About the amendment
The City of Melbourne recently completed the most comprehensive review of heritage buildings within the Hoddle Grid since the 1990s. The Hoddle Grid was laid out by surveyor Robert Hoddle in 1837 and remains the heart of Melbourne.
The review was undertaken by independent heritage consultants and recommended that 137 individual places and five precincts be protected under heritage overlays.
Melburnians may be surprised that some of these buildings haven’t been granted heritage protection already. Many of these places were identified in previous heritage studies in 1985 and 1993, but were not afforded appropriate protection.
The City of Melbourne prepared Planning Scheme Amendment C386 (interim controls) to implement the recommendations of the Review on an interim basis.
Current status
Amendment C386 was approved by the Minister for Planning on 1 October 2020.
Contact us
If you have any questions, or want to learn more, please contact Suellen Hunter, Senior Strategic Planner (Heritage), on 9658 8845 or
suellen.hunter@melbourne.vic.gov.au.