About Planning Scheme Amendment C148fran

Planning Scheme Amendment C148fran (the Amendment) proposes to implement the land use and development directions and recommendations of the Frankston City Industrial Strategy (Charter Keck Cramer and Tract, 2025) (the Industrial Strategy) and the Frankston City Industrial Design Guidelines (Tract, 2025) (the Design Guidelines) into the Frankston Planning Scheme. The Amendment applies to the land shown in the Figure 1 below, which includes all Industrial 1 Zone land in the municipality and some Commercial 2 zoned land in Precincts 3 and 6. 

Specifically, the Amendment proposes to make the following changes to the Frankston Planning Scheme: 

  • Amend Clause 02.01 Context of the Municipal Planning Strategy to ensure consistency with the Frankston City Industrial Strategy. 

  • Amend Clause 02.02 Vision of the Municipal Planning Strategy to ensure consistency with the Frankston City Council and Wellbeing Plan 2025-2029. 

  • Amend Clause 02.03 Strategic Directions of the Municipal Planning Strategy to give effect to and ensure consistency with the Frankston City Industrial Strategy and Frankston City Industrial Design Guidelines. 

  • Amend Clause 02.04 Strategic Framework Plans of the Municipal Planning Strategy to give effect to and ensure consistency with the Frankston City Industrial Strategy. 

  • Insert a new Clause 17.03-1L Industrial Land Supply – Frankston City to Planning Policy Framework to give effect to and ensure consistency with the Frankston City Industrial Strategy and Frankston City Industrial Design Guidelines. 

  • Insert Schedule 14 to Clause 43.02 Design and Development Overlay (DDO14) to implement the built form requirements of the Design Guidelines to ensure the developments are consistent with the requirements being introduced. 

  • Insert a new Schedule to Clause 59.15 Local VicSmart Applications to help renew aged Precinct 1: Seaford and Precinct 2: Seaford North by increasing building cost threshold to $3 million and adding the Schedule 15 to Clause 43.02 Design and Development Overlay (DDO15) built form requirements. 

  • Insert a new Schedule to Clause 59.16 Information Requirements and Decision Guidelines for Local VicSmart Applications to list for information required for the VicSmart Applications if planning permit applicants should meet if they choose the VicSmart process. 

  • Amend Clause 72.08 Background Documents to update the reference to the Frankston City Industrial Strategy and Frankston City Industrial Design Guidelines. 

  • Amend Clause 74.02 Further Strategic Work to remove reference to completing a new Industrial Strategy and include further strategic work relating to a potential future municipal wide Development Contributions Plan (DCP) and other planning related actions. 

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Timeline 

On 18 March 2024, Council resolved to adopt the Industrial Strategy and the Design Guidelines and to request authorisation of Planning Scheme Amendment C148fran (Amendment C148fran) from the Minister for Planning and to progress to public exhibition. 

On 6 June 2024, Council received authorisation of Amendment C148fran from the Minister for Planning and to progress to public exhibition. 

Amendment C148fran was placed on exhibition from Thursday 25 July 2024 to Monday 9 September 2024. 

On 17 February 2025, Council resolved to consider all the submissions received to Amendment C148fran and request the Minister for Planning to appoint an independent Planning Panel. 

Subsequently, the Minister for Planning has appointed an independent Planning Panel (the Panel). 

The Panel Hearing was held on Monday 14 April 2025 at Planning Panels Victoria, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne for one (1) day. 

The Panel considered the Amendment and provided Council their Panel Report (the Report) on 7 May 2025. 

You can download the Report here: Frankston Planning Scheme Amendment C148fran Corrections Report - June 2025(PDF, 610KB)

On 21 July 2025, Council considered the Report and adopted the Amendment with changes. The Amendment has been submitted for approval to the Minister for Planning. You can view the Council Report and the attached documents here: Past Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes - Frankston City Council 

For more information on the Amendment, please visit: Frankston Planning Scheme - Amendments 

For more information on the Frankston City Industrial Strategy and Design Guidelines, please visit: Frankston City Industrial Strategy - Frankston City Council 

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