For several years we have been working with our community to develop the South Melbourne Structure Plan ('The Plan').
The Plan is an integrated, long-term framework to guide employment generation opportunities and economic recovery, built-form outcomes, housing opportunities, and movement and place improvements.
Thank you to everyone who provided their input and feedback on The Plan. The Plan was adopted by Council on 21 August 2024.
We are now in the process of implementing the recommendations of The Plan in the Port Phillip Planning Scheme through Amendment C219port. We now invite you to review Planning Scheme Amendment C219port and make a submission with your views.
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.
Make a submission
What happens if I make 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.
Make a submission
We are inviting submissions until Sunday 28 September 2025.
We encourage you to use the online submission form below, or alternatively you can lodge your submission 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
Submissions should contain a name, postal address and email address, so we can inform you at each stage of the amendment process.