title: Ballarat Production Gap Register council: ballarat state: vic category: gaps status: current last_compiled: 2026-05-31 source_docs:
- 25-march-2026-council-meeting-agenda-with-attachments-reduced_part1.txt
- ballarat-west-development-contribution-plan-dcp-february-2026.txt
- vpa-ballarat-north-psp-background-report-for-public-consultation-september-2025.txt
- Ballarat-North-PSP-Draft-Amendment-C256ball-Explanatory-Report-Public-Consultation.pdf
- web-research-L1-flood-amendment-c217ball-explanatory-report.txt
Ballarat Production Gap Register
This is the current production gap register. Historical discovery notes have been retired from this page so the wiki does not confuse resolved research tasks with live planning-intelligence limits.
| Gap | Why It Matters | Current Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| C234ball final Ministerial approval, gazettal and operative DCP commencement are not in corpus. | The revised Ballarat West PSP/DCP package should not be treated as operative planning-scheme law until approval/gazettal is evidenced; existing DCP rates continue until that point. | Council adopted the revised package on 25 March 2026 and submitted it to the Minister. (Source: 25-march-2026-council-meeting-agenda-with-attachments-reduced_part1.txt; Source: ballarat-west-development-contribution-plan-dcp-february-2026.txt) |
| C234ball Panel report, final ordinance and any final post-panel maps are needed. | These records determine whether the February 2026 package changed before approval and when revised levies legally commence. | The DCP/PSP package is available, but final approval material is not in the corpus. (Source: ballarat-west-development-contribution-plan-dcp-february-2026.txt) |
| C256ball/Ballarat North post-SAC report, Ministerial decision and gazettal are absent. | Ballarat North is the largest live statutory growth-area decision; post-hearing changes could alter land budgets, buffers, drainage, staging and contribution settings. | Exhibition material, PSP/DCP/NVPP and technical reports are present; post-hearing outcome is not. (Source: vpa-ballarat-north-psp-background-report-for-public-consultation-september-2025.txt; Source: Ballarat-North-PSP-Draft-Amendment-C256ball-Explanatory-Report-Public-Consultation.pdf) |
| C256ball functional drainage designs and final Central Highlands Water recycled-water business-case outcome are not finalised in corpus. | Drainage and Class A recycled water are material infrastructure constraints for yield, cost, staging and feasibility. | The background and amendment material identify the issues, but not the final designs or business-case outcome. (Source: vpa-ballarat-north-psp-background-report-for-public-consultation-september-2025.txt) |
| Western and North Western growth-area technical appendices are incomplete. | Missing Taylors, SGS, One Mile Grid, Alluvium, ASR, airport, servicing and project-sheet appendices limit parcel-level and DCP-item-level conclusions. | The Growth Areas Framework Plan is present; technical appendix coverage is not complete enough for final project-sheet advice. (Source: growth-areas-framework-plan-western-and-north-western-growth-areas_august-2024.txt) |
| C217ball post-exhibition submissions, panel report, adopted amendment, approved maps and GIS layers are absent. | Flood controls affect 4,260 properties and can reshape development capacity, floor levels, referral triggers and urban-renewal feasibility. | Exhibition ran 29 April to 29 May 2026 with directions/panel dates listed for August 2026. (Source: web-research-L1-flood-amendment-c217ball-explanatory-report.txt) |
| Minor heritage and amendment inventory pages need upgrade before they can support live advice. | Low-citation inventory pages are useful discovery nodes but should not drive production recommendations until each has primary evidence and current status. | The relevant pages are explicitly marked MINOR/source-limited pending upgrade. |