What is Amendment C174?

Providing affordable housing delivers substantial community and economic benefits. People can afford to live close to family, work and services. Businesses have workers available to staff their business without long commutes. Schools and hospitals can provide education and healthcare efficiently with local workers. It also reduces the amount people need to spend on housing, benefiting the economy overall. Being able to live closer to work reduces commuting, reducing congestion for everyone.

Amendment C174 proposes to introduce policy into the Monash Planning Scheme to require developers to provide affordable housing where land is being rezoned to allow residential uses within developments of 20 dwellings or more.

More information about Amendment C174 can be found in the amendment documentation below.

Current Status

Exhibition of Amendment C174 has now closed. Council considered submissions on 29 April 2025, and resolved to refer submissions to an independent planning panel. Officers requested the panel on 30 April 2025.

The Panel wrote to Council on 6 May 2025 and advised that as the amendment affects land in a Suburban Rail Loop declared area, they must receive Terms of Reference from the Minister for Planning, and the Minister for Planning must consult with the Minister for Suburban Rail Loop before the Panel commences their consideration. As such the Panel has advised the original preset dates will no longer apply.

The Panel will advise on revised dates following receipt of Terms of Reference.

Have your say

Submissions closed on Friday 7 March 2025. Council will write to submitters via email as the amendment progresses. Submitters will also have the opportunity to be involved in the planning panel process should Council determine to request the Minister for Planning to appoint a planning panel to consider the amendment.

The amendment documents are also available on the State Government's planning amendments page by following the link below.