We are proposing changes to zoning of some properties as part of our draft Boronia Renewal Strategy, and proposed Planning Scheme Amendment C192knox.

The proposed redrawing of the Boronia Major Activity Centre boundary will result in properties being excluded from the Activity Centre area.

The below map shows the properties proposed to be excluded.

Properties on Marie Street, Rubida Court and Gwyn Crescent

It is proposed to:

The proposed controls acknowledge that these streets have maintained a suburban bush character and are in a location naturally linked to the Foothills.

The existing single dwelling covenants in this area does not align with development expectations identified by the Activity Centre policy.

What is happening with the Boronia Bowls Club?

The Boronia Bowls Club is a private entity and as such the future of the Boronia Bowls Club and its land will depend on the choice made by the landowner.

However, the Boronia Bowls Club is proposed to be excluded from the Boronia Major Activity Centre and, together with the surrounding Marie Street area, returned to a Bush Suburban/Dandenong Foothills character.


Properties on Lorikeet Court and Tormore Road

It is proposed to:

  • Rezone to Neighbourhood Residential Zone 4 (NRZ4 – Knox Neighbourhood) which has a lower maximum building height of 9 metres, or approximately 2 storeys and increased minimum private open space of 80sqm.
  • Remove the existing Design and Development Overlay Schedule 7 (DDO7 – Boronia).
  • Apply the Knox Neighbourhood Housing Character which has a sense of open space, trees, and large backyard.

These controls acknowledge that properties at this location are naturally linked to the surrounding Knox neighbourhood character area.


Properties on Albert Avenue, Rangeview Road, Elsie and Bambury Streets

It is proposed to:

  • Remove the existing Design and Development Overlay Schedule 7 (DDO7 – Boronia).
  • Maintain the Significant Landscape Overlay (SLO2 – Dandenong Foothills) which has a permit trigger for development that exceeds 7.5m in height. Any building heights above this would need avoid visual impact on the existing landscape.
Link https://planning-schemes.app.planning.vic.gov.au/Knox/ordinance/22.07
  • Encourage new planning designs for detached dwellings, dual occupancies, villa units, and townhouses.
  • Maintain the Dandenong Foothills Policy which require development to respond to the existing landscape and ensures building and works are sensitively designed to sit below the dominant tree canopy height.
  • Rezone to General Residential Zone 3 (GRZ3 – Local Living Areas) which maintains the current maximum building height restrictions of 11 metres or approximately 3 storeys.
Link GRZ: https://planning-schemes.app.planning.vic.gov.au/Knox/ordinance/32.08
Link Schedule 3: https://planning-schemes.app.planning.vic.gov.au/Knox/ordinance/32.08-s3


These controls acknowledge that development has occurred and created its own character area that amalgamates with the Foothills. They also acknowledge the need to maintain a buffer zone between Boronia’s Activity Centre, the suburban bush character, and the Dandenong Foothills area to balance landscaping and a softer design transition than expected for the Activity Centre.


Properties on Rankin Road

It is proposed to:

  • Rezone to Neighbourhood Residential Zone 5 (NRZ5 – Bush Suburban outside Foothills) which has a lower maximum building height (9 metres, approximately 2 storeys) and increased minimum private open space of 80sqm.
  • Remove the existing Design and Development Overlay Schedule 7 (DDO7 – Boronia).
  • Apply the Bush Suburban Housing Character as an area of distinctive and significant environmental and biological values.
  • Maintain the Vegetation Protection Overlay Schedule 4 (VPO4 – Canopy Tree Protection on sites of biological significance).


Please note that the proposed changes align with the existing planning controls already in place for the Bush Suburban - Dandenong Foothills area and Sites of Biological Significance.