Council, in partnership with Coliban Water, have prepared Amendment C145macr which seeks to make changes to the existing Schedule 4 of the Environmental Significance Overlay (ESO4) in the Macedon Ranges Planning Scheme.
ESO4 aims to protect the Eppalock Special Water Supply Catchment (SWSC) from inappropriate development and the proposed changes will not seek to alter the land affected by the ESO4 as it is considered necessary in maintaining the health of the catchment.
The purpose of Amendment C145 is to better balance the needs of the catchment with the needs of landowner and uses by:
- focusing on requiring planning permission for development that has the potential to impact the health of the catchment, i.e. within 30 metres of the waterway and
- increasing the number of matters that are exempt from requiring planning permission.
The ESO4 applies to the extent of the Eppalock Special Water Supply Catchment (ESWSC), which includes the Upper Coliban catchment. The ESO4 covers about a third of the Macedon Ranges including the townships of Woodend, Kyneton, Malmsbury and Lauriston, as well as all the rural land within the Upper Coliban Catchment area. The Eppalock Special Water Supply Catchment also stretches into the municipalities of Mount Alexander, Hepburn and Greater Bendigo.
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All affected property owners and occupiers will be notified by mail.
More information about how this change could affect the management of your property and answers to some commonly asked questions about the amendment are provided in the Amendment C145macr fact sheet.(PDF, 1MB)