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Amendment C142
Supporting Retail Centres in the City of Whitehorse
Council has prepared and exhibited Amendment C142 to the Whitehorse Planning Scheme.
The amendment applies to all land within the municipality, and more specifically to all retail based activity centres.
The amendment proposes to make alterations to the wording of the following existing clauses of the Whitehorse Planning Scheme:
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Clause 21.07 – Economic Development
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Clause 22.06 – Activity Centres
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Clause 22.07 – Box Hill Central Activities Area
The alterations are proposed to implement the recommendations of the City of Whitehorse Retail Strategy Review dated October 2010 and adopted by Council in November 2010.
The changes include a new objective relating to activity centre development, the new requirement to prepare a Retail Sustainability Assessment for major expansions of retail space in Major and Neighbourhood Activity Centres and referencing the City of Whitehorse Retail Strategy Review, October 2010, within the Whitehorse Planning Scheme.
By the close of the exhibition on 19 December 2011, three submissions had been received, one was in support and two raised concerns regarding aspects of the proposal.
Council resolved to request an independent planning panel consider the submissions and make recommendations back to Council before proceeding any further with the amendment.
The panel will be held at the municipal offices on 16 April 2012.
Anyone who has made a submission that has been referred to the panel has an opportunity to be heard.
For any further enquiries please contact Nigel Smuts, Senior Strategic Planner, on 9262 6349 or email nigel.smuts@whitehorse.vic.gov.au.
Expert Witness Report Amendment C142 Panel Hearing – MacroPlan (562.11kB)
Expert Witness Report Amendment C142 Panel Hearing – Urbis (7.95MB)