Planning controls are on their way for Fairfield Village, with Darebin Council endorsing Amendment C161 to the Darebin Planning Scheme at its meeting on 19 March 2018.

Council officers have now lodged the proposed Amendment for authorisation from the Minister for Planning to start a planning scheme amendment process.

Amendment C161 proposes to introduce a Design and Development Overlay and Heritage Overlay controls into Fairfield Village to protect places of local heritage significance and set clear requirements for appropriate higher density development, including mandatory 4-5 storey height limits. These controls are based on the Fairfield Village Built Form Guidelines and Fairfield Village Heritage Assessment policy documents which were adopted by Council in December 2017.

Minutes from the Council meeting, and copies of the draft Amendment documents being submitted for authorisation, are available to view on Council's main website www.darebin.vic.gov.au.

A public exhibition and submissions process for Amendment C161 is expected to start in early May, subject to authorisation being granted.