Planning Scheme amendments

From time to time, changes are made to the Planning Scheme. These changes are called Planning Scheme amendments. They may be used to respond to land use changes or 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.

Requesting a Planning Scheme amendment

Individuals and other parties may request an amendment to the Planning Scheme. Please ensure that you understand the process for requesting a Planning Scheme amendment and the associated fees before making a request.

Current Planning Scheme amendments

Planning Scheme amendment	Status
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.	Approval under consideration by the Minister for Planning
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.	Authorisation under consideration by the Minister for Planning
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. At its meeting on 15 December 2025, Council resolved to split the Amendment into Parts 1 and 2. For more information regarding Amendment C339ston Parts 1 and 2, visit Public Park and Recreation Zone Updates C339 on Connect Stonnington.	Approval of (Part 1) under consideration by the Minister for Planning; Planning Panel of (Part 2) will be held on 11 May 2026.
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.	Authorisation under consideration by the Minister for Planning
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.	Approval under consideration by the Minister for Planning
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.	Adopted with final approval under consideration by the Minister for Planning
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.	Authorisation under consideration by the Minister for Planning
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.	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 Growth team at strategicplanning@stonnington.vic.gov.au or call 03 8290 1395.