Amendment C108 - Ballan Precinct 5

Council has prepared Amendment C108 to the Moorabool Planning Scheme, at the request of request of Whiteman Property and Associates Pty Ltd on behalf of Wel.Co. 

The amendment is required to facilitate staged, masterplanned residential development of approximately 98.5 hectares of land that is identified as growth precinct 5 within the Ballan Framework Plan at Clause 11.01-1L-03 (11.01 (planning.vic.gov.au)) of the Moorabool Planning Scheme. The subject land is bounded by the Western Freeway (northern extent), Geelong-Ballan Road (western extent), Old Melbourne Road (southern extent) and the Werribee River (eastern extent). 

The amendment proposes to: 

  • Rezone the subject land from Rural Living Zone (RLZ) to Neighbourhood Residential Zone Schedule 10 (NRZ10);  

  • Apply the Development Plan Overlay Schedule 9 (DPO9) to the subject land;  

  • Apply the Vegetation Protection Overlay Schedule 2 (VPO2) to remnant native vegetation on the subject land and adjoining road reserves;  

  • Apply the Environmental Audit Overlay (EAO) to 5580 Geelong-Ballan Road, Ballan; and  

  • Remove the Design and Development Overlay Schedule 2 (DDO2) from the subject land. 

The amendment was exhibited from 24 January 2025 to 3 March 2025 and 68 submissions have been received. At the Ordinary Meeting of Council on 7 May 2025, Council resolved to request the Minister for Planning appoint an Independent Planning Panel to consider the amendment and all submissions received.

 

A Planning Panel has been scheduled for the following dates

The Panel Hearing can be accessed as follows:

In person: Moorabool Shire Council offices, 182 Halletts Way, Darley

By video (Microsoft Teams): Join the meeting now (Meeting ID: 482 061 339 399 6 , Passcode: Nd6Mr25k)

By phone (audio only): Call (03) 9070 4463 and enter Phone Conference ID

Please note that there is a formal schedule of proceedings for these hearings. further information about the hearing process can be found on the PPV website

Date Time Meeting Room Teams Meeting link
Wednesday 23 July 2025 10am to 4.30pm Darley Training Hub Join the meeting now
Thursday 24July 2025 10am to 4.30pm North Wing Room 2 &3 Join the meeting now
Friday 25 July 2025 10am to 4.30pm North Wing Room 2 &3 Join the meeting now
Monday 28July 2025 10am to 4.30pm North Wing Room 2 &3 Join the meeting now
Tuesday 29July 2025 10am to 4.30pm North Wing Room 2 &3 Join the meeting now
Wednesday 30July 2025 10am to 4.00pm Darley Training Hub Join the meeting now
Thursday 31July 2025 10am to 3.30pm North Wing Room 2 &3 Join the meeting now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Find out more

You can find out more about the amendment and view the amendment documents by visiting Council’s Have Your Say webpage 

Have Your Say

or

on the  Department of Transport and Planning website www.planning.vic.gov.au/public-inspection.

Hard copies of all Amendment documents can be viewed at Council’s Darley or Ballan offices, the Lerderderg Library or can be posted to you upon request. 

 

 

 

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