Planning Panels Victoria recommended the incorporation of all of the Chapel in the Heritage Overlay HO127. Also recommended was the inclusion of the former Camp Buxton’s firepit and surrounding area in the overlay.

For reasons that escape us, only the part of the Chapel in private land was originally included in the Heritage Overlay HO127. The overlay currently applies to only the private land which houses or housed Camp Buxton buildings. The northern end of those properties on Marine Parade is shown in pink in our diagram, The proposed extensions are shown in brown with the actual chapel shown in red.

Mornington Peninsula C239 was raised by the Shire to correct the anomaly that all of the Chapel was not protected and to also add the significant firepit nearby into the overlay. This helps ensure preservation of the heritage of Shoreham through the planning system.

This recommendation now goes to Council to finalise the changes to the overlay for eventual approval by the Minister of Planning. The CYMCA approves of the proposed changes and spoke in their favour at the PPV hearing.