2 Sands Boulevard TORQUAY
Application No: PG26/0003
Public Exhibition Period:
On display until
25 April 2026
Council has received an application to amend a Comprehensive Development Plan for land at the Sands Estate Torquay.
A Comprehensive Development Plan is required for the land by Schedule 2 to the Comprehensive Development Zone of the Surf Coast Planning Scheme. The current Comprehensive Development Plan was approved on 25 October 2019.
The proposal
The proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Development Plan are to:
- Expand the areas of land designated for residential use and development into areas currently identified as golf course.
- Simplify the mix of residential land from the current 400 residential lots and 200 medium density lots to a combined 600 residential lots (of any density). The 100 residential hotel lots and the total of 700 lots is not changed.
Links to application documents
Advertising Notice(PDF, 167KB)
Endorsed Comprehensive Development Plan(PDF, 11MB)
Proposed Comprehensive Development Plan(PDF, 665KB)
Planning Report(PDF, 4MB)
Golden Beach Residential and Golf Course Development Concept Plan(PDF, 6MB)
Environmental Management Plan(PDF, 19MB)
Traffic Transport Assessment(PDF, 2MB)
Landscape Plans(PDF, 7MB)
Feature Survey(PDF, 3MB)
Stormwater Management Plan Multi-lot Subdivision(PDF, 2MB)
Stormwater Management Plan Townhouse Subdivision(PDF, 2MB)
Bushfire Risk Assessment(PDF, 4MB)
Servicing Assessment Report(PDF, 8MB)
Clause 56 Assessment Lots 16 to 59(PDF, 357KB)
Clause 55 Assessment(PDF, 820KB)
Title Document(PDF, 9KB)
Plan of Subdivision(PDF, 33MB)
S173 Agreement AT511668C(PDF, 905KB)
S173 Agreement AB759064J(PDF, 3MB)
Exhibition
An application to amend a Comprehensive Development Plan is not subject to statutory notice requirements under the Planning and Environment Act 1987, however Council is informing the owners and occupiers of land within the Comprehensive Development Zone Schedule 2 or that adjoins the land affected by the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Development Plan of the application and providing public access to the application.
Submissions
If you have any concerns that you want Council to consider, these must be submitted in writing before a decision is made on the application. Your concerns should relate to the planning merits of the application and should outline how you are affected.
Council will have regard to submissions received when making its decision.
You can email your submission to us at planningapps@surfcoast.vic.gov.au, mail it to PO Box 350, Torquay Vic 3228, or lodge it in person at 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay.
Information in submissions received will be managed in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 and the Privacy and Data Protection Policy (SC-031). Information received in submissions, other than personal information, may be shared with others, including the applicant.
When will the application be decided?
Council will not be deciding on the application before 24 April 2026.
Review of Council’s decision
As this is not a planning permit application the review rights under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 for objectors to a planning permit application are not applicable to this application.
Section 149 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 provides that a specified person may apply for the review of a decision of the responsible authority to a matter if a planning scheme specifies that the matter must be done to the satisfaction, or must not be done without the consent or approval, of the responsible authority. A specified person includes the owner, user or developer of the land directly affected by the matter. Only these people may apply to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to review Council’s decision in this application.
Contact details
Ben Schmied, Principal Statutory Planner on 5261 0800 or email planningapps@surfcoast.vic.gov.au