Alfredton, Cuthberts Rd - Amendment C103

What is proposed?

The supply of residentially zoned land in Ballarat is currently under the level recommended in the Victorian Planning Provisions under Clause 14 which forms part of the State Planning Policy Framework. In Ballarat's recognised major growth corridor to the west of the city there is little vacant residentially zoned land remaining.

Amendment C103 proposes to rezone and apply other planning controls to four parcels of land in Cuthberts Road, Alfredton; a site which has been identified for residential development in the short-medium term since 1990, namely in the Ballarat Region Strategy Plan 1990 (part 1) (PDF - 2756KB) and Ballarat Region Strategy Plan 1990 (part 2) (PDF - 2571KB), and the Ballarat Strategy Plan 1998 (1876KB).

The site proposed for rezoning under this amendment is approximately 65 hectares in area and is bounded by residential estates to the north and east, fragmented low density rural properties to the south and rural farm land to the west. The land is currently used for grazing/rural land.

The Amendment proposes to:

1. Rezone the subject land from a Rural Zone to a Residential 1 Zone
2. Apply a Development Plan Overlay (DPO7) over the entire site 
3. Apply a Heritage Overlay (HO193) over an identified Scar Tree

Exhibition

The amendment was exhibited in February and March 2007 with submissions to the amendment closing on Friday, 16 March 2007.

The exhibited amendment documents may be downloaded from the end of this page, or viewed at the following locations:

• City of Ballarat - Town Hall, Sturt Street, Ballarat
• City of Ballarat - Phoenix Building, 25 Armstrong Street South, Ballarat 
• Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) - Western Region Office, State Government Offices, Corner of Doveton and Mair Streets, Ballarat 
• DSE - Planning Information Centre, Ground Floor, 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne 
• DSE website - Ballarat Planning Scheme Amendment Information - Amendment C103

What Happens Next?

Council considered the amendment on 11 April 2007 and resolved to refer all submissions to an independent panel. A Panel hearing was held in July 2007.

Recommendations regarding the amendment were provided in the Panel's report which was then presented to Council on the 26 September 2007.

The Panel's findings and recommendations can be viewed by downloading the C103 Panel Report (PDF - 1036KB).

Council's resolution can be viewed by dowloading the Council Meeting Minutes and Agenda from the links below.

26 September 2007 - Ordinary Council Meeting Agenda (PDF - 529KB)
26 September 2007 - Ordinary Council Meeting Minutes (PDF - 99KB)

The amendment will now be forwarded to the Minister for Planning for his final determination. 

Links

C103 Explanatory Report (PDF - 50KB)
C103 Instruction Sheet (PDF - 15KB)
C103 List of Changes (PDF - 23KB)
C103 Schedule 7 to the Development Plan Overlay (PDF - 32KB)
C103 Schedule to the Heritage Overlay (PDF - 16KB)
C103 Exhibition Map - Residential 1 Zone (PDF - 49KB)
C103 Exhibition Map - Development Plan Overlay 7 (PDF - 49KB)
C103 Exhibition Map - Heritage Overlay (PDF - 49KB)