Greater Dandenong City Council has prepared Amendment C249gdan to the Greater Dandenong Planning Scheme.

Greater Dandenong City Council is the planning authority exhibiting the Amendment.

The Amendment applies to 18 heritage places located in Greater Dandenong.

What the Amendment does

The Amendment proposes to make changes to the existing Schedule to Clause 43.01 Heritage Overlay and associated maps in the Greater Dandenong Planning Scheme to correct anomalies and mapping errors identified through a review of the schedule.

The Amendment proposes changes to 18 existing Heritage Places listed on the Heritage Overlay (HO) Schedule.

The Amendment is required to ensure the existing overlay is consistent with the Department of Transport and Planning’s Planning Practice Note No.1 Applying the Heritage Overlay and the Greater Dandenong Heritage Study Stage 1 (1998) and Greater Dandenong Heritage Study and Heritage Places (2003).

Specifically, the Amendment proposes to:

  • Amend the Schedule to Clause 43.01 Heritage Overlay to correct the addresses and controls to 18 existing heritage places. Table 2 in the Explanatory Report indicates the heritage overlay number, address and specific changes proposed for each of the 18 existing HO places.
  • Amend Planning Scheme Maps 1HO, 2HO, 5HO, 6 HO and 7HO to adjust the mapped extent of the HO places and delete three (3) heritage places listed in Table 3 in the Explanatory Report.

HO2 - Dandenong West Primary School, 32-34 Birdwood Avenue, Dandenong

HO3 - Noble Park Public Hall, 18-34 Buckley Street, Noble Park

HO5 - Foster Farm House, 10 Starling Mews, Keysborough

HO6 - Keysborough State School, 15/170 Chapel Road, Keysborough

HO12 - Keysborough Learning Centre, 402-418 Corrigan Road, Keysborough

HO15 - Dandenong Primary School (No.1403), 174-182 Foster Street, Dandenong

HO17 - Wanke House, 97 Gladstone Road, Dandenong

HO22 - Glen Alvie (Homestead), 66 Hutton Road, Keysborough

HO24 - Pemberton House, 11 James Street, Dandenong

HO25 - Oak Trees, 7-10 Janmara Court and 42-44 Rawdon Hill Drive, Dandenong North

HO27 - Dandenong General Cemetery, 17A Kirkham Road, Dandenong

HO36 - Old Dandy Inn (formerly the Bridge Hotel), 185-193 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong

HO44 - River Red Gums, along Memorial Drive road reserve, Noble Park

HO50 - Dandenong High School, 92-106 Princes Highway, 15-17 HIgh Street, and 2-4 Herbert Street, Dandenong

HO63 - Formerly McQuade’s Garage, 18-20 Scott Street, Dandenong

HO64 - Formerly Walker’s Bakehouse, 22-24 Scott Street, Dandenong

HO70 - Oak Tree, Springvale Civic Centre, 397-405 Springvale Road and 2-14 Grace Park Avenue, Springvale

HO77 - Springvale Church of Christ, 6 Windsor Avenue, Springvale


Where you may inspect the Amendment

The Amendment documents are available for public inspection, free of charge, during office hours at the Greater Dandenong Civic Centre, 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong, or any of Council's Customer Service Centres.

The Amendment can also be inspected, free of charge, at the Department of Transport and Planning website at www.planning.vic.gov.au/public-inspection or by contacting the office on 1800 789 386 to arrange a time to view the Amendment documentation.

Current status

Public exhibition of Amendment C249gdan commences on Thursday 13 March 2025.

You can have your say on Planning Scheme Amendment C249gdan by making a written submission.

Submissions close on Thursday 17 April 2025 and must be received by Council by 5pm.

Make a submission

Any person may make a submission to the planning authority about the Amendment.

A submission must be made in writing and include the submitter's name and contact details.

Submissions must clearly state the grounds on which the submitter supports the Amendment, supports the Amendment with changes, or objects to the Amendment, and indicate what changes (if any) the submitter wishes to make.

You can make a submission by:

  • Complete the online submission form below
  • Email to council@cgd.vic.gov.au (please include subject line; 'Amendment C249gdan - Submission')
  • Post to City of Greater Dandenong, Amendment C249gdan - Submission, PO Box 200, Dandenong VIC 3175
  • In person to one of Council's Customer Service Centres.

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