The Amendment applies to all land affected by the Greater Dandenong Planning Scheme.
What the Amendment does
The amendment introduces a new Particular Provision relating to Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESD) into the planning scheme.
The Particular Provision (Amended Clause 53 to be inserted) contains ESD Objectives and Standards which implement measures that facilitate best practice ESD and support zero carbon development outcomes.
The ESD Objectives and Standards address:
- Operational Energy (energy efficiency, performance and greenhouse gas emission reduction)
- Embodied Carbon (greenhouse gas emission reduction and resource efficiency)
- Sustainable Transport (electric vehicles and bicycles)
- Integrated Water management (water efficiency and integration)
- Green infrastructure (lot scale vegetation and urban ecology)
- Climate resilience (climate change adaptation, urban heat mitigation)
- Waste & Resource Recovery (recycling and waste management)
The Amendment is collective Planning Scheme Amendment undertaken with 24 other Victorian Councils, in collaboration with the Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment (CASBE).
Current status
A request for Authorisation to prepare and exhibit a Planning Scheme Amendment was made to the Minister for Planning on Thursday 22 July 2022.
For enquiries relating to the status of this Amendment, please contact the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) on 136 186.