MELBOURNE'S URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY TO BE EXPANDED
On July 29, the Legislative Council of the Victorian Parliament passed the amendment (VC68) to expand Melbourne's urban growth boundary. This means that 43,600 hectares will be brought into Melbourne. Of this around 24,00 will be made for residential housing, services, facilities, open space and infrastructure.
The GAA welcomes this move and will now work on the Growth Area Framework plan to identify the long term patterns of urban growth and identify the location of where development should occur including activity and town centres, residential, employment, and mixed use employment.
The Framework plan will also identify transport networks and options for investigation of future railway lines. All of this will be done in line with Delivering Melbourne's Newest Sustainable Communitiespolicy documents.
A letter will shortly be sent to by relevant government agencies to affected residents outlining information about the expansion of the UGB, the Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution, the Regional Rail Link project, and the Outer Metropolitan Ring Road project.
To read the VC68 amendment please click here and you will be redirected to the Department of Planning and Communitiy Development's website.
Comment: Don't let it be said that the UGB are fixed.
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