Amendment C172 - West Footscray and Surrounds - Heritage Precincts

Locations 

The heritage precincts proposed to be introduced on an ongoing basis through this amendment are:

• HO211 Bottomley’s Paddock Inter-war and Post-war Residential Precinct
• HO212 Centennial & Duke Streets Inter-war and Post-war Residential Precinct
• HO213 Hansen Inter-war Residential Precinct
• HO214 Laughton’s Post-war Housing Precinct
• HO215 Naismith & McCubbin Streets Inter-war Housing Precinct
• HO216 Summerhill Road Inter-war and Post-war Housing Precinct
• HO217 Tottenham Post-war Industrial Area Housing Precinct
• HO218 West Footscray Inter-war and Post-war Residential Precinct

Precincts Map

The map below shows the location of the precincts. To enlarge, click on the map. 

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The key changes proposed to the Planning Scheme as part of Amendment C172 include:

• Replace the interim Heritage Overlay with a permanent Heritage Overlay for each precinct.
• Rezone land in each precinct from the General Residential Zone  to the Neighbourhood Residential Zone. 
• Update the Housing Framework Plan to show the precincts as Limited Change Areas.
• Introduce Heritage Design Guidelines and Statements of Significance for each precinct.
• Update the Permit Exemptions in Heritage Precincts Incorporated Plan to apply to the new precincts.
• Introduce the West Footscray Inter-war and Post-war Heritage Precinct Study (2021) as a Background Document.

Amendment C172 was on public exhibition from 28 February to 7 April 2022. Approximately 190 submissions were received. The exhibited amendment documents can be accessed on the Amendment C172 Victorian Government webpage.

Council is considering all submissions received during the exhibition period. Where there are submissions that cannot be resolved, submissions will generally be referred to an independent Planning Panel to consider the amendment and the submissions. Anybody who made a submission will be contacted and be given the opportunity to be heard by the Planning Panel.

Submissions received are available below, in accordance with public availability requirements under the Planning and Environment Act 1987.

Council has redacted personal information where it does not relate to an address affected by the proposed heritage overlay from submissions in accordance with Council’s privacy policy. For example, in instances where the property address is within the proposed heritage overlay, the address has not been redacted. In instances where the property address is outside the proposed heritage overlay, the address has been redacted. 

Further information on Amendment C172 is available from the following sources:

• Amendment C172 Explanatory Report and full suite of amendment documents, available from the Victorian Government’s Amendment C172 Victorian Government webpage
• Council report to City Development Delegated Committee meeting (September 2021)
• West Footscray Inter-war and Post-war Heritage Precincts Study (2021)
• General brochure and precinct brochures prepared to provide supplementary information during public exhibition

A link to each of these is available below.

Further information on the Planning Scheme Amendment process can be found on the Maribyrnong Planning Scheme Amendments webpage or the Victorian Government Planning Scheme Amendments webpage.