At Council's meeting on 27 February 2023, Council considered its submission to the Minister for Draft Amendment C245whse.

Council’s submission ( PDF 1.46MB) was submitted to the Minister on 6 March 2023 and key concerns raised in Council’s submission are summarised here ( PDF 263.35KB).

The Minister for Planning referred all submissions to the Priority Projects Standing Advisory Committee. A public hearing was held in September and October 2023 and the Standing Advisory Committee submitted its report to the Minister in November 2023.

Information about the Standing Advisory Committee and its report can be found here.

About the Amendment

The amendment affects the land shown in Map 1 below (Subject Land), which primarily includes the Vicinity Centres Box Hill Central (North) shopping centre and surrounding land.

The amendment:

• applies a Specific Controls Overlay (SCO) to facilitate development proposed in the Box Hill Central North Masterplan and make the associated changes to the Whitehorse Planning Scheme. (The Masterplan layout proposed by Vicinity Centres is shown in Figure 1 below)
• includes a new Incorporated Document titled Box Hill Central North Masterplan in the Whitehorse Planning Scheme
• applies the Road Closure Overlay for the partial closure of Fairbank Lane (east of Nelson Road).

Map 1: Subject Land - Land affected by Amendment C245whse

Figure 1: Proposed Box Hill Central North Redevelopment Masterplan layout
 

Figure 2 - Massing and height of future buildings proposed in the Masterplan
Source: Box Hill Central North Masterplan, 23 June, 2022, Bates Smart, page 42

Figure 3 - Built form of future buildings proposed in the masterplanSource: Box Hill Central North Masterplan, 23 June, 2022, Bates Smart, page. 45