An amended Development Plan (DP/2021/1/A) application was lodged with Council for 89 Ross Watt Road Gisborne on 31 October 2024.

The property is situated between the Rosslynne Reservoir and the Calder Freeway, north-west of the Gisborne town centre.

The original development plan for this site was approved at the direction of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) on 19 July 2023.

Three applications for review were made to VCAT for the subject site:

• DP/2021/1/A – seeking the amendment to an approved development plan. (VCAT number P325/2025)
• PLN/2024/365 seeking approval for a staged subdivision of 383 lots, construction of dwellings on lots less than 300sqm, the removal of native vegetation and buildings and works within the Land Subject to Inundation Overlay. (VCAT number P323/2025)
• PLN/2024/378 seek approval of a staged use and development of a residential village, display of business identification signs, removal of native vegetation and associated buildings and works. (VCAT number P324/2025)

The amendment to the approved development plan DP/2021/1/A was seeking the following:

• A reduction of residential lots from approximately 768 to 641 lots (a reduction of 127 lots).
• Inclusion of a residential village comprising an area of 8.998ha. This will provide an approximate yield of 220 dwellings, plus a manager’s residence and village facilities/clubhouse facilities.
• Therefore, the overall dwelling outcomes over the whole development plan area will be approximately 861 dwellings (an increase of 93 dwellings).

There was also a number of changes within the other supporting documents and plans to reflect the above changes.