STRATEGIC PLANNING

In this section you will find details of the City of Ballarat's current strategic projects, current and recently completed planning scheme amendments, the incorporated documents and reference documents cited in the Ballarat Planning Scheme as well as helpful links to further information regarding the planning scheme amendment process and planning in general. You can also learn how the Strategic Planning Team works and what tasks are involved in Strategic Planning.

Currently on Exhibition

There are currently no planning scheme amendments on exhibition.

Current Strategic Planning Projects: 

This section comprises of planning projects that are currently being undertaken by the Strategic Planning unit. These projects include:  

Ballarat West Growth Area

Ballarat West Precinct Structure Plan

Ballarat West Employment Zone

Ballarat Western Link Road



Current Planning Scheme Amendments:

In this section you can learn about the planning scheme amendment process and view current and recently completed amendments. This section includes:

Current Amendment Requests, including:

• Amendment C101- 105 to 201 Smythes Road, Delacombe
• Amendment C109- 31 -45 Learmonth Street, Alfredton
• Amendment C127- Miners Rest Outline Development Plan
• Amendment C128- Western Highway Duplication between Ballarat and Stawell
• Amendment C138- Ballarat Review of Future Industrial Areas 
• Amendment C141- Ballarat Open Space Strategy and Environmental Sustainability Strategy
• Amendment C143- 1503 Geelong Road, Mount Clear
• Amendment C148 - Rural Land Use Strategy
• Amendment C149- Dowling Forest Precinct Master Plan - Planning Implementation
• Amendment C151 - Ballarat Activity Centres Strategy
• Amendment C152 - Ballarat Central Business District Strategy
• Amendment C154 - Ballarat Gaming Policy Framework
• Amendment C155 - Expansion of Ballarat Technology Park

 Ballarat Planning Scheme:

This section explains how the Ballarat Planning Scheme works and provides a link to access the Scheme online. This section also includes documents related to the Planning Scheme, including;

• Incorporated Documents
• Reference Documents

Recently Completed Amendments, including:

• Amendment C95- Koala Plan of Management Parts 1 & 2; Canadian Valley Outline Development Plan; Native vegetation Mapping and Review of the Vegetation Protection Overlay (VPO1)
• Amendment C102 - Wildfire Management Overlay 
• Amendment C107 - Six Heritage Precincts
• Amendment C119- 193 Swinglers Road, Invermay  
• Amendment C137- Policy Neutral Revision of the Local Planning Policy Framework 
• Amendment C145- Planning Certificates
• Amendment C147- Removal of Public Acquisition Overlay in Elsworth Street East, Canadian

Planning Scheme Amendment Process              

Completed Strategic Planning Projects:

In this section you can download completed strategic planning projects.