Planning Delegated Committee Meeting recap

On Wednesday 14 September 2022, at Ballarat City Council’s regular Planning Delegated Committee Meeting, Councillors considered the request to apply an Interim Heritage Overlay at 742 Geelong Road, Canadian.  

Six of the nine councillors attended the meeting, with Cr Amy Johnson, Cr Tracey Hargreaves and Cr Ben Taylor as apologies and Cr Peter Eddy attending online.  

The City of Ballarat’s officer recommendation was to request that the Minister for Planning apply an Interim Heritage Overlay to the site, 742 Geelong Road Canadian, until 23 August 2023 and prepare a Planning Scheme Amendment to apply a permanent heritage control and associated provisions to the site. 

Councillors voted unanimously in support of the recommendation.