Plans, guidelines and frameworks
Our Strategic Planning team prepares and develops:
- structure plans
- masterplans
- urban design frameworks
- specific theme studies, and
- research and background study projects.
For more information, email strategicplanning@stonnington.vic.gov.au or call 03 8290 1395.
Structure plans and masterplans
A structure plan sets out a vision for the future development of a place.
It considers things like existing buildings and spaces, land uses, activities and transport.
We develop these plans with:
- the community
- local residents
- businesses, and
- the development industry.
This helps us understand how an area should grow.
We research, study and consult to make a structure plan.
This shows us:
- what's working well
- what can be enhanced
- how the area can grow and change in the future, and
- how to achieve this.
Chapel reVision Structure Plan
The Chapel reVision Structure Plan applies to the Chapel Street Activity Centre.
This guides important decisions in the Chapel Street Activity Centre, like:
- development
- land use
- movement
- public/open space
- strategic opportunities, and
- economic/social planning and sustainability.
The Chapel reVision Structure Plan was implemented by Amendment C172 to the Stonnington Planning Scheme.
Amendment C172 came into effect on 10 August 2017.
It introduced permanent planning controls for the Chapel Street Activity Centre in the form of the Activity Centre Zone, Schedule 1 (ACZ1).
Find out more at Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
Structure Plan development timeline
Date |
Activity |
Status |
|
Community consultation |
Complete |
|
Stakeholder and internal consultation |
Complete |
|
Draft Chapel reVision Structure Plan community consultation |
Complete |
7 July 2014 |
Council adopt Chapel reVision Structure Plan |
Complete |
August 2014 |
Planning Scheme Amendment C172 exhibited |
Complete |
17 June 2015
|
Panel Report handed down following Panel Hearings in March/April 2015. |
Complete |
September 2015 |
Planning authority approval |
Complete
|
September 2015 |
Department assessment |
Complete |
10 August 2017 |
Chapel reVision Structure Plan - Amendment C172 gazetted |
Complete |
30 November 2017 |
Chapel Street Activity Centre anomalies - Amendment C271 gazetted.
This amendment resolved minor wording, drafting and map errors and inconsistencies.
Because this amendment was small, the Minister for Planning agreed to approve without notice (under section 20A of the Planning and Environment Act 1987).
Find out more at Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
|
Complete |
20 September 2019 |
Chapel reVision Planning Control improvements - Amendment C276ston gazetted.
This amendment fixed mapping anomalies, increased the area for public open space, revised use and built form requirements and got rid of unnecessary controls.
Find out more at Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
|
Complete |
Supporting documents
Chapel reVision Structure Plan(PDF, 8MB)
Chapel reVision Neighbourhood Framework Plan(PDF, 73MB)
Chapel-reVision-Discussion-Paper-Sept-2015.pdf(PDF, 6MB)
Chapel-reVision-Transport-Strategy-Sept-2015.pdf(PDF, 3MB)
Re-discover-Chapel-Street-Masterplan-Aug-2013.pdf(PDF, 17MB)
Forrest Hill Structure Plan and Streetscape Masterplan
Forrest Hill precinct in South Yarra is a significant area in Stonnington for:
- higher density housing
- mixed use, and
- intensive built form.
Forrest Hill Precinct Structure Plan
In December 2005, Council adopted the Forrest Hill Precinct Structure Plan.
This includes:
- an east-west pedestrian link
- improved streetscape and public spaces, and
- framework to support high-density activity.
In April 2006, Council adopted a Development Contributions Plan (DCP).
This facilitated a planning scheme amendment to introduce a DCP in the precinct.
Council developed a 'Streetscape Masterplan' for the public spaces design goals.
This creates a vision for the precinct, with goals to:
- reinforce its role as a mixed use, high density area
- improve pedestrian comfort and safety
- improve the streetscape quality and create an easy walking environment that promotes sustainable transport
- provide for day and night street use
- provide for growth with high quality open spaces
- implement a development contribution scheme
- attract Victorian Government funding opportunities
- guide the redevelopment of the public realm, and
- establish partnerships with developers and Council.
Specific features of the Masterplan
- Wider footpaths and new paving materials, colours and patterns.
- Landscape Yarra, Claremont and Daly Streets and Almeida Crescent.
- Reinforce pedestrian priority along east/west Yarra, Claremont and Daly Streets.
- Entry threshold treatments through the precinct.
- Create pedestrian-orientated spaces.
- Resurface Yarra, Claremont and Daly streets and Almeida Crescent.
- Introduce signals at the Yarra Street/Alexandra Avenue intersection.
- Take powerlines underground.
- Encourage public art and street furniture.
- Illustrate initiatives and opportunities for the precinct.
Masterplan development timeline
Date |
Activity |
Status |
December 2005 |
Council adopt Forrest Hill Precinct Structure Plan |
Complete |
April 2006 |
Council adopt Development Contributions Plan for the precinct |
Complete |
March 2007
|
Engage community, including design workshop |
Complete |
October 2007 |
Exhibit draft Masterplan |
Complete |
March 2008 |
Community engagement workshops |
Complete |
October 2008 |
Final draft Masterplan given to key stakeholders and registered parties |
Complete |
November 2008 |
Council adopt Forrest Hill Precinct Streetscape Masterplan |
Complete |
Supporting documents
Forrest Hill Precinct Structure Plan(PDF, 7MB) (PDF)
Forrest Hill Precinct Streetscape Masterplan(PDF, 20MB) (PDF)
Forrest Hill Development Contribution Plan(PDF, 720KB) (PDF)
Glenferrie Road and High Street Structure Plan
Council adopted the Glenferrie Road and High Street Structure Plan on 30 November 2015.
The structure plan describes changes to the Stonnington Planning Scheme.
It also sets guidelines for development and land use in the Glenferrie Road and High Street area for the next 25 years.
For more information on Amendment C223, visit Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
Structure Plan timeline
Date |
Activity |
Status |
March 2014 |
Stage 1: Consult community on key features, characteristics, improvements and future vision. |
Complete |
August 2014 |
Stage 2: Discussion sessions with community. |
Complete |
April 2015
|
Stage 3: Consult community on draft Glenferrie Road/High Street Structure Plan. |
Complete |
30 November 2015 |
Council adopt Glenferrie Road/High Street Structure Plan. |
Complete |
July/August 2016 |
Exhibit Planning Scheme Amendment C223. |
Complete |
15 December 2017 |
Panel Hearing meetings October/November 2017, panel report handed down. |
Complete |
April 2018
|
Planning authority adoption. |
Complete |
April 2018 |
Department assessment. |
Complete |
September 2018 |
Minister approval - Amendment C223 gazetted. |
Complete |
Supporting documents
Glenferrie Road and High Street Structure Plan(PDF, 37MB) (PDF)
March 2014 - Stage 1 - Community Consultation Summary Report(PDF, 162KB) (PDF)
August 2014 - Stage 2 - Community Consultation Summary Report(PDF, 243KB) (PDF)
April 2015 - Stage 3 - Community Consultation Summary Report(PDF, 10MB) (PDF)
Hawksburn Village Structure Plan
The Hawksburn Village Structure Plan:
- provides a framework for land use, built form, movement and open space for the activity centre, and
- creates goals, plans and guidelines for land use, built form and heritage, access and movement, public realm and open space, and sense of space.
Council adopted the Hawksburn Village Structure Plan on 22 August 2016, and it was updated in October 2020 to reflect modest changes resulting from Stonnington Planning Scheme Amendment C272ston:
The Stonnington Planning Scheme was amended in February 2021 to introduce new planning ‘rules’ for the activity centre, that align with the direction of the Structure Plan.
The new 'rules' will help protect and improve what is good and valued about the village.
They will also guide opportunities to meet existing and future population needs.
Amendment C272ston introduced these changes.
Structure Plan and Amendment C272ston timeline
Date |
Activity |
Status |
December 2014 |
Stage 1: Consult community - collect information |
Complete |
August 2015 |
Stage 2: Consult community - key directions |
Complete |
March 2016
|
Stage 3: Consult community - draft Structure Plan |
Complete |
22 August 2016 |
Council adopt Hawksburn Village Structure Plan |
Complete |
June 2019 |
Council request authorisation to prepare Amendment C272ston |
Complete |
September 2019 |
Council authorised to prepare Amendment C272ston to the Stonnington Planning Scheme |
Complete |
November 2019 |
Exhibit Amendment C272ston |
Complete |
30 March 2020 |
Council agree to refer Amendment C272ston to independent planning panel |
Complete |
9-15 June 2020 |
Panel Hearing |
Complete |
30 July 2020 |
Planning Panel Report |
Complete |
7 September 2020 |
Council considered Planning Panel Report and adopted Amendment C272ston |
Complete |
January 2021 |
Minister for Planning approves Amendment C272ston |
Complete |
February 2021 |
Amendment C272ston comes into effect - Stonnington Planning Scheme updated |
Complete |
Supporting documents
Hawksburn Village Structure Plan(PDF, 25MB) (PDF)
Stage 1 - Community Consultation Summary Report(PDF, 1MB) (PDF)
Stage 2 - Community Consultation Summary Report(PDF, 8MB) (PDF)
Stage 3 - Community Consultation Summary Report(PDF, 27MB) (PDF)
Urban design frameworks
590 Orrong Road and 4 Osment Street, Armadale
The Stonnington Planning Scheme incorporated 590 Orrong Road and 4 Osment Street, Armadale Urban Design Framework as a Development Plan Overlay (Schedule 2).
This was done through Amendment C153 in October 2014.
Find out more at Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning.
Waverley Road Urban Design Framework
Council adopted the Waverley Road Urban Design Framework in 2008.
It incorporated it in the Stonnington Planning Scheme through Amendment C55.
Supporting documents
Waverley Road Urban Design Framework(PDF, 7MB) (PDF)