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Planning Amendment C166 has amended the Schedule to Clause 51.03 – Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Regional Strategy to re-include a permit requirement for specified earthworks, filling, landforming, excavations and retaining walls, which was inadvertently removed in Planning amendment C97.

Planning Amendment C148 introduced significant changes to the Yarra Ranges Planning Scheme on 01 December 2022.
Planning Amendment C195 was implemented the following day (02/12/2022), which rearranged and redistributed some of the Local Policy Amendments introduced by Amendment C148, into the Purpose & Vision & Planning Policy Framework components of the Planning Scheme.

On 1st December 2021, changes were made to the Owners Corporation Act 2006 and Subdivision Act 1988, which now provides rules to be followed for the determination of Owners Corporation Lot Entitlement / Lot Liability

Shire of Yarra Ranges amendments to the Restructure Overlay Plan Maps & Incorporated documents under Planning Amendment C177 was approved by the Planning Minister on 27th August 2021 and now forms part of the Planning Scheme.

Planning Amendment VC202 introduces a new Land Use Term of "Rural Workers Accommodation" into the Farming Zone

The recent significant storm event in Yarra Ranges has heightened concerns regarding vegetation on private property. Some vegetation may be removed under exemption from planning permit provisions of the planning scheme, and some vegetation removal may require planning permit consideration.

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The Victoria State Government on 5th August 2020 has changed all the Planning Schemes in Victorian regards to Clause 52.12 - Bushfire Protection Exemptions for provision of defendable space (10/30 rule).

The State Government made significant changes to all Victorian Planning Schemes, including the "protection of human life from bushfires" above all other planning considerations.

In March 2017, The State Government introduced a Minimum Garden Area requirement through Planning Amendment VC110 into Planning Schemes across Victoria, which now affects the urban zones. All Developments & subdivisions need to comply with the minimum garden area as stipulated within the Planning Scheme, with this area varying depending on the size of the land being developed.

The Victorian State Government & Department of Environment Land Water & Planning (DELWP) have recently introduced a significant expansion of the Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) across the whole of Victoria that affects many additional properties in the Shire of Yarra Ranges. The updated BMO Overlay and Maps have now been introduced into planning schemes across Victoria, including Yarra Ranges.

Amendment C155 was adopted into the Yarra Ranges Planning Scheme on 13/10/2016, providing 2 lot rural boundary re-alignment subdivision applications within Yarra Ranges to be considered on their individual merit, and providing an exemption to compliance with the minimum/average/max lot size provisions of the planning scheme under certain situations. This is a positive policy adoption for the future orderly planning with the Shire of Yarra Ranges rural zones.