Amendment C117 – Lancefield planning controls approved

Amendment C117 – Lancefield planning controls approved

Published on 22 January 2020

Lancefield’s township character will be preserved and maintained following the Victorian Government’s approval of new planning controls.

Amendment C117 - the Lancefield Development Plan Overlay (DPO) now forms part of the Macedon Ranges Planning Scheme.

Approved and gazetted by the Minister for Planning on 16 January 2020, the DPO guides any future subdivision and development of residentially zoned land in Lancefield and corrects a mapping error made to the township boundary.

Approval of the DPO follows three years of development and consultation with the community, as well as an independent planning panel review.

Three major changes were made to the approved Development Plan Overlay Schedule 24 by the panel including:

Deleting a permit condition requirement relating to the provision of infrastructure Providing for no more than two development plans each in Areas 1 (adopted schedule allows for up to three development plans) Including a new requirement in DP024 that development in all areas must have or on completion have more than a BAL-12.5 rating under A53959-2009 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire-prone Areas (Standards Australia, 2009).

Director Planning and Environment, Angela Hughes said the DPO responded to how the community wished to see the town develop into the future.

“This decision means we can retain Lancefield’s established urban form and heritage character including the street design and grid layout,” Ms Hughes said.

“This means residents and visitors can continue to enjoy wider road reserves in key access streets and street tree planting consistent in pattern and structure with older parts of the town.”