Government delay on planning policy

 The ‘re-declaration’ of Bass Coast as a Distinctive Area Landscape (DAL)was announced on Thursday, October 26 last year by the Victorian Government. It was first declared in 2019 and a Draft Statement of Planning Policy was issued. The legislation required that a Statement of Planning Policy (SPP) be prepared, endorsed and approved within one year of the declaration commencing, As the Government failed to meet that deadline it has contrived to re-start the clock by again declaring the Bass Coast Distinctive area Landscape.

The draft Bass Coast Statement of Planning Policy (SPP) was prepared by the former Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning in collaboration with Traditional Owners – the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, Bass Coast Shire Council, other agencies and authorities, and with local communities. 747 Public submissions were received by a standing committee between March and April 2023. The Committee lodged its recommendations with the Minister in June 2023. No decision has yet been made and no explanation has been given for the delay. If it is endorsed, the Minister for Planning will refer the SPP to the Governor in Council for approval in accordance with section 46AY of the Act. Once approved it will be operational and should direct the Shire’s future planning but that may be questioable given the Shire's refusal to implement the Regional Sand Extraction Strategy, Lang Lang to Grantville.

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