Current Status
Directions Hearing
Hearing date: Monday, 9 November 2026
Outer Areas Heritage Overlays Amendment to apply the Heritage Overlay to places of heritage significance.
Council has prepared Amendment C473ggee to the Planning
Scheme which proposes to:
- implement the findings of the Charlemont, Marshall and Waurn Ponds Heritage Study Attachments 1 and 2 (City of Greater Geelong, August 2024) by including 13 places in the heritage overlay.
- implement the findings of the Outer Areas Heritage Assessment Study Attachments 1 and 2 (City of Greater Geelong, September 2025) by including 20 places in the heritage overlay.
- implement the findings of the Outer Areas Heritage Assessment Study Attachments 1 and 2 (City of Greater Geelong, March 2026) by including 9 places in the heritage overlay.
- introduce a new Statement of Significance, correct the address and include outbuilding controls in the Schedule to the Heritage Overlay HO310 for the property, ‘Craigton’, 283-373 Ballan Road, Moorabool, and reduce the extent of the mapped heritage overlay.
- incorporate 43 statements of significance.
- insert 3 background documents (the heritage assessment studies).
Amendment timeline
Council resolution to Exhibit - 24 March 2026
Authorisation for exhibition - 7 July 2026
Public Exhibition Period - 6 August to 7 September 2026
Consideration of Submissions - 7 October 2026
A report on submissions has been prepared and considered by Council's delegate. A copy of the report can be viewed under "Supporting Documents".
Directions Hearing - 9 November 2026
Panel Hearing - Week commencing 7 December 2026