Green Wedge Planning Scheme Amendment 2026 (C220)

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Help shape the future of Kingston's Green Wedge

Kingston's Green Wedge is a unique part of our city, providing open space, environmental habitat, agricultural land and a green break between urban areas.

We're proposing updates to planning controls to help protect this unique area for future generations.

Landowners, residents, businesses and the wider community are invited to review the proposed changes and make a submission. Submissions close 27 November 2026.


What changes are proposed?
Following community consultation, Kingston Council adopted its 10-year Green Wedge Management Plan in 2023. As part of the plan's recommendations, we are now seeking to strengthen planning controls to protect our Green Wedge via a Planning Scheme Amendment (Amendment C220king) to:
  • Update zoning
    - Rezone all existing Green Wedge Zone (GWZ) land to Green Wedge A Zone (GWAZ) to prevent future land uses with negative environmental impacts.
    - Rectify existing zoning anomalies to align with state planning policy.

  • Introduce a new Design and Development Overlay
    - New permit requirement for buildings and works in green wedge precincts
    - New built form guidelines to ensure new buildings are sited, landscaped and designed appropriately in green wedge areas.

  • Update local planning policies relating to Green Wedge land.
    - New local planning policy to guide decision making on appropriate land uses and signage in the Kingston green wedge.
    - Update maps of the Chain of Parks (Sandbelt Parklands) to reflect project progress and meet current planning scheme format requirements.
    - Update Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO2) mapping to remove land already acquired for the Chain of Parks (Sandbelt Parklands).

  • Transport zone amendments
    - Updating zoning to parts of the Dingley and Mordialloc Bypass and Boundary Road to reflect their status as transport corridors.
    - Introducing a Specific Control Overlay to retain existing subdivision requirements for the rezoned roads to ensure compliance with state green wedge planning policy.

    Please note: The amendment will not change current subdivision rules for green wedge land and will not alter the urban growth boundary.

    The changes aim to provide clearer guidance about what types of development are appropriate and help protect the long-term environmental, agricultural and landscape values of the Green Wedge.

    You can review the amendment documents in the document library or on the Department of Transport and Planning website.

    In the document library you can also find Frequently Asked Questions for greater detail.
Have your say
We're seeking your feedback on the proposed changes and what they mean for you. When making a submission, please explain: whether you support or oppose the amendment, the reasons for your position plus any changes you would like Council to consider. Submissions, which must be made in writing and include your name and contact details, can be made via:

All submissions received will be considered by Council before a Planning Scheme Amendment is lodged with the state government for approval.

Submissions may also be referred to an independent planning panel appointed by the Victorian Government. The panel will consider submissions and make recommendations before any final decision is made.


Help shape the future of Kingston's Green Wedge

Kingston's Green Wedge is a unique part of our city, providing open space, environmental habitat, agricultural land and a green break between urban areas.

We're proposing updates to planning controls to help protect this unique area for future generations.

Landowners, residents, businesses and the wider community are invited to review the proposed changes and make a submission. Submissions close 27 November 2026.


What changes are proposed?
Following community consultation, Kingston Council adopted its 10-year Green Wedge Management Plan in 2023. As part of the plan's recommendations, we are now seeking to strengthen planning controls to protect our Green Wedge via a Planning Scheme Amendment (Amendment C220king) to:
  • Update zoning
    - Rezone all existing Green Wedge Zone (GWZ) land to Green Wedge A Zone (GWAZ) to prevent future land uses with negative environmental impacts.
    - Rectify existing zoning anomalies to align with state planning policy.

  • Introduce a new Design and Development Overlay
    - New permit requirement for buildings and works in green wedge precincts
    - New built form guidelines to ensure new buildings are sited, landscaped and designed appropriately in green wedge areas.

  • Update local planning policies relating to Green Wedge land.
    - New local planning policy to guide decision making on appropriate land uses and signage in the Kingston green wedge.
    - Update maps of the Chain of Parks (Sandbelt Parklands) to reflect project progress and meet current planning scheme format requirements.
    - Update Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO2) mapping to remove land already acquired for the Chain of Parks (Sandbelt Parklands).

  • Transport zone amendments
    - Updating zoning to parts of the Dingley and Mordialloc Bypass and Boundary Road to reflect their status as transport corridors.
    - Introducing a Specific Control Overlay to retain existing subdivision requirements for the rezoned roads to ensure compliance with state green wedge planning policy.

    Please note: The amendment will not change current subdivision rules for green wedge land and will not alter the urban growth boundary.

    The changes aim to provide clearer guidance about what types of development are appropriate and help protect the long-term environmental, agricultural and landscape values of the Green Wedge.

    You can review the amendment documents in the document library or on the Department of Transport and Planning website.

    In the document library you can also find Frequently Asked Questions for greater detail.
Have your say
We're seeking your feedback on the proposed changes and what they mean for you. When making a submission, please explain: whether you support or oppose the amendment, the reasons for your position plus any changes you would like Council to consider. Submissions, which must be made in writing and include your name and contact details, can be made via:

All submissions received will be considered by Council before a Planning Scheme Amendment is lodged with the state government for approval.

Submissions may also be referred to an independent planning panel appointed by the Victorian Government. The panel will consider submissions and make recommendations before any final decision is made.


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    Disclosure Statement – Privacy Collection Notice.  Planning Scheme Amendment No: C220king Planning and Environment Act 1987 

     Kingston City Council (Council) is committed to protecting your right to privacy in accordance with the Victorian Planning and Environment Act 1987 and Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.  

    Purpose of collection 
    The personal information provided is being collected by Council for the purpose of processing the proposed Planning Scheme Amendment No. C220king in accordance with the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Act) and will ensure Council, as the Planning Authority, can exercise its functions under the Act including to contact submitters as part of the proposed Planning Scheme Amendment process. The personal information will be used by Council for this primary purpose and for related municipal purposes.   

     
    Disclosure  
    Council must make a copy of every submission available in accordance with the public availability requirements under the Act until the end of 2 months after the amendment comes into operation or lapses.  This means that Council can make a copy of your submission available for any person to inspect: 

    • free of charge at Council’s office during office hours; OR  

    • on Council’s website and on request at Council’s office free of charge. 

    If Council makes any submission available on its website, Council must not disclose the personal information without your consent.  Council does not intend, as part of this Planning Scheme Amendment, to make a copy of the submissions publicly available on its website, if it does, it intends to redact personal information or obtain your consent.  

    Council may also provide submissions (including by email, post, or other means) to Councillors, Planning Panels Victoria, the Planning Minister & Department of Transport and Planning, consultants, and such other Council administrative staff as are required to facilitate the Planning Scheme Amendment. By providing a submission to Council you agree to the use and disclosure of your personal information for this purpose.   

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