Amendment C71
List of changes to the Moreland Planning Scheme
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PLANNING SCHEME MAP CHANGES
Table of Contents
Clause 21.05
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Insert: “Clause 22.14 Environmentally Efficient Design”
LOCAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK
Insert the following within Subclause 21.05 -1:
Environmental perspective
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The strategic reasons to support urban consolidation and to provide new housing developments
in existing areas are compelling. Encouraging a compact and integrated urban form and
promoting new development that achieves best practice environmentally sustainable design
features, such as improved energy-efficiency of buildings and water sensitive urban design, will
all contribute to reducing environmental impacts. Increased densities close to public transport
should help to reduce transport and energy costs.
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Strategies
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 Encourage new residential development and mixed-use development containing a residential
component to incorporate best practice environmentally sustainable principles in the
following areas:
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Energy efficiency;
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Water resources;
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Indoor environment quality;
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Stormwater Management;
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Transport;
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Waste management
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Innovation; and
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Urban ecology.
Updates the Table of Contents.
Reflects the introduction of Clause
22.14 Environmentally Efficient
Design.
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 Encourage development to incorporate sustainable building materials with favourable life
cycle impacts based on embodied energy, embodied water, biodiversity impacts, resource
depletion and environmental toxicity.
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Insert the following within Subclause 21.05 -2:
Strategies
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 Encourage new industrial and commercial development to incorporate best practice
environmentally sustainable principles in the following areas:
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Energy efficiency;
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Water resources;
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Indoor environment quality;
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Stormwater Management;
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Transport;
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Waste management;
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Innovation; and
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Urban ecology.
 Encourage development to incorporate sustainable building materials with favourable life
cycle impacts based on embodied energy, embodied water, biodiversity impacts, resource
depletion and environmental toxicity.
 Ensure that industry and business adopt best practice environmental management addressing
noise and air emissions, soil, surface water and groundwater contamination in daily
activities and operations.
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Insert the following within Subclause 21.05 -3:
Strategies
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 Ensure that new commercial and retail development meets best practice environmentally
sustainable development principles from the design stage through to construction and
operation, particularly in the areas of waste reduction and management as well as
stormwater management.
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Insert the following within Subclause 21.05 -5:
Strategies
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 Ensure that new development achieves best practice environmentally sustainable
development in the areas of energy efficiency and layout.
 Integrate water sensitive design into the design and layout of public spaces.
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Insert the following within Subclause 21.05 -6:
Strategies
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 Ensure that development achieves best practice stormwater management and contributes to
the protection of water resources.
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Insert the following within Subclause 21.05 -9:
Strategies
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 Ensure new residential and non-residential development contributes to reduced car
dependency and usage.
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Strategies
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 Ensure development promotes the use of public transport, walking and cycling
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Insert the following within Subclauses 21.05 -1, 21.05 -2 , 21.05 -3, 21.05 -5, 21.05 -6 , 21.05 -9
and 21.05 -10 with:
Using policy and the exercise of discretion
 Use the Environmentally Efficient Design Policy (Clause 22.14) when assessing relevant
planning permit applications to ensure residential development and mixed-use development
containing a residential component achieve best practice environmentally sustainable
development.
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Reference documents
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Sustainability Assessment in the Planning Process – Investigation Report, prepared by Hansen
Partnership and Sustainable Built Environments for the Victorian local sustainability accord
project municipalities of Port Phillip, Darebin and Moreland, 2007.
Deletes from within Subclause 21.05-1:
Further strategic work
 Develop a measurement tool and policy that will establish clear criteria, performance
standards and assessment processes for the environmental sustainability of residential
development in the City of Moreland.
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Deletes from within Subclause 21.05-3:
Strategies
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 Ensure waste management, stormwater management and other environmental matters are
considered in the assessment of development applications as appropriate.
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Deletes from within Subclause 21.05-5:
Strategies
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 Integrate energy efficient design and layout of new buildings and works.
 Address and incorporate environmentally sustainable development principles into
developments at the earliest opportunity, as an important design and development
consideration, rather than once concepts and plans are well advanced.
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Deletes from within Subclause 21.05-9:
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 Ensure new development provides adequate facilities for bike riders.
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Deletes from within Subclause 21.05-10:
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Further strategic work
 Develop a Stormwater Local Planning Policy to provide greater guidance on Council’s
expectations in relation to the management of stormwater in development.
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Clause 22.14
Insert new Clause 22.14 Environmentally Efficient Design
Inserts the 22.14 Environmentally
Efficient Design Local Planning
Policy.
New policy provides objectives and
application requirements for
residential, mixed use and nonresidential development to
encourage more environmentally
sustainable design.
List of
Amendments
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
Insert:
Amendment number “C71”, In operation from “[DATE TO BE INSERTED BY DPCD]”, Brief
description:
“Inserts Clause 22.14 Environmentally Efficient Design to provide objectives and application
requirements for residential, mixed use and non-residential development to encourage more
environmentally sustainable design. Amends Clause 21.05 to reflect the introduction of the Clause
22.14.”
Updates the list of amendments in
the Moreland Planning Scheme.