The Amendment applies to part of the City of Greater Dandenong’s portion of the South East Green Wedge.
The Amendment applies to land extending approximately from Hutton / Perry / Glasscocks Road to Thompsons Road and is bounded by the Mornington Peninsula Freeway to the west, and the Westernport Highway to the east. It includes parts of the suburbs of Keysborough, Bangholme and Lyndhurst.
The Amendment continues the protection of native vegetation, in particular River Red Gums, above a certain size by removing the existing expiry clause in Schedule 1 to Clause 42.02 of the Vegetation Protection Overlay.
The amendment also made subsequent minor changes to the Greater Dandenong Planning Scheme Clause 21.08 Reference Documents and Clause 22.02 Green Wedge Policy to make reference to the City of Greater Dandenong Green Wedge Biodiversity Management Planning Controls: Advice for ongoing protection (2018).
Amendment C205gdan was approved by the Minister for Planning and gazetted on 4 October 2019.
Visit the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) website to view the approved amendment documents.
Read more about the City of Greater Dandenong Green Wedge Management Plan (GWMP)
Further information
For enquiries relating to this amendment, please contact Council's Strategic Planning department on 8571 1000 or email council@cgd.vic.gov.au