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MELBOURNE PLANNING SCHEME

MUNICIPAL STRATEGIC STATEMENT - CLAUSE 21.08 1 OF 66

21.08 LOCAL AREAS

The following sections detail those Implementation Strategies that relate to particular neighbourhood areas or precincts within the municipality. The sections are organised under the following Local Area headings:

21.08-1 Central City

21.08-2 Docklands

21.08-3 Southbank

21.08-4 St Kilda Road and South Yarra

21.08-5 East Melbourne and Jolimont

21.08-6 Sports and entertainment precinct

21.08-7 Carlton

21.08-8 Parkville

21.08-9 North and West Melbourne

21.08-10 Flemington and Kensington

21.08-11 Port Melbourne (including the Port of Melbourne and Fishermans Bend)

21.08-12 West Melbourne Industrial Area

21.08-1 Central City

The Central City is Victoria’s largest and most varied focus of activity, a vibrant mixed use area which operates 24 hours a day and is the State’s gateway to the global economy. It is one of the nation’s principal concentrations of high-order business activity including a broad range of financial, legal, administrative and government, as well as recreational, tourist, cultural and entertainment uses.

The Central City, whilst being the primary location for major corporate office space in Victoria, also has the capacity and necessary support functions to facilitate the growth of innovative and start-up business activity, including communications and multi media.

Intensification of specialised shops, restaurants, cafes, and bars within the City’s Retail Core and the Central City’s many specialty retailing and entertainment precincts (such as Hardware Lane, Chinatown, Collins and Little Collins Streets, King Street, Yarra River Promenade, and Southbank) assists in creating a unique and thriving shopping and entertainment environment of national prominence.

The Central City provides accommodation for a diversity of people; from high rise residential towers for owner occupiers, to share accommodation for students, to crisis accommodation for the homeless. It is estimated that the number of residents in the Central City will increase from 8,271 to some 17,319 between 2001 and 2011. There will be a demand for a range of facilities to serve the needs of this growing and diverse resident population. It is also home to a range of educational institutions, including RMIT University.

The Central City has grown towards the south since the 1980s and now crosses the Yarra River into Southbank as well as into Docklands to the west. The Yarra River has become a new focal point for City life. The Central City also contains both nationally and internationally significant icons. In addition to the Yarra River corridor with its Victorian bridges; icons such as Federation Square, Flinders Street Station, the Rialto, Eureka Tower, and the tram networks assist in making Melbourne an international tourist destination. Heritage buildings and intact streetscapes, the Hoddle Grid, comprising wide boulevards and narrow bluestone lanes; significant avenues of street trees and

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landscaping; and important public spaces and parks; also make for a nationally significant, vital and attractive metropolitan city centre.

The Central City is the public transport hub for the metropolitan area, accommodating trams, trains and buses. Flinders Street and the redeveloped Spencer Street Station will continue to serve as major transport nodes for both the Central City and the broader metropolitan area. In 1999, around 45% of trips to the City on weekdays were by public transport.

The Central City is compact and easy to get around, and because of this, it has extensive and highly utilised cycle and pedestrian networks, with a large portion of the Central City being designated as a pedestrian priority area.

The Central City also attracts a significant number of vehicles for a variety of purposes; from commuter vehicles accessing work, to occasional visitors accessing City services by taxi or private car; as well as service and courier vehicles.

Vision for the Central City

The Central City continues to be the primary place of employment, business, finance, entertainment, cultural activity and retail in Victoria, and a place that facilitates the growth of innovative business activity.

The Central City continues to be a 24 hour precinct, attracting visitors from a wide catchment at all times of the day to a diversity of entertainment venues and facilities. However, entertainment venues and other potential noise generating premises have been carefully managed to minimise off site impacts, in recognition of the growing residential community within the Central City.

The Central City has grown as a high-density inner city residential environment. Excellent construction and effective management of non residential uses as well as good design of new dwellings in the City has meant that a diverse range of uses can co-exist. Noise and light spill has been recognised as an inevitable part of inner city living because of the diverse land uses, people and traffic in the area at all times. Significant amenity benefits are obtained through excellent access to the facilities and services and to public transport.

Important components of the Central City’s built form and public realm have been protected and enhanced, including the Yarra River corridor, significant parks and gardens and the Central City’s significant heritage assets. The creation of a high quality, useable and exciting public realm continues to make the city an attractive and exciting place for workers, residents and visitors. The Central City is also linked to surrounding areas including Southbank, Docklands and other neighbouring suburbs.



FIGURE 12: CENTRAL CITY



Land use implementation strategies

Implementation of the objectives and strategies in Clause 21.04 includes:

Housing and community in the Central City

1.1 Support permanent and short term residential development in the Central City that accommodates a diverse population.

1.2 Ensure that new dwellings are designed so that they provide occupants with a reasonable level of amenity consistent with the Land Use Amenity Principles, and do not undermine the ability of existing and new business and commercial, retail and entertainment uses to successfully function in the Central City.

Retail, entertainment and the arts in the Central City

1.3 Encourage the development of a range of complementary precincts within the Central City that offer a diverse range of specialist retail, cultural and entertainment opportunities.

1.4 Support the role of the Queen Victoria Market, Northbank, Southbank, State Library, Federation Square, the Arts Precinct and the Yarra River waterfront (identified on Figure 12).

1.5 Encourage retention and enhancement of specialised shopping and entertainment precincts within the Central City, particularly, Hardware Lane, Chinatown, Collins Street, Southbank and Little Collins Street.

1.6 Encourage a mix of public and commercial uses at ground level in new developments to support street life and provide pedestrian interest.

1.7 Support entertainment, bars, eating and other evening uses throughout the Central City.

1.8 Encourage the provision of varied facilities and services which support the diversity of tourists visiting the Central City.

1.9 Encourage provision of supermarkets and other convenience retail for local residents throughout the Central City.

1.10 Discourage the concentration of sexually explicit adult entertainment, amusement parlours and gaming venues within the Central City.

Retail core

1.11 Support the Retail Core (identified as [1] on figure 12) as a compact, high-density retail precinct and facilitate easy pedestrian access.

1.12 Encourage a greater retail mix in Swanston Street to ensure its role as a pre-eminent retail and lifestyle avenue and an important entry axis to the Retail Core.

1.13 Encourage diverse entertainment uses in the Retail Core.

1.14 Encourage the refurbishment and redevelopment of the Retail Core’s major attractors, such as the Bourke Street Mall and department stores, including the provision of additional department stores.



Queen Victoria Market

1.15 Support the Queen Victoria Market (identified as [2] in Figure 12) as a major retail and tourist facility, and as a heritage asset of State significance.

1.16 Ensure the form and use of development around the Queen Victoria Market does not detract from its amenity nor compromise its 24 hour function.

The waterfront and the Yarra River

1.17 Ensure active land uses such as cafes, restaurants and leisure uses in the areas fronting the waterfront, particularly those with a northern orientation.

1.18 Ensure developments along the Yarra River address the waterfront.

1.19 Encourage maximum usage and activity at the waterfront.

1.20 Ensure an attractive night landscape along the waterfront.

1.21 Support recreational use of the Yarra River.

1.22 Support 24 hour use of the waterfront in the Central City.

1.23 Facilitate a youth precinct and City Skate Park on the Northbank of the Yarra River at Sandridge Bridge.

Arts precinct

1.24 Support arts, entertainment, cultural, educational attractions within the Central City and Southbank, especially in the Arts Precinct.

Office and commercial use in the Central City

1.25 Support the Central City’s role as the principal centre in the State for government, commerce, professional, business and financial services.

1.26 Encourage the development and establishment of new and innovative professional, commercial and retail business which take advantage of the City’s central location, technology, and its accessibility by a range of transport nodes.

1.27 Support the continued development and growth of the broad range of existing business in the Central City.

Education and hospitals in the Central City

1.28 Support the consolidation of education clusters on the northern and western edges of the Central City and in Flinders Street, consistent with the Land Use Amenity Principles.

Built form implementation strategies




Heritage in the Central City

1.29 Protect the unique qualities of the Hoddle Grid including heritage buildings and precincts, the regular grid layout, laneways, tree-lined boulevards and identified significant public open spaces.

1.30 Protect the scale of important heritage precincts, boulevards and other unique precincts that rely on a consistency of scale for their image, including the Retail Core, Chinatown, Hardware Lane, Flinders Lane, Bourke Hill, Parliament, the Melbourne Town Hall, the Queen Victoria Market and the churches on Flinders and Collins Streets.

1.31 Ensure that development is sympathetic to the heritage values of adjacent heritage areas and places.

Structure and character in the Central City

1.32 Protect the unique qualities of the Hoddle Grid including heritage buildings and precincts, the regular grid layout, laneways, tree-lined boulevards and identified significant public open spaces.

1.33 Facilitate the civic and ceremonial function of Swanston Street.

1.34 Enhance Swanston Street as part of a major boulevard axis which runs from Princes Park to St Kilda Road.

1.35 Support the extension of Spring Street to Brunton Avenue and the development of the land triangle between this new link, Wellington Parade and Jolimont Road.

1.36 Ensure the Northbank of the Yarra River, including the North Wharf, (identified on Figure 12) has increased open space opportunities.

Views in the Central City

1.37 Protect views to the:

Shrine of Remembrance along Swanston Street from the State Library

Parliament House along Bourke Street.

Treasury Buildings along Collins Street.

Flinders Street Station clock tower along Elizabeth Street.

Yarra River from the Central City wherever possible.

Bourke and Latrobe Street corridors (when viewed from Docklands).

Height and scale in the Central City

1.38 Maintain a low rise form and streetscapes in the Retail Core and along key views to ensure an intimate pedestrian scale and views to key buildings are maintained (identified as [6] on Figure 12).

1.39 Encourage low rise development on the northern and southern sides of the Yarra River and Arts Precinct (identified as [4] in Figure 12) to maintain the low scale river edge to protect key views to the Arts Centre Spire and prevent overshadowing of the south bank of the River.

1.40 Promote high rise, high density development, south of the Casino and Exhibition Centre (identified as [5] in Figure 12).



1.41 Ensure a clear edge between the taller built form of the Central City and the lower form of the surrounding areas.

1.42 Ensure the area bounded by Latrobe and Victoria Streets and Elizabeth/Peel Streets has a lower scale than the Hoddle Grid (identified as [3] on Figure 12) and provides a contrast in built form scale between the lower scale of Carlton and North Melbourne and the higher scale of the Hoddle Grid.

1.43 Ensure a strong contrast in scale of development along Elizabeth Street from the lower scale areas to the north of Victoria Street and the higher scale of the Central City.

1.44 Ensure new tall buildings add architectural interest to the city’s sky line.

1.45 Ensure that the design of tall buildings in the Central City promotes a human scale at street level especially in narrow lanes, respects the street pattern and provides a context for heritage buildings.

The public environment in the Central City

Lanes and arcades

1.46 Protect the built form, character and function of laneways and the laneway system as a significant determinant of Melbourne’s built form and distinguish the laneways from other larger Central City streets.

1.47 Ensure high quality and robust public space design in arcade and laneway upgrades.

1.48 Ensure integration of, and links between, arcades and laneways in the Retail Core.

1.49 Encourage arcade and laneway links between streets and public spaces.

Streetscape

1.50 Ensure development fronting streets creates a continuous building edge and integrated streetscape.

1.51 Ensure that security treatments for shopfronts allow for views into the premises at night and positively contribute to the streetscape.

1.52 Enhance the presentation of Bourke Street between Swanston Street and Russell Street.

1.53 Ensure the ground level design of shopfronts on Swanston Street contribute to its role as a pre-eminent retail and lifestyle avenue and entry axis to the Retail Core.

1.54 Ensure that advertising signs in the Central City respect the architecture of the building they are on and the character of the surrounding streetscape and ensure they do not dominate the streetscape, building or interrupt the skyline.

Pedestrian amenity

1.55 Ensure that pedestrian use is given priority in the Central City.

1.56 Facilitate the development of the Bourke Street Mall as a high quality pedestrian and retail space.

1.57 Ensure that vehicle ingress and egress points do not impede pedestrian flow, safety and amenity along key pedestrian routes and areas.



1.58 Ensure that developments provide weather protection along key pedestrian routes and areas, where this does not conflict with building or streetscape integrity.

1.59 Ensure that the design of buildings and public realm in the Central City enhances the safety of pedestrians, visitors and occupants of buildings.

Sunlight to public spaces

1.60 Ensure sunlight penetration in the middle of the day to key public spaces, appropriate to their role and function.

1.61 Protect the Yarra River and its south bank from overshadowing throughout the year.

Links

1.62 Ensure the Central City, Yarra River and Docklands waterfront are physically and visually linked.

1.63 Ensure streets and open space are physically and visually linked to the waterfront, where practicable.

1.64 Encourage the provision of pedestrian links to the Queen Victoria Market from surrounding areas.

1.65 Encourage provision of open space and links between the Port Melbourne foreshore and the Central City.

1.66 Support the redevelopment of Queensbridge Square and Sandridge Bridge as new public spaces and as linking features between Southbank and the Hoddle Grid.

1.67 Develop better links between the south western edge of the Central City and the Yarra River.

1.68 Develop better links between the Melbourne Exhibition Centre and the North Wharf.

1.69 Develop better links between the water side entertainment and recreational attractions of the north and south banks of the Yarra.

Transport and communications infrastructure implementation strategies


1.70 Ensure that pedestrians are given priority around the Retail Core and other key pedestrian attractors such as RMIT University and Queen Victoria Market.

1.71 Strengthen pedestrian and cycle connectivity between Southbank and the Central City and South Melbourne, and between the Central City and Docklands.

1.72 Strengthen public space and pedestrian and cycle connections on both sides and across the Yarra River.

1.73 Strengthen public transport and pedestrian links between the Melbourne Museum, Carlton and the Central City.

1.74 Support the upgrade and sensitive development of key tram routes such as Collins Street, Bourke Street, Swanston Street and St Kilda Road.



1.75 Encourage boating, landing, mooring, boat parking and land back up facilities on the Yarra River consistent with safe and efficient Port operations.

1.76 Encourage the incorporation of information, technology and communication infrastructure in new developments.

1.77 Encourage short stay parking for visitors and shoppers in the Central City to support commercial and retail activity.

1.78 Discourage unnecessary commuter car travel and parking in the Central City and encourage public transport as the primary mode of access to the Central City.

Planning Scheme Response for the Central City

This list highlights some of the key land use and built form directions in the Planning Scheme. It is not exhaustive and other provisions of the Planning Scheme also apply.

The Capital City Zone applies to the Central City. The Zone allows a broad range of uses including retail, commercial, entertainment, offices, education, public spaces, arts and cultural facilities and residential uses.

Design and Development Overlays provide design objectives on building heights and other built form outcomes. Design and Development Overlays specific to the Central City include:

DDO 1 – Active Street Frontages – Capital City Zone

DDO 2 – Height Controls – Capital City Zone

DDO 3 – Traffic Conflict Frontage – Capital City Zone

DDO 4 – Weather protection – Capital City Zone

DDO 5 – Bridge Protection Area

DDO 7 – Former Fishmarket Site Northbank

DDO 12 – Noise Attenuation Area

DDO 38 – Southbank Central Core

DDO 39 – Southbank Central Interface

DDO 40 – Arts Centre and River Environs

The Heritage Overlay identifies designated buildings and precincts. The Heritage Places within the Capital City Zone Policy gives guidance on heritage buildings and streetscapes.

The Urban Design within the Capital City Zone Policy provides guidance on design principles that should be followed in all development in the Central City.



21.08-2 Docklands

West of the Hoddle Grid is the Docklands. Docklands is Victoria’s largest urban renewal project and will provide housing, office, industry, research, institutional, business, education, entertainment/leisure, marina and sporting uses and significant public space.

Docklands is an extension of the Central City and it is intended that leisure-related retailing, that is complementary to retailing in the Retail Core, will also be provided. Docklands will also largely operate 24 hours a day and ultimately, when fully developed in 2015, provide housing for a permanent population of 20,000 people and employment opportunities for 25,000 people.

Vision for Docklands

‘A thriving and vibrant inner city environment that includes major sporting and entertainment facilities, substantial housing areas, numerous leisure and recreation facilities, employment opportunities, tertiary education facilities and knowledge based industry. It will create an urban waterfront for Victoria’s Capital City that will be visually, physically and functionally integrated with central Melbourne and the Yarra River Corridor. It will be a mixed use environment with all the services and facilities that provide for the local residential community, the local work force and visitors to the area’.1

1 Source: Docklands Planning Area Strategic Statement, Exhibition Copy, July 2000

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FIGURE 13: DOCKLANDS





Housing and community in Docklands

1.79 Support residential development in Docklands that complements its other functions.

1.80 Encourage medium to high residential density.

1.81 Ensure five per cent of land required to be included in precinct development is used to achieve the services and facilities set out in the Docklands Community Development Plan.

1.82 Ensure adequate and appropriate space is set aside within Docklands for community facilities and that these facilities can be extended and upgraded when required.

Retail, entertainment and the arts in Docklands

1.83 Ensure active street frontages are achieved to promote a vibrant street environment.

1.84 Support Victoria Harbour as the primary retail focus and Waterfront City as the secondary retail precinct for Docklands that complement retailing in the Central City.

1.85 Support the ongoing operation of Docklands Stadium as a significant sports and entertainment facility.

Advanced manufacturing and industry in Docklands

1.86 Encourage local industries and uses such as recreational boating, marinas, fish markets, and port services, particularly where access to the waterfront is available.

1.87 Encourage the establishment of leading edge industries through the development and promotion of Comtechport and the installation of high technology infrastructure.

Education in Docklands

1.88 Support the consolidation of education and research clusters in Docklands, including the Comtechport Precinct and TAFE facilities.



Structure and character in Docklands

1.89 Ensure Docklands is physically and visually linked with the west end of the Central City.

1.90 Ensure that buildings provide weather protection and an attractive built form to promote an attractive, vibrant, safe and comfortable street environment.



1.91 Encourage a development pattern that acknowledges Melbourne’s traditional hierarchy of streets, lanes and arcades. The development pattern should be permeable and fine-grained to create a clear pattern of access and movement.

1.92 Encourage the redevelopment of Spencer Street Station to integrate Docklands with the western edge of the Central City through a clear structure of streets, pedestrian routes and development blocks.

1.93 Ensure the area around the Collins Street bridge is developed so that the bridge appears as another ‘city street’ rather than a stand-alone bridge.

1.94 Ensure that the design of buildings encourages sustainable outcomes.

1.95 Encourage the reuse of heritage buildings.

Height and scale in Docklands

1.96 Ensure building heights and setbacks along the waterfront within Docklands allow for optimum climatic conditions on the promenades.

1.97 Encourage a built form profile within the Docklands that forms an extension of the Central City building profile.

1.98 Encourage a built form where taller buildings provide a pedestrian or human scale.

The public environment in Docklands

1.99 Ensure development in Docklands extends and reinforces Council’s public environment initiatives and practices.

1.100 Ensure wide public promenades are provided along the Docklands waterfront as an integrated part of the development of each precinct.

1.101 Ensure continuous pedestrian and cycle promenades along the waterfront in Docklands.

1.102 Ensure marina development in Docklands allows for public access to the water and the waterfront.

1.103 Strengthen pedestrian connections between Docklands and Port Melbourne and West Melbourne.

1.104 Strengthen Harbour Esplanade as the major civic spine for the Docklands.

1.105 Encourage the provision of urban art throughout Docklands.

Parks, gardens and public open space in Docklands

1.106 Support the development of continual open space links along the Docklands waterfront, Yarra River, Maribyrnong River and Moonee Ponds Creek that provide for recreational and ecological purposes.

1.107 Support the provision of an integrated network of parks and open spaces within Docklands.

1.108 Support the development of Victoria Harbour, Harbour Esplanade and Docklands Park as the recreational focus for the Docklands.

Transport implementation strategies




1.109 Strengthen pedestrian and cycle connectivity between the Central City and Docklands.

1.110 Support a wide variety of transport modes to and within Docklands, including public transport, vehicular, pedestrian, cycle and water based transport.

1.111 Support the extension of light rail services to Docklands.

1.112 Support the redevelopment of the Spencer Street Station as a major transport hub and interchange.

1.113 Encourage the incorporation of information technology and communications infrastructure in new developments.

1.114 Ensure new developments make provision for on-street car parking and bus and taxi parking adjacent to key public spaces and land uses.

1.115 Encourage the co-location and sharing of car parking facilities where appropriate.

Planning Scheme Response for Docklands


The majority of Docklands is covered by the Docklands Zone which facilitates a wide range of retail, commercial, entertainment, restaurant, education, recreation and residential uses.

A small portion of the Docklands Local Area and part of Spencer Street Station is within the Capital City Zone which allows a broad range of uses including retail, commercial, entertainment, offices, education, public spaces, arts and cultural facilities and residential uses.

Part of the Spencer Street Station is within the Public Use Zone (Transport) to facilitate its transport related purposes.



21.08-3 Southbank

Southbank is one of the major residential growth areas within the City of Melbourne providing significant residential development opportunities for high density, medium to high rise dwellings. Significant growth has occurred since the mid 1980s and high rates of growth are expected into the future. The population of Southbank is expected to grow from 4,401 in 2001 to 13,187 in 2011.

Southbank accommodates a strong cultural base and the area contains the City’s predominant arts cluster, including the Victorian College of the Arts, the Malthouse Theatre, the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, the Victorian headquarters of the ABC and facilities for the Australian Ballet, Symphony Orchestra, and the National Gallery of Victoria International.

Southbank also accommodates commercial development such as businesses that provide support and professional services to the Central City. However, major office developments are discouraged outside the Central City due to likely traffic impacts. There are 32,000 workers in Southbank.

The current and future population needs and expects to have access to local open space, meeting spaces and community facilities, shopping and medical services.

Vision for Southbank

Southbank continues to develop as an inner city neighbourhood providing opportunities for a mix of housing at different densities and scales. Careful planning has facilitated the provision of services and facilities to support the resident, workers and visitor populations. Appropriate commercial and service businesses support the growing residential population.

Arts and cultural facilities continue to strengthen in Southbank and public and retail uses at ground level support street life and provide pedestrian interest. A quality public environment has been achieved, in particular there is a high quality pedestrian environment.

The built form of the Central City extends into the area of Southbank north of City Link with towers being the major form of development. South of City Link and east of Moore Street, a lower building scale has occurred. This has been because of the impacts of the City Link Exhaust Stack located in Grant Street and the need to maintain the visual prominence of the Shrine of Remembrance and Arts Centre Spire. A pedestrian friendly scale is evident in the Southbank Village.

Building design and public works have made a positive contribution to the public realm, pedestrian amenity and networks, and ensure equitable access to outlook and sunlight for residents.

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FIGURE 14: SOUTH BANK





Housing and community in Southbank

1.116 Support residential development in the area north of City Link, south of the Central City and west of the Arts Centre (identified as [1,2] as Figure 14). In this area, increased residential densities are encouraged with lesser proportions of low density commercial development that supports the Central City and Docklands.

1.117 Support residential development in the Mixed Use Zone, south of City Link (identified as [4.5,7] as Figure 14). This area is expected to support a mix of uses including residential development, with ground floor retail and small scale business uses.

1.118 Support medium scale residential development in the Residential Zones of Southbank Village (identified as [3] in Figure 14).

Retail, entertainment and the arts in Southbank

1.119 Support arts and education uses and facilities at Southbank (identified in Figure 14).

1.120 Encourage the development of neighbourhood hubs including indoor and outdoor public spaces, associated retail and community services near Clarendon Street, Sturt Street and/or Grant Street.

Office and commercial use in Southbank

1.121 Discourage major office development in the Mixed Use Zone, generally north of City Link and Grant Streets (identified as [1,2] as Figure 14) due to its potentially significant adverse impacts on the traffic network.

1.122 Support the ongoing operation and establishment of businesses that provide professional and business support services to the Central City in the Mixed Use Zones of Southbank.



Structure and character in Southbank

1.123 Ensure that new tall buildings add architectural interest to the city’s sky line.

1.124 Ensure tower buildings are well spaced and sited to provide equitable access to an outlook and sunlight for all towers.

1.125 Encourage building towers to orientate in line with the radial street pattern of Southbank.

1.126 Encourage high rise tower development in the Mixed Use Zone to the north of City Link and west of Moore Street (identified as [1] as Figure 14).

1.127 Encourage a high rise built form on Dorcas Street on the corner of St Kilda Road. (identified as [7] as Figure 14).



1.128 Encourage medium scale development in the Arts Precinct and the Mixed Use zoned areas to the east of Moore Street and to the south of City Link (identified as [2,4 and 6] as Figure 14).

1.129 Encourage medium scale development in the Southbank Village (identified as [3,4] as Figure 14).

1.130 Support the physical integration and connection of the Victorian College of the Arts to the surrounding area to enhance its connection with other uses in the precinct.

1.131 Ensure that buildings along St Kilda Road and in Sturt Street maintain the visual dominance of the Arts Centre Spire.

1.132 Maintain the landscape character of St Kilda Road.

1.133 Ensure that development maintains the view to the Shrine of Remembrance as an important landmark.

The public environment in Southbank

1.134 Ensure all new development creates a high quality pedestrian environment and positively enhances the area’s public realm.

1.135 Improve the public environment of Southbank by providing public spaces, improving pedestrian facilities and upgrading streetscapes.

1.136 Improve streetscapes as a priority along major pedestrian routes.

1.137 Strengthen pedestrian and cycle connections between Southbank and the Central City and South Melbourne.

1.138 Encourage a mix of public and commercial uses at ground level in new developments to support street life and provide pedestrian interest.

1.139 Encourage a continuous network of through block links to increase permeability, amenity and safety and to improve access to the Yarra River and Arts Precinct.


Implementation of the objectives and strategies in Clause 21.05 (Southbank) includes:

1.140 Minimise the impact of traffic on Residential and Mixed Use Zones.

Environment implementation strategies


1.141 Ensure development in the vicinity of the City Link Vent Stack in Grant Street is not affected by and does not affect the dispersal of emissions from the tunnel.

Planning Scheme Response for Southbank


The Mixed Use Zone in Southbank allows a wide range of residential and commercial uses. It also facilitates a wide range of uses associated with the Arts.

The residential area of Southbank Village is zoned Residential 1. The Discretionary Uses in the Residential 1 Zone Policy provides guidance on non-residential uses in the Residential 1 Zone.



Design and Development Overlays provide design objectives on building heights and in some cases setbacks and other built form outcomes. Design and Development Overlays specific to Southbank include:

° DDO 17 – Shrine Vista

° DDO 18 – Southbank Plot Ratio

° DDO 27 – City Link Exhaust Stack Environs

° DDO 38 – Southbank Central Core

° DDO 48 – Southbank Central Interface

° DDO 40 – Arts Centre and River Environs

° DDO 41 – Southbank Village

° DDO 42 – Sturt Street

° DDO 43 – Dorcas Street

The Urban Design Outside the Capital City Zone Policy provides guidance on design principles that should be followed in all development.



21.08-4 St Kilda Road and South Yarra

St Kilda Road is a world-renowned boulevard and a vibrant office district second only in scale to the Central City. St Kilda Road forms a municipal border with the City of Port Phillip.

The wide, tree lined boulevard with landscaped building setbacks, regular alignment of building frontages and historic buildings provides a grand entrance to the Central City of Melbourne. The area includes high density residential opportunities, nationally important medical and research facilities and a number of large institutional uses and high profile secondary schools, including Melbourne Grammar School and Wesley College.

South Yarra has many important heritage assets including buildings, streetscapes, parklands and institutions that are worthy of protection. The existing residential area of South Yarra is well established and has limited capacity for growth. The area contains a small retail centre on Domain Road, and significant institutions including the Alfred Hospital, a major trauma centre for the state (including direct 24 hour emergency helicopter access) and the centre of a significant cluster of medical research facilities, including the Baker Medical Research Institute and Macfarlane Burnet Centre for Medical Research.

Fawkner Park is also located in South Yarra and provides important pedestrian links, community facilities and recreational opportunities. The Royal Botanic Gardens are of State importance. It is important that development around them does not detract from the experience of the Gardens.

Vision for St Kilda Road and South Yarra

St Kilda Road remains a premier boulevard containing office and high-density residential development. The continued development of the area has necessitated the introduction of a wide range of uses and services to support residents, workers and businesses in the area.

In St Kilda Road and South Yarra, the significant educational, institutional and research facilities continue to be supported.

The landscaped boulevard, historic buildings and special character of St Kilda Road have been maintained and enhanced.

As South Yarra is an area of stability with minimal potential for new development, residential amenity has been maintained and the area’s historic character and features have been preserved.

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FIGURE 15: ST KILDA RD AND STH YARRA





Housing and community on St Kilda Road and in South Yarra

1.142 Ensure development in South Yarra (identified as [1] in Figure 15) is sensitively designed so that it maintains the generally low scale nature of heritage streetscapes and buildings.

1.143 Support residential development on St Kilda Road (identified as [2] in Figure 15), within its context as a premier office and residential boulevard.

Retail, entertainment and the arts on St Kilda Road and in South Yarra

1.144 Support street level convenience retailing and food and drink premises on St Kilda Road to support the needs of workers and residents.

1.145 Ensure that the mix of uses does not prejudice the established character of St Kilda Road as a premier office and residential boulevard.

1.146 Ensure Domain Road shopping area (identified as [3] in Figure 15) maintains its role for convenience shopping, neighbourhood facilities and as a neighbourhood focus.

Office and commercial use on St Kilda Road and in South Yarra

1.147 Support the ongoing operation and establishment of offices and related commercial developments along St Kilda Road to support its strategic role as a premier office district (identified as [2] in Figure 15).

Education and hospitals on St Kilda Road and in South Yarra

1.148 Support medical research and associated medical uses in South Yarra in a cluster near the Alfred Hospital in the Public Use Zone (identified as [4] in Figure 15).

1.149 Support the on-going operation of the State significant Alfred Hospital (including direct 24 hour emergency helicopter access) and other institutions on St Kilda Road.

1.150 Support the functioning and growth of education uses in St Kilda Road and South Yarra, consistent with the Land Use Amenity Principles at the interface of residential and mixed use zones.



Heritage on St Kilda Road and in South Yarra

1.151 Protect heritage places, including buildings, structures, streetscapes, historic subdivision patterns, street layout, landscape features and indigenous sites in St Kilda Road and South Yarra.




Structure and character on St Kilda Road and in South Yarra

1.153 Ensure future development in St Kilda Road respects and maintains the prominence of the landscaped boulevard character which includes generous landscaped front setbacks, the appearance of “buildings in grounds” and established street trees.

1.154 Ensure that building design along St Kilda Road maintains the prominence of views to the Arts Centre Spire and Shrine of Remembrance.

1.155 Encourage high rise residential and office developments along St Kilda Road (identified as [2] on Figure 15).

1.156 Encourage low rise sympathetic infill redevelopment and extensions that complement the architecture, scale and character of the residential areas in South Yarra (identified as [1] on Figure 15).

The public environment on St Kilda Road and in South Yarra

1.157 Maintain the landscape qualities of the St Kilda Road boulevard.

Parks, gardens and open space on St Kilda Road and in South Yarra

1.158 Protect the Royal Botanic Gardens by limiting the height of developments around the Gardens.

1.159 Preserve and enhance the landscape qualities and recreational role of Fawkner Park.

1.160 Ensure that development around Fawkner Park protects the visual amenity of the park and avoids overshadowing.

Transport and communications infrastructure implementation strategies


1.161 Encourage the incorporation of information, technology and communication infrastructure in new developments in St Kilda Road.

Planning Scheme Response for St Kilda Road and South Yarra


Institutional uses such as the hospital and schools are zoned Special Use or Public Use to facilitate their primary function within defined geographic areas.

The Business 5 Zone provides for a mix of office, residential, convenience shops and food and drink premises.

The established residential areas of South Yarra are zoned Residential 1. The Discretionary Uses in the Residential 1 Zone Policy provides guidance on non-residential uses in the Residential 1 Zone.

Design and Development Overlays provide design objectives on building heights, in some cases setbacks and other built form outcomes. Design and Development Overlays specific to St Kilda Road and South Yarra include:

° DDO 9 – Fawkner Park Area

° DDO 15 – Royal Botanic Gardens




° DDO 19 – St Kilda Road Area

° DDO 23 – Alfred Hospital Helipad Flight Path Protection Area

The Heritage Overlay identifies designated buildings and precincts. The Heritage Places Outside the Capital City Zone Policy gives guidance on heritage buildings and streetscapes.




21.08-5 East Melbourne and Jolimont

East Melbourne and Jolimont are relatively intact heritage areas, some of which are of national importance. The existing residential areas are of high quality and have limited capacity for growth.

Many State Government facilities, institutions and businesses are located in and around the Treasury and Parliament precinct. The historic Fitzroy, Treasury and Parliament Gardens separate East Melbourne from the Central City and provide important pedestrian links, tourist attractions and passive recreational activities. East Melbourne and Jolimont also adjoins Yarra Park.

East Melbourne is home to a number of hospitals and medical clinics providing metropolitan and state-wide health services as well as city edge services and businesses and research functions. Jolimont contains a mix of office, commercial, institutional and residential uses adjacent to Yarra Park.

Vision for East Melbourne and Jolimont

East Melbourne and Jolimont continue to accommodate the use and development of Government facilities, institutions and businesses in the Treasury and Parliament precinct. It has an important role in providing hospital and medical services and supporting Central City edge business uses while maintaining residential amenity.

Generally low scale, heritage residential areas of East Melbourne and Jolimont have been maintained whilst accommodating very limited residential growth.

Preserving the area’s historical character and significant heritage buildings has guided the scale and form of new development. Development has taken account of the heritage, visual and recreational importance of Fitzroy, Treasury and Parliament Gardens. Development in East Melbourne and Jolimont has enhanced Victoria Parade boulevard and other major city entrance roads such as Albert Street and Wellington Parade.

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FIGURE 16: EAST MELBOURNE & JOLIMONT





Housing and community in East Melbourne and Jolimont

1.162 Ensure development in the residential areas of East Melbourne and Jolimont (identified as [1] in Figure 16) is sensitively designed so that it maintains the generally low scale nature of heritage streetscapes and buildings.

1.163 Support residential development in the areas zoned Business in Jolimont (identified as [3] in Figure 16). This area will continue to accommodate a mix of land uses offices and residential developments.

1.164 Support future residential development on the Mercy Hospital and Freemasons Hospital sites in Clarendon Street (identified as [4] on Figure 16). Ensure any redevelopment of the sites respects the scale of the surrounding residential area, heritage buildings and Fitzroy Gardens.

Office and commercial in East Melbourne and Jolimont

1.165 Support the continued operation of existing businesses in East Melbourne between Victoria Parade and Albert Street (west of Powlett Street), Wellington Parade and in the Jolimont commercial area (identified as [3, 5, 6] on Figure 16).

1.166 Support the government function of the Treasury and Parliament Reserves (identified as [7] on Figure 16).

1.167 Discourage medical centres and other commercial uses in the Residential Zones of East Melbourne where they do not serve a local community function or cause adverse impacts on residential amenity.

Retail, entertainment and the arts in East Melbourne and Jolimont

1.168 Encourage the role of Wellington Parade shopping area (identified as [6] on Figure 16) for convenience shopping, neighbourhood facilities and a neighbourhood focus.

Education and hospitals in East Melbourne and Jolimont

1.169 Support hospital, medical and medical research uses in East Melbourne in the Business and Public Use Zones (identified on Figure 16) consistent with the Land Use Amenity Principles at the interface of residential and mixed use zones.



Heritage in East Melbourne and Jolimont

1.170 Protect heritage places, including buildings, structures, streetscapes, historic subdivision patterns, street layout, landscape features and indigenous sites in East Melbourne and Jolimont.




Structure and character in East Melbourne and Jolimont

1.172 Encourage sympathetic infill redevelopment and extensions that complement the architecture, scale and character of the areas in the low rise areas of East Melbourne and Jolimont (identified as [1] on Figure 16).

1.173 Ensure development in the Business Zone along Albert Street and Victoria Parade is consistent with the existing scale and character of the area (identified as [5] on Figure 16).

1.174 Maintain and enhance the landscape qualities of Victoria Parade boulevard and ensure that buildings along Victoria Parade are designed to enhance its appearance of as a major boulevard.

1.175 Ensure that development along Wellington Parade and Albert Street enhances these roads as key entrances to the Central City.

Parks, gardens and open space in East Melbourne and Jolimont

1.176 Conserve and enhance the Fitzroy, Treasury and Parliament Gardens.

1.177 Ensure that development does not adversely affect Fitzroy Gardens, Treasury Gardens or Yarra Park by minimising the visual impact of buildings and overshadowing of the parks.

1.178 Implement the Fitzroy and Treasury Gardens Masterplan.

Planning Scheme Response for East Melbourne and Jolimont


The Parliamentary and Treasury Reserves are zoned Public Use to facilitate their primary purpose. The hospitals are also zoned Public Use.

Parts of Wellington Parade are zoned Business 1 to facilitate a wide range of retail and commercial uses.

Parts of Albert Street and Victoria Parade are zoned Business 2 to facilitate a range of office and associated commercial uses.

Residential areas of East Melbourne and Jolimont are zoned Residential 1. The Discretionary Uses in the Residential 1 Zone Policy provides guidance on non-residential uses in the Residential 1 Zone.

The Mixed Use Zone on the Tribeca site and in Jolimont will facilitate a wide range of residential and commercial uses.

Design and Development Overlays provide design objectives on building heights and in some cases setbacks and other built form outcomes. Design and Development Overlays specific to East Melbourne and Jolimont include:

° DDO 13 – Parliament Area

° DDO 20 – Victoria Parade and Albert Street Area

° DDO 21 – Wellington Parade Area

° DDO 22 – Yarra Park Area




21.08-6 Sports and entertainment area

The Sports and Entertainment Area is located on the edge of the Central City, adjacent to the Yarra River. The precinct includes some of Melbourne’s major sporting and entertainment venues. Organised sporting spaces and facilities include the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Rod Laver Arena, Vodafone Arena, Melbourne Park and Olympic Park.

This area also includes some of the largest areas of parkland in the vicinity of the Central City, along the Yarra River corridor. It provides passive recreational, cultural and entertainment opportunities including Birrarung Marr, the Shrine of Remembrance, Government House, Sidney Myer Music Bowl and the National Herbarium within the Domain and Royal Botanic Gardens.

Vision for the Sports and Entertainment Area

This area continues to provide Melbourne with world class recreational, entertainment and leisure facilities. The beauty, cultural value and function of the parklands are supported and have not been jeopardised by intrusive development. The area provides recreational activities along the Yarra River corridor with improved links to and from the Yarra River, parklands, Central City and surrounding suburbs.

The redevelopment of the Melbourne Cricket Ground has consolidated its role as a pre-eminent sporting stadium and tourist attraction. Other improvements have occurred in the precinct in the lead up to the 2006 Commonwealth Games, which have further consolidated the role of this precinct.

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FIGURE 17: SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT AREA





Retail, entertainment and the arts in the Sports and Entertainment Area

1.179 Support the functioning and growth of sports and entertainment facilities commensurate with their key state and national role.

1.180 Ensure that commercial uses within the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Parklands do not detract from their landscape qualities and amenity.

1.181 Support the extension of Spring Street to Brunton Avenue and the development of the triangle of land between this new link, Wellington Parade and Jolimont Road.

1.182 Investigate the potential future use of the Jolimont railyards corridor.



The public environment in the Sports and Entertainment Area

1.183 Ensure existing access and links to transport facilities in the area are maintained and strengthened.

1.184 Develop pedestrian links between the water side entertainment and recreational attractions.

1.185 Develop pedestrian links between Birrarung Marr across the Yarra River to Alexandra Gardens.

1.186 Develop pedestrian links from the Sports and Entertainment Precinct to areas to the north and east, especially Richmond Station and other public transport nodes.

1.187 Protect the Shrine of Remembrance vista.

1.188 Maintain the beauty, cultural values and functionality of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Parklands and the institutions within them.



1.189 Ensure any future development within or abutting the Sports and Entertainment Precinct incorporates provision for improving public transport access for large crowds attending events in the area.

Environment implementation strategies


1.190 Minimise the impact of car parking on the Park by reducing vehicle access and car parking as new opportunities arise.

1.191 Support the maintenance of the natural state of Yarra Park by retaining and enhancing its native vegetation.



Planning Scheme Response for the Sports and Entertainment Area


The area is zoned Public Park and Recreation to facilitate the sporting and recreational functions of the area.

Government House and other institutional uses in the Botanic Gardens is zoned Public Use.

Design and Development Overlays provide design objectives on building heights and other built form outcomes. Design and Development Overlays specific to the Sports and Entertainment Area include:

° DDO 15 – Royal Botanic Gardens






21.08-7 Carlton

Located on the northern edge of the Central City, Carlton is a dynamic and diverse local area. It accommodates a range of uses including universities, housing, retailing, entertainment, leisure and cultural activities. Lygon /Elgin Street is an important local shopping centre that also has a regional tourist role based on the popularity of its restaurants.

Carlton is home to the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne Museum, University of Melbourne, RMIT University, the Royal Women’s Hospital and most recently the Royal Dental Hospital. Plans are now under development for the relocation of the Royal Women’s Hospital to Parkville in the coming 5 years or so.

Carlton provides accommodation for a range of housing needs. There are a significant number of public housing and student accommodation facilities within the suburb. It is estimated that the population of Carlton will increase from 9,695 to some 12,719 residents between 2001 and 2011. There will be a demand for a range of facilities to serve the needs of this growing resident population.

Carlton has many intact heritage places. Its historic buildings and streetscapes are highly valued. Historic places such as the Royal Exhibition Building and the surrounding Carlton Gardens, which have world heritage listing, Newman College and Melbourne General Cemetery are of national significance.

Public spaces such as the formal squares along the Pelham Street axis and Princes Park are also of historic significance, and play an important role in the cultural life of the suburb. Royal Parade and Elizabeth Street form a major boulevard entry into the City. Swanston Street is significant as the interface between the University of Melbourne and Carlton, and as the extension of the Central City’s principal north-south spine.

Vision for Carlton

Carlton continues to accommodate a mix of retail, commercial, educational, institutional and residential uses of different scales. Maintaining an attractive neighbourhood where new development improves on the highly valued heritage buildings and streetscapes and amenity standards in the established residential areas also continues to be important.

The scale and form of development in Carlton has been determined by reference to the cultural heritage significance and preferred built form character of the locality in which the development was proposed.

The South Carlton area has been consolidated as a key centre for education, research and development and innovative business. South Carlton, south of Grattan Street and west of Cardigan Street, as well as south of Queensberry Street and west of Lygon Street is identified as an area of built form change (as shown in Figure 18). The new built form and the consolidation of these activities has been managed so that off site impacts are minimised, surrounding residents enjoy excellent amenity, and so that the new built form character makes a positive contribution to the streetscape and the pedestrian environment. Solar access to key open space and pedestrian links is also maintained.

The tourism functions, needs of local residents and the retailing needs of the Business Zone in Lygon and Elgin Streets have been successfully balanced through good planning.

Carlton continues to provide opportunities for the development of a diverse range of housing types. Opportunities exist to provide student accommodation along Swanston Street and south of the main campus of the University of Melbourne. Carlton’s public housing estates have been redeveloped to provide a mix of public and private housing and a mix of dwelling types.

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The Royal Exhibition Building and the surrounding Carlton Gardens remain an important focal point for the community and the internationally listed heritage building and its surrounds have been suitably protected and supported by Strategy and Planning Policy.



FIGURE 18: CARLTON





Housing in Carlton

1.192 Support limited residential development which maintains the low scale nature of heritage streetscapes and buildings in areas [1] and [2] in Figure 18.

1.193 Support further residential development (including student accommodation) along Swanston Street (identified as [4] in Figure 18). This area will continue to accommodate a mix of land uses including education, commercial, medical and research and development uses. It will develop a new built form character over time.

1.194 Support limited student accommodation uses on the former CUB site (identified as [5] in Figure 18), noting that this site will be predominantly developed for a mix of educational and research purposes.

1.195 Support residential development (including student accommodation) within the South Carlton area (identified as [6] in Figure 18). This area is also expected to continue to experience growth and expansion of education, research and development activities.

1.196 Support the redevelopment of the College Square on Swanston site for high density student accommodation (identified as [7] in Figure 18), and ensure that it reinforces the importance of Swanston Street as a major tree lined civic spine.

1.197 Support shop-top housing within the Lygon Street shopping strip (identified in Figure 18), ensuring that such uses do not affect the viability of commercial activities operating within the shopping centre.

1.198 Support redevelopment of the Rathdowne and Nicholson Street Public Housing Estates (identified as [8] in Figure 18) for a mix of social housing, including medium scale development.

1.199 Ensure existing levels of social housing are retained within Carlton following any redevelopment of the Rathdowne and Nicholson Street Public Housing Estates.

1.200 Support redevelopment of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site (identified as [9] in Figure 18) for medium density housing (including a component of social housing).

1.201 Support the on-going use of College Square on Lygon (identified as [10] in Figure 18) as high density student accommodation.

Retail, entertainment and tourism in Carlton

1.202 Support the ongoing tourism, cultural and entertainment role of Lygon Street (south of Grattan Street), Melbourne Museum and the Royal Exhibition Building.

1.203 Support the ongoing regional role of Lygon Street (south of Grattan Street) as a retail, restaurant and entertainment precinct.

1.204 Ensure Lygon Street (north of Grattan Street) (identified on Figure 18) continues to provide for the convenience retail needs of the local residents and working community while discouraging the encroachment of restaurants and entertainment uses.

1.205 Encourage a mix of retail, tourist and commercial uses around Argyle Square, compatible with the amenity of existing residences (identified in Figure 18).



1.206 Encourage retail services which better meet the needs of students and the local workforce, whose working hours and needs are highly varied.

Office and commercial use in Carlton

1.207 Support the ongoing operation and establishment of small scale office and commercial uses (including start-up businesses, consultancies, creative enterprises) in South Carlton, consistent with the Land Use Amenity Principles.

1.208 Support the continued operation of service business activity in the Business and Mixed Use Zones of Carlton.

1.209 Encourage small scale office and commercial activities locate along Elgin Street in the existing Business Zone.

1.210 Encourage home offices and small scale ground floor office and commercial activities along the Pelham Street axis to promote active street frontages.

Education and hospitals in Carlton

1.211 Support the continued growth, clustering and expansion of tertiary education (University of Melbourne and RMIT University), research institutions and student accommodation in South Carlton, along Elizabeth and Swanston Streets (identified as [4, 6] in Figure 18), consistent with the Land Use Amenity Principles.

1.212 Support redevelopment of the former CUB site for a mix of educational and research activities and limited student accommodation (identified as [5] on Figure 18).

1.213 Support the ongoing operation of the Royal Dental Hospital and the Royal Women’s Hospital.

Built form strategies


Heritage in Carlton

1.214 Protect heritage places, including buildings, structures, streetscapes, historic subdivision patterns, street layout, landscape features and indigenous sites in Carlton.


1.216 Ensure views of the world heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building are protected.

Structure and character in Carlton

1.217 Ensure development of Carlton, north of Grattan Street (identified as [1 & 2] in Figure 18) is sensitively designed so that it maintains the generally low scale nature of heritage streetscapes and buildings.

1.218 Support infill residential development in Central Carlton South (identified as [3] in Figure 18) where it maintains the predominant low scale nature of these areas and respects the area’s heritage context.



1.219 Ensure development does not adversely impact on the significance of the world heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building and the surrounding Carlton Gardens.

1.220 Maintain a strong contrast in scale between the built form and character of the Central City and Carlton at the Victoria Street interface.

1.221 Ensure the scale of development in Victoria Street, between Carlton Gardens and Peel Street, reinforces the distinct contrast between medium rise development in North Melbourne and Carlton, and higher rise development in the Central City.

1.222 Reinforce Elizabeth and Swanston Streets as major tree-lined boulevard entries to the Central City.

1.223 Ensure future developments fronting the Royal Parade, Elizabeth and Swanston Street boulevards respect and maintain the prominence of the landscaped boulevard character and maintain a consistent building scale.

1.224 Ensure development in the Elizabeth Street and Swanston Street and South Carlton areas (identified as areas 4 & 6 on Figure 18) positively contribute to the desired new built form character.

1.225 Ensure a clear visual contrast between the scale of development along the Elizabeth and Swanston Street boulevards and the Central City.

1.226 Strengthen the Haymarket roundabout as a focal point leading from the Central City to Flemington Road and Royal Parade by ensuring surrounding development defines this area as a main gateway to the Central City.

1.227 Ensure that future redevelopment of the former CUB site (identified as [5] on Figure 18) creates a landmark building of public significance which contributes to the civic spine of Swanston Street when viewed through the Central City from the Shrine of Remembrance.

Height and scale in Carlton

1.228 Ensure any redevelopment of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site (identified as [9] on Figure 18) respects the heritage buildings on the site and low scale development in the surrounding area.

1.229 Ensure redevelopment of the Rathdowne and Nicholson Street Public Housing Estates (identified as [8] in Figure 18) achieves greater physical integration with the surrounding neighbourhood, as well as creating a high quality and safe urban environment.

1.230 Encourage an innovative new built form and higher building forms in Elizabeth Street and South Carlton and Swanston Street (identified as [4, 6] in Figure 18) to reflect and foster the knowledge, research and learning environment of the area, whilst respecting Carlton’s heritage places.

1.231 Ensure that development in the block bounded by Victoria Parade, Drummond Street, Queensberry Street and Lygon Street (identified as [6] in Figure 18) respects the heritage values of Trades Hall and other significant streetscapes in the area.

1.232 Maintain the predominantly low scale and ensure sympathetic infill redevelopment and extensions that complement the architecture, scale and character of the areas around Carlton Gardens, Lygon Street and residential areas included in the heritage overlay area (identified as [1, 2, 3] in Figure 18).

1.233 Ensure any redevelopment of the College Square on Swanston site (identified as [7] in Figure 18) creates an environment of high pedestrian amenity along Swanston Street, and respects the scale and form of heritage buildings on Faraday and Cardigan Streets.



1.234 Ensure that the height and mass of new development in proximity to Carlton Gardens and the Royal Exhibition Building maintains views of this world heritage listed site.

The public environment in Carlton

1.235 Ensure new development throughout Carlton positively contributes towards pedestrian amenity, and is respectful of heritage streetscapes and buildings.

1.236 Ensure that the streets surrounding RMIT and the University of Melbourne are developed as active and attractive pedestrian areas with good solar access.

1.237 Ensure new development strengthens Pelham Street and Cardigan Street as significant pedestrian thoroughfares by enhancing the landscape, encouraging active street frontages, and enhancing amenity, connectivity and the appearance of these streets.

1.238 Ensure new developments minimise their impacts on solar access to the formal squares along the Pelham Street axis, including Lincoln, Argyle and University Squares.

1.239 Ensure new development adjacent to Carlton Gardens and the Royal Exhibition Building is designed to respect international and national heritage values.

1.240 Support greater integration of the University of Melbourne and the RMIT University into the fabric of Carlton through enhanced access, connections and orientation of new development.

Parks, gardens and open space in Carlton

1.241 Ensure the retention of all parkland and protect Carlton Gardens, Princes Park and the Carlton squares (Macarthur, Murchison, Argyle, Lincoln and University) from uses that would reduce their landscape character and recreational role.

1.242 Ensure any buildings or structures in parks and gardens in Carlton are sensitively designed and located to minimise impacts on the landscape character and recreational role.

1.243 Implement the Princes Park Masterplan and the Carlton Gardens Masterplan, when developed.



1.244 Minimise the impact of traffic on Residential and Mixed Use Zones.

1.245 Manage competing demands for car parking from residents, businesses and institutions.

1.246 Ensure parking management is consistent with the Carlton Access and Parking Strategy.

1.247 Support improved public transport services to the Central City and neighbouring suburbs from Carlton and improved east-west transport linkages.

1.248 Support improved connectivity and public transport and pedestrian links between the Melbourne Museum, Carlton and the Central City.



Planning Scheme Response for Carlton


Elgin and Lygon Streets are zoned Business 1 to facilitate a wide range of commercial, entertainment and restaurant uses. The Lygon Street Local Policy gives guidance about the preferred roles of Lygon Street, north and south of Grattan Street.

The University of Melbourne campus is within the Public Use Zone.

The Mixed Use Zone in South Carlton will facilitate a wide range of commercial, education, residential and research uses.

Residential areas north of Grattan Street are generally zoned Residential 1. The Discretionary Uses in the Residential 1 Zone Policy provides guidance on non-residential uses in the Residential 1 Zone.

Design and Development Overlays provide design objectives on building heights and in some cases setbacks and other built form outcomes. Design and Development Overlays specific to Carlton include:

° DDO 6 – Carlton Area

° DDO 44 – Elizabeth Street and South Carlton

° DDO 45 - Swanston Street

° DDO 46 - University East

° DDO 47 - Central Carlton South

° DDO 48 - Central Carlton North





21.08-8 Parkville

Located around the periphery of Royal Park, Parkville is a largely residential area, defined by its park context and the high integrity of its heritage built form. Royal Park dominates the land use of Parkville as it forms a large expanse of open space that provides breathing space for the City, serving both a local and regional role. The Melbourne Zoological Gardens is located within Royal Park.

Three residential areas surround the Park – South, West and North Parkville. Each has a different relationship with the Park and a different residential character. South Parkville is a highly intact heritage area of national importance. Maintaining the integrity of the area is a priority.

North Parkville accommodates some institutional and research uses along the northern end of Royal Parade, but otherwise consists of heritage dwellings and newer residential development. It is characterised by spacious lots which maintain an open visual relationship to Royal Park and Princes Park. Royal Parade is one of Melbourne’s major boulevards. Its original residential character and Victorian architecture are still largely evident. Retention of heritage buildings and the character of Royal Parade boulevard are key priorities.

West Parkville is characterised by a diverse range of 19th Century dwellings. It is defined by its predominantly low-scale residential character, its open skyline and relationship to Royal Park. Preserving the low scale heritage character of the area is a priority.

Significant hospital, educational, research and industrial uses are located in three areas. The first is the public use zoned area on the north side of Flemington Road between the Haymarket roundabout and the Royal Childrens’ Hospital, which includes Bio21. The Royal Women’s’ Hospital is to be co-located with the Royal Melbourne Hospital and will form part of this area. A further area is in the Business zoned land at the northern end of Royal Parade, which includes Monash University Pharmacy College. Other research and development activities will take place in the public use and industrial zoned land in West Parkville, which includes the Commonwealth Serum Laboratory (CSL) site.

Vision for Parkville

Parkville remains a predominantly residential area where preservation of heritage and parkland values and maintenance of residential amenity are key priorities. Residential development in the established heritage residential areas of Parkville has been mainly confined to infill development. More intensive residential development, including medium rise development has been constructed on the Commonwealth Games Village site.

Hospital, educational, research and industrial uses have been supported in the three areas designated for such uses in the Planning Scheme. This has included promotion of Parkville as a State significant location for biotechnology research, centred on the Bio21 site. Development to support these uses has not encroached on, nor compromised, the defining heritage and parkland values of the area.

Royal Park has been protected and enhanced as an important and visually significant landscape, its heritage character, and recreational values have been maintained and enhanced. The two main boulevards forming boundaries to the suburb, Royal Parade and Flemington Road, have been reinforced as major tree lined boulevards.

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FIGURE 19: PARKVILLE





Housing and community in Parkville

1.249 Ensure that the Residential zoned areas of South Parkville, West Parkville and North Parkville maintain their residential character, predominantly low scale nature and heritage context (identified as Areas [1, 2, 3] in Figure 19).

1.250 Support new residential development at the Commonwealth Games Village site in West Parkville (identified as [4] in Figure 19).

1.251 Support residential buildings associated with the institutions in the Business zoned land along Royal Parade (identified as [5] in Figure 19).

Office and commercial use in Parkville

1.252 Discourage medical centres and other commercial uses in the Residential Zones of Parkville, except where they serve a local community function and do not cause adverse impacts on residential amenity.

1.253 Discourage office and commercial uses not associated with a research or development use in North Parkville along Royal Parade (identified as [5] in Figure 19).

Education and hospitals in Parkville

1.254 Support State significant hospitals (including direct 24 hour emergency helicopter access) and research uses in the public use zoned land along Flemington Road from the Haymarket roundabout to the Royal Childrens’ Hospital (identified as [6] in Figure 19), consistent with the Land Use Amenity Principles at the interface of residential and mixed use zones.

1.255 Support development of the Bio21 precinct as a key centre for the commercialisation of biotechnology (identified in Figure 19), consistent with the Land Use Amenity Principles at the interface of residential and mixed use zones.

1.256 Support industrial research and development at the Commonwealth Serum Laboratory Limited site to the north of Royal Park (identified in Figure 19), consistent with the Land Use Amenity Principles at the interface of residential and mixed use zones.

1.257 Support research and education uses in the Business zoned land at the northern end of Royal Parade (identified as [5] in Figure 19), consistent with the Land Use Amenity Principles at the interface of residential and mixed use zones.

1.258 Discourage the encroachment of institutional uses into parkland and residential areas.

Built form strategies


Heritage in Parkville

1.259 Protect heritage places, including buildings, structures, streetscapes, historic subdivision patterns, street layout, landscape features and indigenous sites in Parkville.




Structure and character in Parkville

1.261 Ensure that Royal Park remains the defining feature of Parkville by protecting the landscape character of the Park, preserving the recreational role of the Park and maintaining the open skyline from inside the Park.

1.262 Reinforce Royal Parade and Flemington Road as major tree-lined boulevards.

Height and scale in Parkville

1.263 Ensure future development along Royal Parade and Flemington Road respects and maintains the prominence of the landscaped boulevard character which includes heritage buildings, landscaped front setbacks and established street trees.

1.264 Ensure the scale of development respects the heritage and parkland values of the area and does not dominate or visually intrude upon parkland, streetscapes or lane-scapes.

1.265 Ensure that buildings do not dominate the landscape character of Parkville.

1.266 Ensure that new development in North Parkville (identified as [2,5] in Figure 19) maintains the existing built form character of buildings in a landscaped setting with generous setbacks from the street and between buildings. At the same time, promote quality building design and a consistent building scale.

1.267 Ensure that development around the perimeter of the Royal Park does not significantly intrude into close range views from Royal Park.

The public environment in Parkville

1.268 Maintain and strengthen the dominance of the boulevard tree planting and other landscape qualities of the Royal Parade and Flemington Road boulevards.

1.269 Maintain the historic low scale of rear lanes in North Parkville.

Parks, gardens and open space in Parkville

1.270 Ensure the retention of all parkland and protect Royal Park from uses that would reduce its landscape character and recreational role.

1.271 Implement the Royal Park Masterplan.

1.272 Ensure that buildings and other structures (eg communications infrastructure) in Royal Park are sensitively designed and located to minimise its impacts on the Park’s landscape character.

1.273 Support the on-going operation of the Melbourne Zoological Gardens, while ensuring that the landscape character of Royal Park is maintained.



1.274 Minimise the impact of through-traffic on the Residential Zones.

1.275 Protect Residential Zones from the impact of intensified traffic associated with car parking provision for Bio21 and the Royal Womens’ Hospital.



1.276 Manage competing demands for car-parking from residents and institutions.

Environment and natural systems implementation strategies


1.277 Encourage the retention and re-growth of native vegetation in Royal Park.

Planning Scheme Response for Parkville


The part of Royal Parade zoned Business 2 is designed to accommodate a wide range of commercial, education, residential and research uses, with limitations on office space.

Royal Park is zoned Public Park and Recreation Zone.

The Commonwealth Games site is zoned Residential 1, Residential 2 and Mixed Use Zones to facilitate a range of residential and other activities.

Residential areas of North, West and South Parkville are zoned Residential 1. The Discretionary Uses in the Residential 1 Zone Policy provides guidance on non-residential uses in the Residential 1 Zone.

Design and Development Overlays provide design objectives on building heights and in some cases setbacks and other built form outcomes. Design and Development Overlays specific to Parkville include:

° DDO 35 – Royal Park and Royal Parade

° DDO 36 – Royal Parade Central

° DDO 37 – Pharmacy College





21.08-9 North and West Melbourne

North and West Melbourne is one of the City’s dynamic and complex mixed use areas. It has a strong residential base of established and new dwelling stock and also has other business, commercial and industrial uses. Many elements in North and West Melbourne, including streetscapes and buildings, have been recognised for their heritage significance.

North and West Melbourne is identifiable by distinct geographical boundaries: Elizabeth Street, Flemington Road, Moonee Ponds Creek, Railway lines, Victoria Street and LaTrobe Street.

Parts of North and West Melbourne are experiencing increasing pressure for residential development, especially in the city fringe areas. It is estimated that the population of North and West Melbourne will increase from 9821 to 13,171 residents between 2001 and 2011.

North and West Melbourne also supports a large number of service industries in parts of the Mixed Use Zone and in the Industrial Zones. The industrial area in the vicinity of Laurens/Arden Streets is strategically important to the Melbourne economy and is accessible to the City’s rail and arterial road networks.

North and West Melbourne is adjacent to Bio 21 (an integrated centre for biomedical research and technology) and the Royal Melbourne Hospital on Flemington Road. As a result of Bio 21, there is expected to be significant pressure to accommodate businesses and companies related to biomedical research along eastern section of Flemington Rd in the immediate vicinity of the precinct (i.e. between Bedford and Harcourt Streets).

Flemington Road and Elizabeth Street form major boulevard entries into the City. Victoria Street is significant as a link to the Queen Victoria Market.

Vision for North and West Melbourne

North and West Melbourne provide a balance of residential and commercial uses, and which maintain an emphasis on local community and liveability, and which have a clear distinction in scale from the Central City.

Higher scales of development are located at the Central City Fringe, around the North Melbourne Railway Station and along Flemington Road; however these forms maintain solar access to the public domain, important view corridors and protect the heritage values of the area. In all other areas, a lower scale of development has been maintained.

An ongoing aim is to reflect North and West Melbourne’s history as a residential and mixed use area by protecting heritage places and precincts and encourage the reuse of former warehouses, manufacturing and historic business buildings.

A revitalised and modernised mixed use character has been promoted by supporting businesses, offices and industry that are compatible with residential amenity. Business and services related to Bio 21 have been supported along Flemington Road and Elizabeth Street, opposite the Bio 21 site.

The role and character of the Errol and Victoria Streets shopping area has also been strengthened, and the precinct continues to serve local community needs.

Industrial Zones are protected from residential and commercial encroachment and some parts of the Mixed Use Zone continue to accommodate a range of industrial, service and manufacturing and business premises. At the same time, industries have managed their effects on residential amenity, ensuring that off site impacts are minimised. Around Laurens Street, residential developments also have a responsibility to ensure they do not affect the viability of existing industry.

The character of the Flemington Road and Elizabeth Street boulevards and prominence of the Haymarket Roundabout has been reinforced and enhanced.

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North and West Melbourne’s open spaces have been preserved and enhanced and additional public open space has been provided where the opportunity has arisen.



FIGURE 20: NORTH & WEST MELBOURNE





Housing and community in North and West Melbourne

1.278 Ensure development in the Residential Zone in North and West Melbourne (identified as [1] in Figure 20) is sensitively designed and maintains the generally low-scale heritage streetscapes and buildings.

1.279 Support residential development in parts of the Mixed Use Zone in North Melbourne (identified as area [2] in Figure 20) while maintaining the predominantly low scale of the area. This area is expected to support a mix of uses including residential development, with retail and small scale business uses and some light industrial uses.

1.280 Support residential development in parts of the Mixed Use Zone in West Melbourne, south of Hawke and Roden Streets (identified as area [3] in Figure 20) while maintaining the predominantly low scale of the area. As well as residential development, this area will accommodate a mix of uses including retail, small scale business uses with some light industrial uses, also supporting small to medium enterprises given the proximity to Docklands and the Central City.

1.281 Support commercial development along Elizabeth Street and Flemington Road (identified as [4,5] in Figure 20). The area along Flemington Road between Bedford and Harcourt Streets is expected to accommodate a mix of residential, small scale business uses, and uses that are linked with educational and research uses.

1.282 Support residential and commercial development within the Central City fringe (identified as area [6] in Figure 20). In this area, increased residential densities should be balanced with the strategic role of this area in providing for small to medium enterprises that support the Central City and Docklands.

1.283 Support residential and commercial uses such as convenience retailing close to the North Melbourne Station (identified as [7] on Figure 20).

1.284 Ensure land use and development in the vicinity of the industrial area on and around Laurens Street does not adversely affect the viability of industries within the area. New residential developments and other noise sensitive uses in the vicinity of the Laurens Street industrial area should attenuate for noise. Existing industries should also move towards environmentally responsible operation.

Retail, entertainment and the arts in North and West Melbourne

1.285 Support the role of the North Melbourne Town Hall arts precinct, including the Metropolitan Meat Market.

1.286 Strengthen the role of the Errol and Victoria Streets shopping area for convenience shopping, neighbourhood facilities and as a neighbourhood focus (identified as [8] on Figure 20).

Office and commercial in North and West Melbourne

1.287 Support the ongoing operation and establishment of small to medium enterprises and businesses that provide professional and business support services to the Central City in the Mixed Use Zone of North and West Melbourne adjacent to the Central City (identified as [3, 6] in Figure 20).



1.288 Support home business, small to medium offices and other commercial developments in the Mixed Use Zone of North and West Melbourne (identified as [2] in Figure 20).

Advanced manufacturing and industry in North and West Melbourne

1.289 Support the continued operation of business and industrial uses in North and West Melbourne, especially in the vicinity of Laurens/Arden Street. Work with those industries located near sensitive land uses to reduce and manage negative impacts.

1.290 Support light and service industry in the Mixed Use Zone in North and West Melbourne (identified as [2,3,6] in Figure 20), consistent with the Land Use Amenity Principles.

1.291 Support advanced manufacturing, service businesses, high intensity, employment generating uses and warehousing in the industrially zoned areas of North and West Melbourne (identified as area [9] in Figure 20).

1.292 Support the ongoing railway/industrial function of land immediately to the west of Laurens Street.

Education and hospitals in North and West Melbourne

1.293 Encourage the establishment of education, research and development uses related to Bio 21 on the south side of Flemington Road between Bedford and Harcourt Streets and on the west side of Elizabeth Street (identified as [4, 5] on Figure 20), consistent with the Land Use Amenity Principles.

1.294 Discourage the encroachment of non-residential uses associated with education and medical institutions into neighbouring Residential Zones.



Heritage in North and West Melbourne

1.295 Protect heritage places, including buildings, structures, streetscapes, historic subdivision patterns, street layout, landscape features and indigenous sites in North and West Melbourne.


Structure and character in North and West Melbourne

1.297 Reinforce Elizabeth Street and Flemington Road as major tree-lined boulevard entries to the Central City.

1.298 Ensure the area bounded by Latrobe Street, south west of the Flagstaff Gardens (identified as [6] in Figure 20) provides a contrast in scale between the lower built form of West Melbourne and the higher scale of the Hoddle Grid.

1.299 Strengthen Haymarket roundabout as a focal point leading from the Central City to Flemington Road and Royal Parade.

1.300 Encourage the re-use of existing warehouse and industrial buildings with efficient recycling potential where these contribute to the traditional mixed use character of the area.



Height and scale in North and West Melbourne

1.301 Maintain the existing low scale of the residential areas of North Melbourne (identified as [1] in Figure 20).

1.302 Ensure infill redevelopment and extensions complement the architecture, scale and heritage values of the residential area, especially where it is within a Heritage Overlay (identified as [1] in Figure 20).

1.303 Maintain lower scale streetscapes in other parts of West Melbourne and North Melbourne (identified as [2 and 3] in Figure 20). Ensure that development is sympathetic to the architecture, scale and heritage character of the lower scale areas.

1.304 Support higher building forms in West Melbourne in the area adjacent to the Central City (identified as [6] in Figure 20).

1.305 Maintain the existing two storey scale in the Errol and Victoria Street shopping precinct consistent with the area’s heritage buildings (identified as [8] in Figure 20).

1.306 Encourage higher building forms and a new built form character near the North Melbourne Railway Station (identified as [7] on Figure 20).

1.307 Ensure the height and scale of new development protects the existing amenity of public open spaces.

1.308 Ensure development along Flemington Road (identified as [4 and 5] in Figure 20) reflects the importance of Flemington Road boulevard and the Haymarket roundabout. Development should reflect the higher building forms in the area and present a consistent building pattern and height.

The public environment in North and West Melbourne

1.309 Strengthen pedestrian and cycle connections between the Docklands and West Melbourne.

1.310 Strengthen public open space and pedestrian and cycle connections within the North and West Melbourne area, across the Moonee Ponds Creek and with the Capital City trails.

1.311 Strengthen pedestrian, cycle and visual connections to Royal Park.

1.312 Strengthen pedestrian connections between North and West Melbourne and the Queen Victoria Market and Flagstaff Gardens.

Parks, gardens and open space in North and West Melbourne

1.313 Support the provision of open space and recreational facilities for the local resident and working community.

1.314 Facilitate opportunities for the creation of new open space in North and West Melbourne.

1.315 Implement the Flagstaff Gardens Master Plan.

Transport, communication and infrastructure implementation strategies


1.316 Minimise the impact of traffic on Residential and Mixed Use Zones, particularly commuter traffic and heavy truck traffic.



1.317 Encourage better links between existing transport modes in North and West Melbourne and between key precincts, e.g. Errol Street shopping precinct.

Planning Scheme Response for North and West Melbourne


Errol and Victoria Streets are zoned Business 1 to facilitate a wide range of commercial, entertainment and restaurant uses

The Mixed Use Zone in North and West Melbourne will facilitate a wide range of residential and commercial uses. The Mixed Use Zone also provides for a wide variety of arts uses in close proximity to the North Melbourne Town Hall and Metropolitan Meat Market.

Established residential areas are zoned Residential 1. The Discretionary Uses in the Residential 1 Zone Policy provides guidance on non-residential uses in the Residential 1 Zone.

Design and Development Overlays provide design objectives on building heights and in some cases setbacks and other built form outcomes. Design and Development Overlays specific to North and West Melbourne include:

° DDO 26 – North and West Melbourne Noise Attenuation Area

° DDO 28 – North Melbourne Station

° DDO 29 – West Melbourne

° DDO 30 – Flemington Road South

° DDO 31 – North Melbourne Central

° DDO 32 – North Melbourne Peripheral

° DDO 33 – CBD Fringe

° DDO 34 - Errol Street and Victoria Street





21.08-10 Flemington and Kensington

Flemington and Kensington are residential areas undergoing growth and change. New residential development especially within Kensington Banks and the redevelopment of the public housing estate near Holland Park is altering the demographic profile of the area.

Kensington has intact areas of heritage significance from its establishment as an industrial working class suburb in the 19th Century.

Macaulay Road forms the municipal boundary between the City of Melbourne and the City of Moonee Valley. The local shopping centre in Macaulay Road is a valuable centre servicing the local community.

Kensington, west of Moonee Ponds Creek, also accommodates smaller scale industrial uses which play an important part in providing employment in the local areas. Because businesses and residential areas are close to each other, careful management is required to ensure opportunities for ongoing business activity and maintenance of residential amenity.

The Flemington Racecourse and the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds are Capital City facilities of significance to Victoria.

The Maribyrnong River also has significant recreation potential. The river corridor and JJ Holland Park are important open space areas in Flemington and Kensington.

Vision for Flemington and Kensington

Kensington continues to thrive as an urban village, accommodating a diverse residential community and a mix of uses.

Maintaining and enhancing residential amenity and the heritage characteristics of the area remains a priority for Kensington and Flemington.

Industrial uses continue to be supported; the interface between residential uses and established industrial areas has been managed to protect both residential amenity by ensuring off site impacts from industry have been minimised, and also by protecting industry from the encroachment of residential development.

The Macaulay Road shopping strip continues to provide convenience retailing and other services for Kensington, and is an important local hub for the community. Its character has been protected by ensuring that new development is of a bulk and scale which does not undermine the heritage characteristics of the area.

Kensington’s public housing estate has been redeveloped to provide a mix of public and private housing and a mix of dwelling types, and the development and its functions are well integrated with the community.

The cumulative off site impacts of new residential, commercial and industrial development, particularly traffic and parking impacts, have been successfully managed so that the area continues to be a highly amenable pedestrian and living environment, with excellent open space networks and landscaping.

The ongoing operation and further growth of the Flemington Racecourse and the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds has occurred along with the expansion of the recreational role of the Maribyrnong River and its enhancement as an important component of the Municipality’s open space network.

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FIGURE 21: FLEMINGTON & KENSINGTON





Housing and community in Flemington and Kensington

1.318 Ensure development in the residentially zoned area of Kensington (identified as [1] in Figure 21) maintains its generally low scale nature of heritage streetscapes and buildings.

1.319 Ensure development in Kensington Banks (identified as [2] in Figure 21) maintains its generally low scale nature.

1.320 Support the redevelopment of the Office of Housing Estate for a range of housing including social housing (identified as [3] in Figure 21).

1.321 Support residential development in the Mixed Use Zone, east of the railway line (identified as [4] on Figure 21). As well as residential development, this area will accommodate a mix of uses including retail, small scale business uses, especially fronting Macaulay Road, with some light industrial uses.

Retail, entertainment and the arts in Flemington and Kensington

1.322 Support the ongoing operation of Flemington Racecourse and the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds, including ancillary activities (identified as [5] on Figure 21).

1.323 Support the revitalisation of the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds to enhance its capacity as a recreation facility.

1.324 Minimise the impact of Flemington Racecourse and the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds, including traffic, noise and parking on nearby Residential and Mixed Use zones.

1.325 Strengthen the role of Macaulay Road shopping area for convenience shopping, neighbourhood facilities and as a neighbourhood focus (identified as [6] on Figure 21).

Office and commercial use in Flemington and Kensington

1.326 Support the conversion of industrial uses to residential /commercial uses on land fronting Hobsons Road adjacent to Kensington Banks (identified as [7] in Figure 21)

1.327 Support the conversion of industrial uses to a mix of industrial /commercial uses on land land south of the railway line along Kensington Road (identified as [8] in Figure 21).

1.328 Investigate the conversion of land along the Maribyrnong River on Hobsons Road, adjacent to Kensington Banks (identified as [7] in Figure 21) for a mix of commercial, recreational and residential uses that is more compatible with the surrounding Kensington Banks development and within the Maribyrnong River corridor.

Advanced manufacturing and industry in Flemington and Kensington

1.329 Support the establishment of new advanced manufacturing, service industry and high intensity employment generating uses in the industrial areas of Flemington and Kensington (identified as [8, 9] in Figure 21).



1.330 Ensure that existing industries as well as new advanced manufacturing, service industry and high intensity employment generating uses enhance the amenity of the Maribyrnong River corridor (identified as [8] in Figure 21).

1.331 Support the retention and expansion of existing industrial uses west of Moonee Ponds Creek (identified as [9] in Figure 21).

1.332 Manage the interface between the existing residential community and established industrial areas and work with those industries located near to sensitive land uses to reduce negative impacts.



Heritage in Flemington and Kensington

1.333 Protect heritage places, including buildings, structures, streetscapes, historic subdivision patterns, street layout, landscape features and indigenous sites in Kensington and Flemington.


Height and scale in Flemington and Kensington

1.335 Ensure development along the Maribyrnong River facilitates public access to the river and reflects its increasing recreational role.

1.336 Ensure that development along the Maribyrnong River is river focussed and does not dominate in terms of height, scale and bulk of development.

1.337 Maintain the low scale of existing residential areas of Kensington and Flemington (identified as [1,2] in Figure 21).

1.338 Encourage sympathetic infill redevelopment and extensions that complement the architecture, scale and character of Kensington and Flemington (identified as [1,2] in Figure 21).

1.339 Encourage a consistent scale of development in the Mixed Use Zone fronting Macaulay Road, east of the railway line (identified as [4] on Figure 21).

1.340 Ensure that the scale and built form of any new development on industrial land along Hobsons Road (identified as [7] in Figure 21) is compatible with the prevailing built form of Kensington Banks.

The public environment in Flemington and Kensington

1.341 Strengthen pedestrian links between Flemington Racecourse and the Footscray Botanical Gardens across the Maribyrnong River.

1.342 Strengthen public space and pedestrian and cycle connections on both sides and across the Maribyrnong River and Moonee Ponds Creek.

Parks, gardens and open space in Flemington and Kensington

1.343 Strengthen the recreational role of J.J. Holland Park and the Maribyrnong River corridor and enhance Moonee Ponds Creek.

1.344 Implement the JJ Holland Concept Plan.



Transport and communication infrastructure implementation strategies


1.345 Minimise the impact of traffic through Residential and Mixed Use zones, particularly commuter traffic and heavy vehicle traffic.

Planning Scheme Response for Flemington and Kensington


Part of Macaulay Road is zoned Business 1 to facilitate a wide range of retail and commercial uses.

Land to the south of Kensington Banks is zoned Business 3 to allow a mix of commercial and industry with no emissions.

The Flemington Racecourse and the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds are zoned Special Use to facilitate their primary function with a specific geographic area.

Established residential areas of Kensington are zoned Residential 1. The Discretionary Uses in the Residential 1 Zone Policy provides guidance on non-residential uses in the Residential 1 Zone.

Kensington Banks is zoned Comprehensive Development Zone to facilitate the development of the area.

The industrial area west of Moonee Ponds Creek is zoned Industrial 1 and Industrial 3 to facilitate a wide range of industrial uses.





21.08-11 Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) and Port of Melbourne

Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) is the area of industrial land to the west of the city along the Yarra River. The portion of Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) within the City of Melbourne covers approximately 300 hectares of land and contains over 100 businesses employing approximately 7500 people. The Westgate Freeway, forms the municipal boundary with the City of Port Phillip.

The area is home to many large advanced manufacturing organisations and corporate entities. In addition, it has a significant cluster of automotive and aerospace related organisations (including Holden Limited, Hawker de Havilland, GKN Engage and DSTO Platform Sciences Laboratory), including education facilities (RMIT University Department of Aerospace Engineering). Many of these industries are of State importance. Employment in the area is anticipated to expand to 20,000 people by 2020 as further development occurs.

Commercial activity within Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) is moving from manufacturing to clean “high tech”, research based manufacturing, particularly in business park environments that offer the advantage of co-location and research and education facilities. The area will also need to accommodate office type development as well as services for employees.

In 1999, Council developed the Port Melbourne Structure Plan. The Structure Plan identifies a future direction for the area, including land uses, transport infrastructure and land uses. It identifies three precincts within the Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) area, including the Corporate Precinct, Yarra Gate Precinct and Small Medium Enterprise Precinct.

The Port of Melbourne is covered by a separate planning scheme administered by the Minister for Planning. While not the responsible authority for the Port, Council must ensure an appropriate interface and access to the Port.

The Port of Melbourne is Australia’s largest container and general cargo port and a major gateway to Victoria and the Capital City. The Port operates 24 hours a day and treatment and use of nearby land must not interfere with its operations. The Port of Melbourne has developed a land use plan for the Port that envisages growth and enhanced connections with major transport infrastructure. Future development includes an additional container terminal at Webb Dock and enhanced rail and road links between the Port and Dynon Hub.

Vision for Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) and the Port of Melbourne

Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) remains the preferred location for clean, high profile, value added manufacturing, research and development, and associated services in the State.

Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) continues to accommodate new industrial development, including advanced manufacturing and ancillary commercial development.

Road, public transport, and pedestrian and cycle access and circulation, both to and within the area have been improved, while minimising environmental and safety impacts.

The Port of Melbourne administered by the Port of Melbourne Corporation will continue to support and facilitate the ongoing operation and growth of Port operations and associated activities, and development in the areas adjacent to the Port.

Industrial and Port operators have strived for best practice in sustainability and environmental management, minimising impacts on Port Phillip Bay, air quality, and by employing good management practices. In conjunction, industry and the Port are protected from encroachment by residential and other sensitive uses.

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FIGURE 22: PORT OF MELBOURNE & PORT MELBOURNE





Retail, entertainment and arts in Port Melbourne and Port of Melbourne

1.346 Support the development of limited convenience retail and professional services in Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) to support the area’s growing workforce.

Office and commercial use in Port Melbourne and Port of Melbourne

1.347 Encourage the development of a small-scale activity node within the Yarra Gate Precinct (identified as [1] in Figure 22) to define the “gateway” to Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend).

Advanced manufacturing and industry in Port Melbourne and Port of Melbourne

1.348 Support advanced manufacturing and associated research and development organisations especially within the aerospace and automotive sectors to locate in Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend), to provide mutual benefit through proximity to existing businesses and activities.

1.349 Support development of the ‘Corporate’ precinct (identified as [2] in Figure 22) as an area to attract new major manufacturing business and corporate headquarters, focused on research and technology.

1.350 Support the development of the ‘Yarra Gate’ precinct (identified as [1] in Figure 22) by enabling further diversification of business and industrial support services such as limited convenience retail and professional services.

1.351 Support the development of the ‘Small Medium Enterprise’ precinct (identified as [3] in Figure 22) as a transitional area separating the larger manufacturing industries to the west from more intensive industrial businesses to the north east and encourage a variety of business and industrial uses and business incubators.

1.352 Discourage small scale industrial and commercial development and subdivision in Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) that is not related to advanced manufacturing and research and development uses.

1.353 Manage the interface between the Docklands’ residents by encouraging emission free or office based manufacturing uses and development in Lorimer Street (near the interface with Docklands) that are complementary to the adjacent Docklands development.

1.354 Encourage larger manufacturing businesses to locate in the western portion of Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) in the Corporate Precinct (identified as [2] in Figure 22) to minimise conflict with the Docklands development.

1.355 Discourage the location of sensitive activities in Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) that are not compatible with the operations of the Port of Melbourne or other industrial activities.

1.356 Support the functioning of the Port of Melbourne as a 24 hour port.



Education in Port Melbourne and Port of Melbourne

1.357 Support RMIT at Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) and continue to encourage consolidation of links with the aerospace and automotive manufacturing sector in this location.



The public environment in Port Melbourne and Port of Melbourne

1.358 Strengthen pedestrian and cycle connections and support provision of open space and links through Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) between the Port Melbourne foreshore, the Central City and Westgate Park.

1.359 Ensure that development in Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) visible from Docklands does not detract from the appearance or visual amenity of the Docklands area.

1.360 Support improvements to the physical infrastructure, urban design and amenity of Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) to make the area a high quality urban environment and more attractive for business.

1.361 Encourage high standard of visual amenity along Lorimer Street to reinforce the image of Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) and to strengthen main vistas and views.

1.362 Encourage large front landscaped setbacks on larger industrial sites in Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend).

1.363 Discourage the location of car parking along Lorimer Street where it is visible from the street.

1.364 Discourage high wire mesh fencing at street frontages particularly along Lorimer Street.

1.365 Enhance the environmental and open space values of Westgate Park.

1.366 Enhance open space in Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) to provide for the needs of the working population.

Transport Implementation Strategies


1.367 Support the extension of bus, fixed and light rail services to Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend).

1.368 Support the development of transport infrastructure required for the Port of Melbourne within Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) including planning for future rail links to Webb Dock, heavy vehicles and freight and protecting shipping lanes.

1.369 Support the extension of heavy rail to Webb Dock.

Planning Scheme Response for Port Melbourne and the Port of Melbourne




The majority of Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) is zoned Industrial 1 to allow a wide range of manufacturing and industrial activities.

Some land along Lorimer Street is zoned Business 3 to allow smaller scale manufacturing and offices uses and to act as a buffer to Docklands.

Design and Development Overlays provide design objectives. Design and Development Overlays specific to Port Melbourne (Fishermans Bend) include:

° DDO 8 – Docklands Buffer Area


The Port of Melbourne is covered by the Port of Melbourne Planning Scheme.



21.08-12 West Melbourne Industrial Area

The West Melbourne Industrial Area is an important industrial resource in the inner city and has strong functional links to the Port. It is relatively isolated from sensitive uses and provides for a range of transport, wholesale, and general industries and the Dynon Rail Hub. The proposed relocation of the Melbourne Wholesale Markets will provide further development opportunities in the area.

Vision for West Melbourne Industrial Area

The West Melbourne Industrial Area continues to support and further strengthen the transport, manufacturing, wholesale and distribution industries west of City Link. It also has enhanced links with Port Melbourne and the Port of Melbourne and has accommodated additional growth in industry and business, including advanced manufacturing and service industry, facilitated by its strategic location, the Dynon Hub and the extension of Swanson Dock. The off site impacts of industry and business, and the form and nature of development have been managed to minimise impacts on the Maribyrnong River and its landscaped corridors.

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FIGURE 23: WEST MELBOURNE INDUSTRIAL AREA





Advanced manufacturing and industry in the West Melbourne Industrial Area

1.370 Support the ongoing use of the West Melbourne Industrial Area, west of City Link, for a range of transport, manufacturing, wholesale and distribution industries.

1.371 Support advanced manufacturing, service industries, and port/rail use compatible with the Port of Melbourne and nearby manufacturing, freight and transport logistics industries along the Maribyrnong River while ensuring that the amenity of the river is enhanced (identified as [1] on Figure 23).

1.372 Support the development of a freight distribution hub at Dynon Road with enhanced links to the Port of Melbourne.

1.373 Support the conversion of the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Markets to Port and rail activities.

1.374 Investigate opportunities for a mix of transport logistics, business and cleaner industry in the railyards to the north of Dudley Street (identified as [2] in Figure 23).



Structure and character in the West Melbourne Industrial Area

1.375 Develop Footscray Road as a western boulevard entry to the City, through the use of strong urban and landscape design elements.

1.376 Encourage building designs that present an attractive frontage to Dynon and Footscray Roads and appropriate setbacks to the Maribyrnong River and Moonee Ponds Creek.

1.377 Ensure that development fronting the Maribyrnong River enhances the amenity of the Maribyrnong River corridor.

1.378 Enhance open space and recreational opportunities along the Maribyrnong River.

Planning Scheme Response for the West Melbourne Industrial Area


The area is zoned Industrial 1 to facilitate manufacturing and distribution industries.

Land is also zoned Public Use Zone 4 to facilitate transport related uses and Public Use Zone 7 to facilitate the Melbourne Wholesale Markets.


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