MELTON Council has welcomed an overhaul of urban planning zones that will relax green wedge land restrictions.
As part of the biggest zoning changes since the 1990s, the state government will enforce new restrictions on development in some areas and loosen rules in others.
Planning Minister Matthew Guy has flagged removing green wedge planning restrictions to allow more tourism and agricultural projects.
Council planning manager Luke Shannon said the advent of new rules governing green wedge land was promising for the shire. “We’re keen to use land in green wedge areas to maintain rural use but also to use land in productive ways, like allowing for tourism around a winery.” Melbourne will also be divided into three distinct residential zone categories, each with different rules.
