Update on Amendment C263

Council exhibited the Hume Housing Amendment C263 in 2024. The amendment seeks to change planning policy to ensure that Hume has a home for everyone.

Since the housing amendment's exhibition there have been a range of state policy reforms that have affected Amendment C263. For example, in March 2025, the Victorian Government has announced statewide housing policy changes. These include a new code for townhouses, apartments and housing design across the whole state.

The Victorian Government’s new Plan for Victoria also changes planning for housing across the state. Under the plan, Hume now has a housing target of 79,000 new homes to be built by 2051 (53,500 of these in greenfield areas).

Hume City Council at its meeting on 10 June 2025 resolved to abandon Planning Scheme Amendment C263 and not progress to an independent planning panel given the State planning and policy landscape for housing has radically changed since the Housing Diversity Strategy 2023 and the Amendment were prepared.

What this means for your property is that the current planning controls and zoning will continue to apply and will not be changed as was proposed by Council in Amendment C263.

From here, Council officers will review and update the Housing Diversity Strategy to be in line with the new State Government housing policies and planning controls and subject to a future planning scheme amendment.

We thank everyone who has lodged feedback to the amendment this will be used to inform the update to the Housing Diversity Strategy where possible.