Why is the Casey Planning Scheme being amended for this PSP?

The draft planning scheme amendment (draft amendment C265case) has been prepared by the Victorian Planning Authority to implement the Casey Fields South (Employment) and Devon Meadows PSP into the Casey Planning Scheme. A planning scheme amendment is the most appropriate method for implementing the PSP to guide and provide certainty on future land use and development.

Changes to the zoning, overlay and particular provisions of the Casey Planning Scheme will be applied to facilitate development of the Precincts. Specifically, the draft amendment proposes to:

• Rezone land in the Precincts to an Urban Growth Zone (UGZ), also inserting a new schedule to the zone
• Apply an Environmental Audit Overlay (EAO) to land identified as having high risk for potential contamination.
• Include native vegetation exemptions in the Schedule to Clause 52.17 Native Vegetation of the Casey Planning Scheme.
• Delete the existing Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO) applied to land on Clyde Fiveways Road and Ballarto Road.

A separate planning scheme amendment will be prepared to introduce the associated Infrastructure Contributions Plan Overlay to incorporate the Casey Fields South (Employment) And Devon Meadows Infrastructure Contributions Plan.