The Victorian Government is delivering Victoria’s longest ever pipeline of new land for new homes and backyards.
The government has released a landmark plan for 27 new greenfield areas across Melbourne’s outer south-east, north, and west to be released over the next 10 years.
The pipeline of available land provides concrete timelines for industry and community about when the 27 new planning processes will commence, while also giving developers the confidence to invest early and get shovels in the ground sooner.
The government will also streamline the planning system, providing even more certainty for home builders.
From 2025, the Victorian Planning Authority will be integrated with the Department of Transport and Planning, bringing planning processes together to cut delays and deliver faster and better structure planning.
A new and dedicated concierge service will also be offered to work with councils and industry.
A decade-long plan for Melbourne's Greenfields
The Victorian Government has released A Ten-Year Plan for Melbourne's Greenfields – a decade-long plan for the release of 27 new greenfield areas – committing to providing the space and completing the planning work to deliver 180,000 new homes over the decade.
The first three greenfield plans set to be released in 2024-25 include:
- Northern Freight Precinct, an employment precinct in Whittlesea Council
- Cardinia Creek South Part 2, a residential precinct in Cardinia Council
- Kororoit Part 2, the western corridor within Melton Council adjacent to Caroline Springs
These build on the seven Metropolitan Melbourne greenfield plans under preparation as part of the Victorian Planning Authority’s workplan.
The structure planning process will ensure these areas are ready for development, with the release of unzoned land sequenced to align with the rollout of infrastructure – ensuring that new communities are liveable, green and adequately serviced.
The plan reinforces Victoria’s strategy to ensure 30 per cent of new housing growth goes in outer-suburban and greenfield areas, with 70 per cent going in established suburbs close to jobs, transport and services - giving Victorians more choice about where they live.
All up, the 10-year plan represents the longest ever pipeline of new land in greenfield areas, so growing families can have more opportunities for a home, backyard and community.
Helping builders get on with it
The government will also improve the planning system so builders can get on with building.
From 1 January 2025, the Victorian Planning Authority will be integrated with the Department of Transport and Planning.
It means, for the first time, the four major components of Victoria’s planning system – strategic, transport, statutory and spatial – will be working together to cut delays and duplication and deliver faster and better structure planning.
The government will also offer a dedicated concierge service to work with councils and industry to identify, intervene and fix the issues that are preventing zoned land from being developed.
Government will also review several existing greenfield Precinct Structure Plans (PSPs) that are not yet fully developed to understand opportunities for increasing the number and types of homes where there is sufficient planned infrastructure.
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