High-rise development has been all but banned along strip shopping centres in some of Melbourne's wealthiest suburbs, after new laws were approved by the Andrews government.

Boroondara Council covers suburbs including Camberwell, Surrey Hills, Balwyn, Kew and Hawthorn.

On Thursday, the state government gazetted laws the council had requested that effectively remove the prospect of new buildings higher than three levels in most of its shopping strips.

The changes to the council's planning scheme mean that, in all but a dozen locations across Boroondara's 6000 hectares, development is capped at just over three levels.

The new rules include mandatory height limits of 11 metres in areas that are on tram and train lines, such as Camberwell and Surrey Hills.