Planning Scheme Amendments ONLINE
Planning scheme amendments ONLINE provides up to date information on the status of amendments to all new format planning schemes in Victoria and the Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP). It allows you to view amendment documentation at each stage of the amendment process.

Planning schemes are amended on a regular basis. A planning scheme amendment may involve a change to a planning scheme map (often a rezoning) or a change to the ordinance or written part of the scheme or both.

Amendments can be V amendments (changes to VPP only), VC amendments (changes to VPP and council planning schemes) and C amendments (changes to council planning scheme only).
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Planning Scheme Amendments ONLINE

How do I find an amendment in Planning scheme amendments ONLINE?
Where can I get more information?
How can I inspect a full copy of an amendment?
Print updated planning scheme and VPP pages

How do I find an amendment in Planning scheme amendments ONLINE?
If an amendment is available electronically, details may be viewed online. Please note, some amendment documents may not be available online. These documents may be inspected free of charge at the relevant council offices or the relevant Department offices (see the Planning documents for public inspection page).

To view an amendment and related information:

  1. Select the first letter of the relevant planning scheme from the alphabetical display.
  2. Select the relevant planning scheme.
  3. Select the amendment number, for example, C002.
If you are not sure which planning scheme the amendment affects, there is a search facility. Search hints are provided on the search page. You can search by amendment number or by a key word such as the name of the locality the amendment affects (e.g. South Melbourne).

Amendment files can be large in size and slow to download and some may not be available online. If you have trouble accessing files, please email us at planning.schemes@dpcd.vic.gov.au.

Where can I get more information?
If you have any questions or comments about Planning Scheme Amendments ONLINE, please refer to the online help section within the database or email us at planning.schemes@dpcd.vic.gov.au.

How can I inspect a full copy of an amendment?
Copies of amendments, may also be inspected free of charge at the relevant council offices and the relevant offices of the Department. Department contact details to make an appointment are provided at the bottom of the Documents for public inspection page.

Print updated planning scheme and VPP pages
If you need to print the amended pages of a planning scheme or the VPP, follow these instructions.

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