The Kingston planning scheme sets out policies and provisions that regulate the use, development and protection of land within Kingston. It includes State Government policy and provisions, local policies specific to Kingston and planning controls such as zones and overlays. The conditions and requirements of the planning scheme generally apply to all, including individuals, businesses, and councils.
View the Kingston Planning Scheme on the Planning Schemes Online website.
Council is the ‘responsible authority’, for administering and enforcing the Kingston Planning Scheme.
Kingston’s planning scheme consists of:
- maps where zones and overlays affect land
- ordinances, which are clauses that set out the requirements for the use and development of land and include zones, overlays, policy and provisions
The planning scheme is regularly amended and updated by both the State Government and Council in accordance with the Planning and Environment Act 1987.
Council has a role as a ‘planning authority’ and is required to review and update the planning scheme on a regular basis. Council is also responsible for assessing requests by third parties (proponents) to amend the planning scheme.
Sometimes the State Government will act as the planning authority for specific matters and will be responsible for some planning scheme amendments.
A planning scheme amendment may involve:
- changes to land zones and/or overlays
- updates or corrections to maps or ordinances
- new policy or development controls
- in some cases more than one of the above.
Who can apply?
Anyone can ask a planning authority to prepare an amendment. A proponent for an amendment must be able to justify to the planning authority as to why an amendment should be prepared. This requires robust justification against relevant planning policy and legislation and usually includes the preparation of expert reports and supporting technical documentation.
Council has a private planning scheme amendment policy for amendment requests that are made by third parties.
Overview of stages
The Planning and Environment Act 1987 outlines how planning schemes can be amended.
Before an amendment can be prepared, it must be authorised by the Minister for Planning.
Usually, an amendment is placed on exhibition for at least one month. Once on exhibition, those who are materially affected may make a submission to the amendment. If there are submissions that cannot be resolved by the planning authority, the Minister for Planning will appoint an independent panel to consider their recommendations and either adopt or abandon the amendment.
Once Council has made a final decision to adopt an amendment, the amendment is then forwarded to the Minister for Planning for approval.
An amendment becomes part of a planning scheme when it is prepared by the Minister for Planning and notice is given in the Victorian Government Gazette.
For more detailed information on each stage of the amendment process, visit the Department of Transport and Planning's website.
| Amendment |
Description |
Status |
Additional information |
| Amendment C231king |
The amendment rezones council owned public open space to the Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) at two sites, rezones two parcels of land from the PPRZ to Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) that form part of a private residential property, and rezones one parcel of council owned land from PPRZ to NRZ. |
Exhibition
(27 Oct - 30 Nov 2026) |
See information here for C231king at Kingston Planning Scheme - Amendments |
| Amendment C220king |
The amendment proposes to implement the Kingston Green Wedge Management Plan 2023 by introducing new and updated local policy and planning controls to protect and strengthen the semi-rural character of the green wedge. It proposes to rezone existing Green Wedge Zone land to Green Wedge A Zone and introduce built form guidelines for new development. The Amendment generally applies to all land within the Kingston Green Wedge outside the urban growth boundary. |
Exhibition
(15 Oct - 27 Nov 2026) |
See information here for C220king at Kingston Planning Scheme - Amendments |
View all previous amendments on Planning Schemes Online
| Amendment |
Description |
Status |
Additional information |
| Amendment C224king |
The amendment amends the mapping of the Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 to the Environmental Significance Overlay to correctly reflect the areas these schedules apply to. |
Approved (Gazetted on 09 January 2025) |
See Amendment C224king on Planning Schemes Online
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| Amendment C203king |
The amendment implements the Kingston Housing Strategy and Neighbourhood Character Study through the application of new residential zones, overlays and local policy updates. |
Approved (Gazetted on 02 May 2024)
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See Amendment C203king on Planning Schemes Online or view our Amendment C203 consultation page |
| Amendment C206king |
Updates to the Kingston Planning Scheme to correct errors and make other minor changes. |
Approved (Gazetted on 07 March 2024) |
See Amendment C206king on Planning Schemes Online |
| Amendment C219king |
The amendment corrects a technical error in the Schedule to Clause 53.01 of the Kingston Planning Scheme by replacing an anomaly due to PPF translation (Amendment C200king), consisting of outdated references to local planning policy. The amendment also inserts map content that was incorrectly omitted as a part of Amendment C093Pt2king.
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Gazetted on 20 October 2023 |
See Amendment C219king on Planning Schemes Online
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| Amendment C205king |
The amendment amends Schedule 1 to Clause 37.02 Comprehensive Development Zone (CDZ1) which applies to land generally known as Endeavour Cove. |
Approved (Gazetted 17 November 2023) |
See Amendment C205king on Planning Schemes Online |
| Amendment C199king |
The amendment seeks to facilitate the redevelopment of the land at 179 - 217 Centre Dandenong Road, Dingley Village (Kingswood Golf Course) by rezoning the land General Residential Zone Schedule 7, applying the Development Plan Overlay Schedule 8 and making other associated changes to the Kingston Planning Scheme |
Approved (Gazetted 25 September 2023) |
See Amendment C199king on Planning Schemes Online |
| Amendment C201king
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Adds the environmental audit overlay to 47 properties across Kingston. |
Approved and gazetted 21 July 2022 |
See Amendment C201king on Planning Schemes Online |
Amendment C215king
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The Amendment applies the Heritage Overlay to 86 Mentone Parade Mentone on a Permanent basis. |
Gazetted 22 March 2023 |
See Amendment C215king on Planning Schemes Online |
| Amendment C227king
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The amendment proposes to apply the Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO4) to land at 11 Remo Street, Mentone to facilitate the acquisition of the land by Kingston City Council to deliver future public open space within the Mentone Reserve, as envisaged in the Mentone Activity Centre Structure Plan (City of Kingston, July 2011). |
Approved (Gazetted on 06 March 2026)
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See Amendment C227king on Planning Schemes Online
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| Amendment C229king |
The amendment extends the expiry date for local policy at Clause 19.02-6L-01 Open Space and Chain of Parks - Sandbelt until 30 September 2026 to provide additional time for the council to progress implementation of the Kingston Green Wedge Management Plan 2023 into the planning scheme. |
Approved (Gazetted on 30 June 2025
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See Amendment C229king on Planning Schemes Online
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Amendment C232king
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The amendment extends the expiry date for local policy at Clause 19.02-6L-01 Open Space and Chain of Parks - Sandbelt until 30 March 2028 to provide additional time for the council to progress implementation of the Kingston Green Wedge Management Plan 2023 into the planning scheme. |
Approved (Gazetted on 22 September 2026)
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See Amendment C232king on Planning Schemes Online |