Amendment C219 - Significant Landscape Overlay - Schedule 9

Amendment C219 to the Whitehorse Planning Scheme introduces updated tree controls to protect existing and establishing trees and the landscape character of the municipality.

Amendment C219 replaces tree protection controls that have been in place since February 2018 for land in the Significant Landscape Overlay Schedule 9 (SLO9). Council's decision on 16 March 2020 was to adopt Amendment C219 and to request approval of the controls from the Minister for Planning.

In June 2023 the Minister for Planning extended SLO9, until 23 June 2024 while the State Government completes a review of the vegetation overlays in the Victoria Planning Provisions through the Greening and Cooling Melbourne project.

To find out if SLO9 applies to your land visit the Tree Controls, Removal, Lopping and Pruning webpage. This page also outlines if a planning permit is required and how to apply. 

Download the approved SLO9 ( PDF 134.18KB) with the complete set of planning controls.

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