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Media Release
15 April 2009
Yarra pleased to retain planning control over landmark Amcor site
Yarra City Council is determined to continue to involve the Alphington and Fairfield community in discussions about the Amcor site, after the Minister for Planning announced today that he had rezoned it to mixed use.
Council decided late last month against requesting the Minister to rezone the majority of the 16.5 hectare site, which Amcor is selling via an expression of interest process due by tomorrow (16 April 2009.)
Mayor Cr Amanda Stone said Council was particularly concerned that the rezoning would result in the loss of third party appeal rights for the community once an incorporated plan or master plan had been approved for the site.
“We wanted our community to be able to formally comment on or object to detailed plans for the site when they are lodged by the eventual owner,” Cr Stone said.
She said the mixed use zoning would allow for residential, community, retail and office use on the site. The Department of Planning and Community Development had advised an Incorporated Planning Overlay would also be placed on the site.
Under an IPO, an ‘incorporated plan’ must be developed prior to use and development of the land. Community members will be consulted when the plan is placed on exhibition.
However, once the ‘incorporated plan’ has been approved, planning applications that are generally consistent with the plan cannot, under Victorian Planning Provisions, be advertised and as a consequence no objection rights would exist.
Instead of seeking the rezoning, Council had decided to continue using its “established and adequate planning processes” to realise the shared Council and community vision for the site as a showcase for sustainable living that protects the Yarra River corridor and vistas.
Council had also sought a meeting with Minister Madden to discuss how the governments could work together, and had resolved to continue the work of the Amcor taskforce charged with working through the complex issues surrounding the site.
Cr Stone said Council and the community had spent many months developing a shared vision for the site, which had been developed into Design and Development principles.
“We are very pleased that Council remains the responsible authority for this site, and we will be involving our community as extensively as we can in the development of any future planning controls for this site,” Cr Stone said.
“While we are disappointed with the State Government’s decision, the future of this site is too important for us to get bogged down in where Council and the State Government are in disagreement,” she said.
“We believe we have goals in common with the Government for this site, and we want to work together with the Government and other stakeholders to achieve those goals.”
Cr Stone said the Amcor taskforce - made up of Council, community and State Government representatives - had met last week and was excited about the hard work ahead of it.
“Our taskforce has a heavy task ahead of it of working through the opportunities for this site to provide environmentally sustainable design and buildings, community services and open space, and better transport options,” Cr Stone said.
She said the Department had also advised that an Environmental Audit Overlay had been placed over parts of the site that had been used for industrial purposes.
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