Amendment C245whse - Ministerial Amendment to the Whitehorse Planning Scheme - Box Hill Central North - Vicinity Centres

The Minister for Planning is considering to prepare Amendment C245whse to the Whitehorse Planning Scheme. The town planning consultancy Urbis Pty Ltd, on behalf of Box Hill Central owner Vicinity Centres, requested the Minister to undertake the proposed amendment.

The Victorian Government Department of Transport and Planning placed the draft amendment on public exhibition from Monday 20 February 2023 to Monday 20 March 2023.

Submissions are now closed.

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 has now referred all submissions to the Priority Projects Standing Advisory Committee. Information about the Standing Advisory Committee can be found on the Planning Panels website.

About the Amendment

Based on the information provided by DTP, 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 proposes to:

  • apply 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)
  • include a new Incorporated Document titled Box Hill Central North Masterplan in the Whitehorse Planning Scheme
  • apply the Road Closure Overlay for the partial closure of Fairbank Lane (east of Nelson Road).

Map 1: Subject Land - Land affected by Amendment C245whse
Map 1: Subject Land affected by Amendment C245whse

For more information, to view the amendment and supporting documents (as listed below), visit the Victorian Government’s draft Amendment C245 page.

Supporting documents:

  • Employment Growth and Economic Benefit Assessment
  • Planning Report
  • Transport Impact Assessment
  • Wind Tunnel Test Report
  • Box Hill Housing Diversity and Affordability Report
  • Instruction Sheet
  • Explanatory Report
  • Incorporated Document Dec 2022
  • Schedule to clause 45.04 Road Closure Overlay
  • Schedule to clause 45.12 Specific Controls Overlay
  • Schedule to clause 72.03 what to does this planning scheme consist of
  • Schedule to clause 72.04 documents incorporated in this planning scheme

Figure 1: Proposed Box Hill Central North Redevelopment Masterplan layoutFigure 1: Proposed Box Hill Central North Redevelopment Masterplan layout
 

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

Figure 3 - Built form of future buildings proposed in the masterplanFigure 2: Massing and height of future buildings proposedSource: Box Hill Central North Masterplan, 23 June, 2022, Bates Smart, page. 45
 

Council is not the Planning Authority responsible for undertaking this amendment.

All enquiries relating to this amendment must be directed to the Department of Transport and Planning.