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Amendment C122well - Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO)
This amendment proposes to apply a Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO2) to parts of three properties within the North Sale growth area.
Amendment Status:
Completed
What is Amendment C122well?
This amendment proposes to apply a Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO2) to parts of three properties within the North Sale growth area.
The amendment will allow Wellington Shire Council to compulsorily acquire a 10 metre strip of land north of Cobains Road, Sale, for the purposes of facilitating infrastructure upgrades for the growth area, including road widening, underground infrastructure and shared pedestrian pathways.
This requirement has been identified within the North Sale Development Plan (2018) and North Sale Infrastructure Funding Arrangement (November 2022).
An approximated total of 3,000m2 of land is required to be acquired. As the acquisition area exceeds 10% (or 10% of the total value) of the total area of the individual allotments, the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 specifies that the land must be reserved through the application of a Planning Overlay called a Public Acquisition Overlay Schedule 2 (PAO2), to ‘reserve’ the land for future acquisition.
The 10 metre strip of land required for public acquisition is located within 37A, 49 and 65 Cobains Road, Sale (see Figure 1 below).
What does Amendment C122well do?
The amendment will allow Wellington Shire Council to compulsorily acquire land to facilitate the delivery of the North Sale Development Plan (2018) and North Sale Infrastructure Funding Arrangement (November 2022).
The amendment proposes to make the following changes to the Wellington Planning Scheme:
Overlay Maps
- Inserts Planning Scheme Map No. 90PAO, to show PAO2 applying to the land to be acquired.
Planning Scheme ordinance
- Amends the schedule to Clause 72.03 – What does this planning scheme consist of? to reference planning scheme map number 90PAO.
Current Stage: Post-Exhibition
Public Exhibition occurred from 20 November 2025 to 22 December 2025.
Council Officers are now reviewing submissions received during this time, and are preparing to present the outcomes of this at a future council meeting in early-mid 2026.
Further Information
Please contact Strategic Planning on (03) 1300 366 244 or strategicplanning@wellington.vic.gov.au for any enquiries relating to Planning Scheme Amendment C122well.
If you would like to learn more about the Planning Scheme Amendment process, please visit our website: Planning Scheme Ammendment Process
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