Planning and Environment Act

This study is proposed as part of the explanatory report (as Section 12, 1(e) of the Act) supporting any proposed amendment to the Frankston Planning Scheme (FPS) where '... those buildings, areas or places which are of scientific, aesthetic, historical or architectural interest or otherwise of special cultural value' are submitted for conservation planning protection in conformity with the Objectives of the Act.1

With a few exceptions, planning control can be exerted over State Government owned sites in terms of works which are carried out by or for government officers and complies with the nature of the land reservation and the authority's charter (Section 95) but the final authority in any planning matter is the Minister for Planning and Housing or the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Frankston Council can control works by non-government parties (and indirectly government works outside of the land reservation purpose) on Crown lands.