is scheduled to consider the Panel report and adopting Amendment C219port.
Thank you for your participation in this project.
Uniquely South Melbourne – a flourishing, welcoming and creative community
Recognised as a meeting place on the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation in Naarm / Melbourne, South Melbourne continues to be one of Melbourne’s great social hubs and dynamic economies. People from all backgrounds are welcome to live, work and visit this vibrant, liveable and diverse community, located in between Melbourne’s CBD and the beaches of Port Phillip.
South Melbourne has a crucial role in providing access to jobs, services and amenities for adjoining higher-growth neighbourhoods such as Montague and Domain. South Melbourne’s renowned Enterprise Precinct will continue to be an anchor for business growth, innovation and specialisation, especially in the creative industries.
The network of walkable, green streets and comfortable public spaces, combined with valued heritage places and attractive buildings, which are predominately mid-rise in scale, provide a variety of memorable destinations, productive businesses, creative industries and local services.
South Melbourne is a unique blend of the past and present – and is always looking to the future.
Councils prepare planning scheme amendments in their role as planning authority when changes are proposed to the planning scheme.
Amendment C219port implements the relevant recommendations from the South Melbourne Structure Plan, which is informed by three phases of extensive community engagement in 2021, 2022 and 2024.
A summary of these changes include:
- Replace the existing Design and Development Overlay 8 and 16 (DDO8 and DDO16), which set out requirements for how buildings are designed in South Melbourne, with four new Design and Development Overlays:
- Rezones the ‘City Road Industrial Triangle’ bound by City Road, Ferrars Street and York Street from the IN1Z to the C2Z and applies the Environmental Audit Overlay to this land.
- Corrects a number of zoning anomalies.
- Applies the Heritage Overlay to 13 places.
- Updates Clause 02 (Municipal Planning Strategy) to reflect the strategic vision set out by the South Melbourne Structure Plan.
- Introduces new place-based polices to the Planning Policy Framework in the Port Phillip Planning Scheme and updates policy references in other parts of the Planning Policy Framework.
- Updates the Municipal Planning Strategy in the Port Phillip Planning Scheme to reflect the strategic vision set out by the South Melbourne Structure Plan.
- Makes consequential changes to the following:
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How will I know if this affects my property?
You can click 'view map here' below and enter your address. The map will show any proposed changes by C219port amendment, to your property.
The submission process
What happens if I made a submission?
This is a robust process that allows for an independent review of unresolved submissions at a planning panel hearing and final approval of the amendment by the Minister for Planning.
If Council is unable to resolve submissions, they will be referred to an independent planning panel for consideration at a hearing, as required by the Planning and Environment Act 1987.
All submissions will be made public during the amendment process, but personal information will be redacted.
Planning Panels Victoria administer planning panel hearings. Therefore, should Council refer submissions to an independent planning panel, we will provide your contact information to Planning Panels Victoria, so they can directly contact you about any planning panel hearing matters.
View further information about independent planning panels administered by Planning Panels Victoria.
Submissions closed at midnight Sunday 28 September 2025.
If you have any queries, you can contact us by:
- Emailing the Future South Melbourne Team (external link)
- Post: Strategic Planning, The City of Port Phillip, Private Bag 3 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia 3182
