VPRS 16155 Country Victoria and Metropolitan Region Planning Scheme Maps, Development Plans and Amendments

In accordance with the requirements of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 all Victorian local government councils were required to prepare municipality-based Planning Schemes for approval/gazettal on the 16 February 1988.Planning Schemes were also approved for particular areas/regions, for example, the Geelong Regional Planning Scheme. A copy of the relevant Government Gazette notice of 16 February 1988 has been attached to all planning schemes approved/gazetted on 'Day One' 16 February 1988.'Day One' metropolitan region planning scheme maps were replaced/updated by the maps forming part of 'Day Two' amendments. A copy of the relevant Government Gazette notice for 'Day Two' 30 October 1989 has been attached to all planning scheme maps sets updated by 'Day Two' replacement maps.During the period from the 16 February 1988 to the introduction of the Victoria Planning Provisions based Planning Schemes (circa 1997 to 2000), Country Victoria Planning Scheme maps were generally updated by the attachment of a photocopied approved amendment to the original base map.Following the restructure of local government in Victoria (mid-1990s), new local government areas were created and the number of former municipalities was reduced. (Refer to 'New Patterns in Local Government', published April 1995, available at PROV's Reading Room, North Melbourne).For Country Victoria Planning Schemes a number of amalgamation amendments were processed to reflect the boundaries of newly created municipalities. A consolidated new planning scheme was approved incorporating former planning schemes as chapters of an amalgamated planning scheme. Local councils did not always undertake the reprinting of planning scheme maps subject to an amalgamation amendment - planning scheme maps were re-titled to conform with the title of a newly amalgamated planning scheme.For the Metropolitan Region the restructured local government council became the responsible authority for an amalgamated planning scheme.Metropolitan Region schemes and Country Victoria schemes not subject to an amalgamation amendment continued to operate, the restructured local government council being the responsible authority for the administration of the scheme.