South Gippsland Planning Scheme

State Reference Documents

Clause 9 - Plan Melbourne

Plan Melbourne: Metropolitan Planning Strategy (Department of Trasport, Planning and Local Infrastructure) 

Clause 11 - Settlement

• Activity Centre Design Guidelines (Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2005)
• Safer Design Guidelines for Victoria (Crime Prevention Victoria and the Department of Sustainability and Environment) 
• Guidelines for Higher Density Residential Development (Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2005) 
• Precinct Structure Planning Guidelines (Growth Areas Authority, 2009)
• Victoria in Future 2016 - Population and Hosehold Projections to 2051
• Urban Development Program - Regional Residential Report and Regional Industrial Report 2012 
• The Victorian Transport Plan (Department of Transport, 2008)
• Ministerial Direction 12 - Urban Growth Areas
• Linking People and Spaces: A Strategy for Melbourne's Open Space Network (Parks Victoria, 2002)
• Gippsland Regional Growth Plan (Victorian Government, 2014)
• Victorian Coastal Strategy (Victorian Coastal Council, 2008)

Clause 12  - Environmental and Landscape Values

• Permitted clearing of native vegetation - Biodiversity assessment guidelines (Department of Environment and Primary Industries)
• The Native Vegetation Information Management System (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning) 
• The Coastal Spaces Landscape Assessment Study (Department of Sustainability and Environment, 2006)
• Integrated Coastal Planning for Gippsland - Coastal Action Plan
• Seasonal Population Impacts In Coastal Towns Plan 2015 (South Gippsland Shire Council)  

Clause 13 - Environmental Risk

• State Environment Protection Policy (Waters of Victoria)
• West Gippsland Regional Catchment Strategy
• Victorian Floodplain Management Strategy
• State Environment Protection Policy (Prevention and Management of Contamination of Land)
• Ministerial Direction No.1 Potentially Contaminated Land
• National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure
• State Environment Protection Policy (Air Quality Management)
• Recommended Separation Distance for Industrial Residual Air Emissions
• South Gippsland Municipal Fire Management Plan

Clause 14 - Natural Resource Management

• Planning Guidelines for Land Based Aquaculture in Victoria
• Guidelines for Planning Permit Applications in Open, Potable Water Supply Catchment Areas
• Victorian Nutrient Management Strategy
• Construction Techniques for Sediment Pollution Control
• EPA Environmental Guidelines for Major Construction Sites
• Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
• Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Act 2008
• Geothermal Energy Resources Act 2005
• Petroleum Act 1988
• State environment protection policies (EPA)

Clause 15 - Built Environment and Heritage

• Design Guidelines for Higher Density Residential Development
• Urban Design Charter for Victoria
• Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006

Housing

• The Victorian Integrated Housing Strategy 2010 (Department of Housing)
• Aged Care Act 1997

Economic Development

• Recommended Separation Distance for Industrial Residual Air Emissions
• Tourism Investment Guidelines - Your Guide to Tourism Investments in Victoria 2008
• Economic Development and Tourism Strategy - South Gippsland Shire Council

Transport

• The Victorian Transport Plan (Department of Transport, 2008)
• Public Transport Guidelines for Land Use and Development (Department of Transport, 2008)
• Cycling into the Future 2013-23 (State Government of Victoria, 2012)

Infrastructure

• Policy and Planning Guidelines for Development of Wind Energy Facilities in Victoria (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, 2016)
• Development Contributions Guidelines (DSE 2003, amended 2007)
• State Environment Protection Policy (Waters of Victoria)
• Urban Stormwater Best  Practice Environmental Management Guidelines (Victoria Stormwater Committee, 1999)
• Guidelines for Enviornmental Management: Code of Practice - Onsite Wastewater Management (Publication 891.3, EPA, 2013)
• Guidelines for planning permit applications in open, potable water supply catchment areas (DSE, 2012)