Amendment C030Pt2 (Whittlesea)

Changes the Municipal Strategic Statement to update information relating to the Mernda growth area and to reflect the incorporation of the Mernda Strategy Plan into the Local Planning Policy Framework (LPPF) of the Whittlesea Planning Scheme. A new plan, the Municipal Framework Plan is added to the LPPF. Includes the Mernda Strategy Plan in the Whittlesea Planning Scheme as an incorporated document. Rezones land in the Mernda development area (that is required to support the town centre and employment precinct) from Residential 1 Zone to Comprehensive Development Zone. Inserts Schedule 1 to the Comprehensive Development Zone (CDZ) into the Scheme. Modifies the schedule to the Development Plan Overlay (DPO5) to include updated requirements for the approval of subdivision and development and applies DPO5 to areas rezoned to Residential 1 as part of this amendment.. Deletes the existing Development Plan Overlay (DPO5) from the land designated as the Mernda town centre in Precincts 3, 4 and 5. Applies a new Development Plan Overlay (DPO15) to the Mernda Town Centre that is included in the Comprehensive Development Zone. Applies a new Development Plan Overlay (DPO16) to the Mernda Township area outside the Comprehensive Development Zone. Applies the Heritage Overlay to significant heritage places in Mernda that presently do not have planning scheme protection. The affected heritage places are generally those that have a C-rating in the Whittlesea Heritage Study (1991). Modifies the extent of the Development Plan Overlay so that it mirrors the coverage of the Incorporated Plan Overlay across the entire Mernda development area. Rezones a strip of land (approximately 9 hectares) on the eastern side of Cravens Road from Environmental Rural Zone to Residential 1 Zone. The Significant Landscape Overlay (SLO) is deleted from this land and the Development Plan Overlay (DPO), Incorporated Plan Overlay (IPO), and Design and Development Overlay (DDO) are applied to the land. Applies the Road Zone - Category 2 to the length of Bridge Inn Road to recognise the status of this road as a secondary road under the Whittlesea Planning Scheme. Rezones a narrow strip of land (approximately 3 hectares) on the eastern edge of the Plenty River corridor (south of Bridge Inn Rd) from Environmental Rural Zone to Residential 1 Zone. The rezoning is accompanied by the application of the Development Plan Overlay (DPO), Incorporated Plan Overlay (IPO), and Design and Development Overlay (DDO) to the land. The Public Acquisition Overlay - Parks Victoria (PAO) is removed from this land. Rezones two small parcels of land on the Melbourne Water Pipe Track (water main reservation from the Yan Yean Reservoir) to Public Use Zone (PUZ). Creates minor amendments to the zoning of land used for roads and open space to ensure compatibility with surrounding zones. The Environment Significance Overlay is removed from the areas rezoned Residential 1 where applicable. Applies the Vegetation Protection Overlay (VPO) to the segments of the Yan Yean pipe track reservation that run through, or abut, the Mernda Strategy Plan area. Applies the Design and Development Overlay (DDO) to the entire Mernda Strategy Plan area. Applies the Incorporated Plan Overlay to all relevant areas covered by the Mernda Strategy Plan. Applies the Public Acquisition Overlay (PAO1) to a small portion of land proposed for inclusion in the Plenty Gorge Parklands. Introduces a Development Contributions Plan Overlay and relevant schedules for the area covered by the Mernda Strategy Plan.

Status date

21 Oct 2004

Exhibition

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Gazettal

21 Oct 2004

Outcome

ApprovedWithChanges