Amendment C182dare to the Darebin Planning Scheme
Amendment C182dare to the Darebin Planning Scheme was approved by the Minister for Planning and gazetted on Monday 7 August 2023.
To view a copy of the final amendment documentation, refer to:
- C182dare Incorporated Plan – Preston Market Permit Exemptions (GJM Heritage, July 2023) Approval Gazetted (PDF)
- C182dare Preston Central Incorporated Plan City of Darebin March 2007 amended 2021 Approval Gazetted (PDF)
- C182dare Statement of significance Preston Market (RBA Architects and GJM Heritage 2022) Approval Gazetted (PDF)
- Darebin C182dare Heritage Design Guidelines for Preston Market (GJM Heritage, August 2023) Approval Gazetted (PDF)
- Amendment C182dare
Preston Market Precinct
The Preston Market Precinct takes in 5.1 hectares of privately-owned land generally bound by Murray Road in the north, Cramer Street to the south, the rear of the High Street shops to the east and St Georges Road to the west. The precinct includes the Preston Market and is next to Preston train station.
In 2017 the Victorian Minister for Planning requested the Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) to conduct a review of current planning controls across the whole site.
Following the review the VPA embarked on a planning process to develop a Precinct Structure Plan and Planning Scheme Amendment working closely with the City of Darebin and consulting extensively with market owners and the broader community.
The guiding principles in the VPA’s development of the plan were the protection of the market and at the same time leveraging the full potential of this key Major Activity Centre site for housing for Melbourne’s rapidly growing community consistent with State planning policy.
In 2021 public consultation was held on a draft Planning Scheme Amendment including requirements for affordable housing, open space, market continuity, development contributions plan and heritage overlay.
The community and other key stakeholders were given the opportunity to make submissions to the VPA Standing Advisory Committee as part of its assessment of the draft Planning Scheme Amendment.
In September 2021, the Minister for Planning requested VPA revise the draft Planning Scheme Amendment in response to community submissions including the reduction of overall building heights and dwelling numbers.
The revised draft Amendment went to the VPA Standing Advisory Committee in October 2022, and its report was released by the Minister for Planning in March 2023.
The Minister requested the Department of Transport and Planning to respond to the Standing Advisory Committee’s recommendations on the Draft Amendment with particular reference to protecting the heritage values of the existing market area.
This plan, introducing new planning controls for the Preston Market Precinct was gazetted in August 2023.
The Planning controls set out the requirements that need to be met for development proposals from the landowner and can be viewed under Amendment C182dare.