Activity Centre updates: Camberwell Junction

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Updated October 2025

On 11 April 2025 the Victorian Government introduced new planning controls for Camberwell Junction Activity Centre and surrounding area.

The new planning controls include:

Built Form Overlay introducing built form and height controls for the commercial core of the centre. The building height and setback controls are largely consistent with Council’s adopted Camberwell Junction Structure and Place Plan.
The Built Form Overlay introduces a streamlined deemed-to-comply planning application process applies to properties in the core area. This includes removal of third-party notice and review rights, if specific building heights, street wall heights and setbacks are met. Otherwise, the standard planning processes will apply.
Housing Choice and Transport Zone applied to the residential catchment around the centre. This new zone allows for the following building heights:

Land	Sites smaller than 1000 m²	Sites larger than 1000 m² and 20m frontage (min)
Zone 1	13.5 m or 4 storeys high	21.5 m or 6 storeys high
Zone 2	11 m or 3 storeys high	13.5 m or 4 storeys high

Rezoning of some properties within the centre to the Residential Growth Zone or Commercial 1 Zone.
The inclusion of the Camberwell Junction Activity Centre Plan and Council-adopted Camberwell Junction Structure and Place Plan (March 2024) in the Boroondara Planning Scheme as background documents.

Councillors were provided with reports about the Victorian Government’s plan for Camberwell Junction at meetings on 2 September 2025 and 7 October 2025.