Stonnington Planning Scheme
The Stonnington Planning Scheme came into operation on 13 July 2000 and sets out the direction for using, developing and protecting land within the city.
The Planning Scheme is made up of four key components.
- Planning Policy Framework - a standard set of planning policies and controls that apply to all local government areas within Victoria. We cannot change the Planning Policy Framework.
- Municipal Strategic Statement - an outline of our local government's key land use and development objectives and strategies. The Statement provides the basis for zones, overlays and particular provisions. We review the Municipal Strategic Statement every three years.
- Local planning policies.
- Planning Scheme maps.
More information can be found in the:
View the Stonnington Planning Scheme during business hours:
Stonnington City Centre
311 Glenferrie Road, Malvern
Planning Scheme amendments
From time to time, changes are made to the Planning Scheme. These changes are called Planning Scheme amendments and may be introduced to respond to changes in the area, in a new council policy or to improve how the scheme operates.
Amendments to the Stonnington Planning Scheme can be prepared by Council or the Minister for Planning.
Individuals and other parties may request an amendment to the planning scheme. To be considered, the request must:
- be in writing
- present justification for the amendment.
Council is under no obligation to prepare an amendment and, after assessing a request, may decide not to proceed.
Current Planning Scheme amendments
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Status |
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South Yarra Heritage Review and Prahran East High Street Precinct, interim Heritage Overlay controls - Amendment C351ston
Amendment C351ston applies the Heritage Overlay on an interim basis to new individual places and precincts identified in the South Yarra Heritage Review and the Prahran East High Street Precinct, while permanent controls are progressed.
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Approval under consideration by the Minister for Planning |
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South Yarra Heritage Review and the Prahran East High Street Precinct - Amendment C350ston
Amendment C350ston implements the recommendations of the South Yarra Heritage Review, the Prahran East High Street Precinct into the Stonnington Planning Scheme on a permanent basis and include the Stonnington Thematic Environmental History: Post-war Addendum as a background document.
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Authorisation under consideration by the Minister for Planning |
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Public Park and Recreation Zone Rezoning - Amendment C339ston
Amendment C339ston rezones a number of places that are existing and planned areas of public open space, where the existing zone is inconsistent with the existing or future use.
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Exhibition expected in August 2025 |
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Prahran and Windsor Heritage Review and the Darling Road Commercial Precinct - Amendment C331ston
Amendment C331ston implements the recommendations of the Prahran and Windsor Heritage Review and the Darling Road Commercial Precinct into the Stonnington Planning Scheme on a permanent basis.
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Authorisation under consideration by the Minister for Planning |
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Prahran and Windsor Heritage Review, interim Heritage Overlay controls - Amendment C330ston
Amendment C331ston applies the Heritage Overlay on an interim basis to new individual places and precincts identified in the Prahran and Windsor Heritage Review and the Darling Road Commercial Precinct, while permanent controls are progressed.
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Approval under consideration by the Minister for Planning |
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Former Ken-Ailsa, 13-15 Avalon Road, Armadale Citation - Amendment C341 (permanent controls)
Amendment C331ston implements the recommendations of the Former Ken-Ailsa, 13-15 Avalon Road, Armadale Heritage Citation, to apply the Heritage Overlay on a permanent basis.
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Planning Panel will be held on July 21-22, 2025.
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Toorak, Kooyong and Armadale Heritage Review - Amendment C320ston
Amendment C320ston implements the recommendations of the Toorak, Kooyong and Armadale Heritage Review into the Stonnington Planning Scheme on a permanent basis.
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Adopted with final approval under consideration by the Minister for Planning |
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Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESD) - Amendment C325ston
Amendment C325ston proposes to amend the Stonnington Planning Scheme to introduces a new Particular Provision relating to Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESD) on a permanent basis.
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Authorisation under consideration by the Minister for Planning |
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Malvern Heritage Review - Amendment C316ston
Amendment C316ston proposes to amend the Stonnington Planning Scheme to implement the recommendations of the Malvern Heritage Review on a permanent basis.
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Adopted with final approval under consideration by the Minister for Planning |
View all Stonnington Planning Scheme amendments, including current and past amendments, on the Department of Transport and Planning website.
For more information, email our City Futures team at strategicplanning@stonnington.vic.gov.au or call 03 8290 1395.