State Minister for Planning Richard Wynne could have stepped in before Tuesday to make a directive changing the Warrnambool City Council planning scheme to allow the Belfast Coastal Management Plan to be implemented.

Mr Wynne sits in the knife-edge seat of Richmond and the government is now in caretaker mode until the election on Saturday, November 24.

Warrnambool Race Club chief executive officer Peter Downs said the Belfast plan had support from both sides of politics and whatever the result of the state election, it was hoped that there would be a quick resolution to the current situation after the poll.

Last Friday Warrnambool City Council voted to indefinitely ban the commercial training of racehorses at Levy's Point Beach after receiving legal advice commercial training of horses was illegal.

Mr Downs said the horses on beaches had been a long drawn out process during the past 18 months.

"The consultation has been exhaustive," he said.

"We feel trainers and the racing industry have done the right thing, engaged with all stakeholders and complied throughout the process. 

"The Belfast management plan is the right outcome. To suggest ​the ​environment ​has ​not ​been ​considered ​is ​quite ridiculous​."

Mr Downs said horse training on south-west beaches had been ​going on for many years​.

He called​ on ​the ​council ​to ​pursue changes required ​to allow the Belfast plan to proceed ​through​ a planning scheme​ amendments.

It’s understood councillors previously did not know that the Belfast plan did not overrule the relevant city planning zone.

New Warrnambool city Mayor Tony Herbert was unavailable for comment.