Notice of preparation of Amendment C222dare

Published on 05 March 2026

Planning and Environment Act 1987

Notice of the preparation of an amendment to the Darebin Planning Scheme – Amendment C222dare

Overview

Amendment C222dare proposes to apply the Heritage Overlay to seven (7) places of worship in Thornbury, Preston and Reservoir which have been identified as being of local heritage significance. The application of the Heritage Overlay will ensure that development does not negatively affect the significance of the heritage places.

For further details, refer to the explanatory report about the amendment.

Details of the amendment

The City of Darebin as planning authority has prepared Amendment C222dare to the Darebin Planning Scheme.

The land affected by the amendment is:

  • 326–332 St Georges Road, Thornbury
  • 390–398 St Georges Road, Thornbury
  • 220 High Street, Preston
  • 88–92 Cramer Street, Preston
  • 16–18 Martin Street, Thornbury
  • 66 St David Street, Thornbury
  • 111 Blake Street, Reservoir

The amendment proposes to protect the heritage significance of these seven (7) places of worship by applying the Heritage Overlay, incorporating Statements of Significance for all new heritage places and introducing the Places of Worship Heritage Assessment Volume 1: Findings and Volume 2: Citations (Extent Heritage, February 2026) as a background document. Related changes to the City of Darebin Heritage Study Incorporated Plan – Permit Exemptions document are also proposed.

You may inspect the amendment, any documents that support the amendment and the explanatory report about the amendment, free of charge, at:

  • the Department of Transport and Planning website www.planning.vic.gov.au/public-inspection or by contacting 1800 789 386 to arrange a time to view the amendment documentation.
  • the City of Darebin website at yoursay.darebin.vic.gov.au/C222dare; and
  • on request during office hours at the office of the planning authority, City of Darebin, by contacting 03 8470 8888 to arrange a time to view the amendment documentation.

Any person may make a submission to the planning authority about the amendment. Submissions must be made in writing giving the submitter’s name and contact address, clearly stating the grounds on which the amendment is supported or opposed and indicating what changes (if any) the submitter wishes to make.

Name and contact details of submitters are required for the planning authority to consider submissions and to notify such persons of the opportunity to attend planning authority meetings and any public hearing held to consider submissions.

The closing date for submissions is 30 April 2026. A submission must be sent to:

Strategic Planning, Darebin City Council 

By post: PO Box 91, Preston VIC 3072

In person: 274 Gower Street, Preston

By email: planningservices@darebin.vic.gov.au

Online (preferred): Your Say Darebin

The planning authority must make a copy of every submission available at its office and/or on its website for any person to inspect free of charge until the end of the two months after the amendment comes into operation or lapses.

Meagan Merrit

Manager City Futures
Darebin City Council

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