Independent process for potential expansion of urban growth boundary

17 May 2011

 

A new process has been announced by Planning Minister Matthew Guy to help address the shortage of metropolitan land supply. 

The process will determine possible urban growth boundary inclusions stemming from a review of the 2009 boundary changes.

The independent process will determine possible inclusions of properties within the urban growth boundary affecting Wyndham, Melton, Hume, Whittlesea, Mitchell, Casey and Cardinia growth areas.

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To be considered as a ‘logical inclusion’, the land proposed for inclusion must at minimum meet these standards:

1. Be located within a growth area municipality.
2. Be adjacent to or on the existing Urban Growth Boundary – land located away from the Urban Growth Boundary cannot be incorporated unless intervening land is also included.
3. Be proposed for residential or employment development – a critical government objective is to encourage new housing developments as well as land supply for local employment opportunities.

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Comment: Coldstream is NOT in a growth corridor and will not be able to change the UGB with ease.  

Our group is now looking at other means in implementing the results of the past 3 surveys where there was a view that Coldstream should expand its boundary.