A Practitioner's Guide to Victoria's Planning Schemes

This guide is intended for use by practitioners who are considering or preparing a new or revised provision for a planning scheme.

It sets out key rules for practitioners when preparing a planning scheme provision. The rules complement existing directions and guidance and seek to ensure that:

• the intended outcome is within scope of the objectives and power of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and has a sound basis in strategic planning policy
• a provision is necessary and proportional to the intended outcome and applies the Victoria Planning Provisions in a proper manner
• a provision is clear, unambiguous and effective in achieving the intended outcome.