Any planning application we receive is assessed against the Alpine Planning Scheme.
What is a Planning Scheme?
A planning scheme is a Planning Authority framework approved by the Victorian Government that outlines objectives, policies, and controls for the use, development, and protection of land for each municipality across Victoria. A planning scheme controls land use and development within a municipal district.
What is a Planning Scheme Review?
A planning scheme review is a health check of the current planning scheme for a local government area, assessing its effectiveness and relevance against strategies, policy, and direction adopted over the previous period.
A Planning Scheme Review will:
- Fix drafting errors;
- Identify policy gaps;
- Introduce new policy after 2015; and
- Provide recommendations for advocacy, strategic work, and process improvements.
A Planning Scheme Review conventionally occurs every four years and provides an update to the Planning Scheme via a Planning Scheme Amendment.
What is a Planning Scheme Amendment?
Changes to the planning scheme are called amendments. The process to make amendments is set out in the Planning and Environment Act 1987.
An amendment may involve a change to a planning scheme map, such as a rezoning, a change to the written part of the scheme, or both.
Key outcomes of the Planning Scheme Review
Over the previous period a number of plans and strategies have been put out to community for engagement and subsequently adopted, which have now been incorporated in the scheme.
These plans and strategies include:
- Community Vision 2040 and Council Plan 2021-2025
- Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan (incorporated into the current Council Plan)
- Myrtleford Resilience Plan
- Economic Development Strategy
- Alpine Shire Events Strategy
- Rural Land Use Strategy 2015
- Climate Action Plan 2021-2024
- Sport and Active Recreation Plan 2022-2033
- Affordable Housing Analysis and Action Plan 2022
Key findings of the 2023 Planning Scheme Review
- Process improvement
- Resourcing for Strategic Work Program
- Resourcing Statutory Planning
- Strengthening Planning and Statutory Planning
- Engaging a Dinner Plain advisor
How can I get involved?
The Planning Scheme Review is a recurring administrative piece of work. There may be opportunities to be involved in the process through a Planning Scheme Amendment. For further information, please contact us.