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Future planning for Melbourne

The State Government has released two important planning reports. The first is the Melbourne 2030 Audit Expert Group Report, an independent audit of the implementation of Melbourne 2030 five years on, and the second is Planning for all of Melbourne, the State Government’s response to this audit.

Melbourne 2030 Audit Expert Group Report

Key findings of this report include:

The faster than expected growth of Melbourne’s population makes the fundamental principles of Melbourne 2030 more relevant than ever.
There was general support for the fundamental principles of Melbourne 2030, but considerable criticism about its implementation.
There was progress towards the implementation of Melbourne 2030, but under-performance in the following areas:

Directing residential growth from the fringe to established areas
Lack of significant residential and mixed-use development in Activity Centres
Insufficient provision or commitment to public transport investments

The AEG found that three essential issues that were crucial to the successful implementation of Melbourne 2030: clarity of responsibility, adequate resources, and broad-based support.

Planning for all of Melbourne

This report sets out a framework for action over the next five years in response to the findings of the AEG. It includes actions in four key areas:

Planning for all of Melbourne
Transport and managing congestion
Environmental sustainability and climate change
Managing urban growth and change

There are several actions that are of particular interest for Yarra:

The establishment of Development Assessment Committees (DACs) to make planning decisions in relation to principal activity centres and sites considered to be of State, regional or metropolitan significance.
The State Government working with councils to develop clear requirements for the amount and diversity of housing needed in each municipality and to implement the new residential zones.
An action to introduce a new flexible Activity Centre Zone which would be accompanied by a tailored development framework for each centre.
Working with councils to implement the Inner Melbourne Action Plan.

For full copies of the reports and summary fact sheets, visit the Department of Planning and Community Development website.

Further information

Strategic Planning Branch
Richmond Town Hall
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Telephone 9205 5373
Email info@yarracity.vic.gov.au

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