Amendment C386boro – Balwyn Interwar Heritage Assessment

About the Amendment C386boro

We are proposing to include the following properties in a heritage overlay after a heritage assessment has confirmed they are of local heritage significance:

• 133, 133a, 135, 135a, 137, 139 and 141 Gordon Street, Balwyn (Gordon Street Precinct)
• 41 Austin Street, Balwyn
• 221 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn
• 5 Creswick Street, Deepdene
• 6 Creswick Street, Deepdene.

We have included full details of these proposed changes in the amendment documents below.

Current status

July 2025

On 25 June 2025, Amendment C386boro was gazetted into the Boroondara Planning Scheme. You can read more on the outcome of the amendment on the Department of Transport and Planning website.

February 2025

On Monday 21 August 2023, Council resolved to adopt Amendment C386boro and submit it to the Minister for Planning for approval.

Council is waiting for the Minister's final decision on the amendment.

The council report and minutes are available on our Council and committee meetings page.

You can also access a copy of the independent planning panel report on Amendment C386boro below. 

More information

For more information, contact Marie Sheriff, Principal Planner Heritage by emailing [email protected] or call (03) 9278 4514.