The Rural Land Use Strategy 1997 has guided the preparation of Council's current planning policies for rural areas.
It has provided a local policy basis for the assessment of the development of dwellings and subdivision proposals in Rural Zones.

The aims of this Strategy are:

• to protect the agricultural and environmental resource base of Greater Geelong's rural area for future generations;
• to enhance the role and contribution of Greater Geelong's rural area to the regional economy; 
• to secure the economic value of agricultural and productive uses of rural land; and 
• to protect future opportunities for economic returns to sustain the community.

Documents

• Chapter 1 Introduction (PDF-1210KB)
• Chapter 2 Rural Geelong State of Affairs (PDF-2318KB)
• Chapter 3 Rural Geelong Isssues (PDF-1027KB)
• Chapter 4 Rural Geelong Its Future (PDF-1178KB)
• Chapter 5 Solutions Available (PDF-1884KB)
• Chapter 6 Recommended Strategy (PDF-735KB)
• Appendix 1 Rural Land Use Strategy (PDF-599KB)
• Appendix 2 Rural Land Use Strategy (PDF-266KB)
• Appendix 3 Rural Land Use Strategy (PDF-876KB)