Status: Public Consultation
The East Werribee Employment Precinct masterplan will allow the development of a mixed use precinct that will create opportunities for 50,000 local jobs to reduce the need for local residents to travel a significant distance to work, as well as 7000 new homes, provision for a new train station and dedicated bus lanes, advanced integrated water cycle management, sports facilities, local parks and new road infrastructure.
The Growth Areas Authority (GAA), in consultation with the Wyndham City Council, Government agencies and service authorities has prepared a draft Masterplan for development of the East Werribee Employment Precinct. The plan applies to the area bounded by the Princes Highway to the north, Maltby Bypass to the north-east, Hacketts Road to the south-east, Wattle Avenue and properties on the northern side of Nantilla Crescent and Willowtree Drive to the south-west, and the Urban Growth Boundary to the south-east.
Land covered by the PSP, which is owned by the State Government, has been used for agriculture and research for 100 years. It will be developed into a commercial precinct, a new town centre, health and learning precinct, enterprise precinct and a business precinct, as well as providing new homes to support this employment. The PSP plans for a new road interchange between Sneydes Road and the Princes Freeway.
The precinct will have excellent freeway access and provide a wide range of retail and employment options, while the planned Point Cook South West and Wattle Avenue residential communities outlined in the masterplan will include a variety of housing types and facilities.
Both Point Cook South West and Wattle Avenue new communities will have local town centres, schools, and sporting facilities. The facilities and services within Point Cook South West will also service Point Cook West residents, while Wattle Avenue will provide a transition between the existing community to its south and the high intensity employment opportunities to the north.
The amended draft Wyndham Planning Scheme proposes to will include a number of changes to the Planning Scheme to facilitate the development and use of land within the Urban Growth Zone (Schedule 12).
Specifically the amendment:
- Incorporates three new documents into the planning scheme by listing them in the Schedule to Clause 81.01:
- East Werribee Employment Precinct Structure Plan
- East Werribee Employment Precinct Development Contributions Plan
- East Werribee Employment Precinct Native Vegetation Precinct Plan
- Rezones land within the amendment area from Special Use Zone Schedule 5 (SUZ5) and Farming Zone Schedule 2 (FZ2) to Urban Growth Zone (UGZ).
- Introduces and applies Schedule 12 to the Urban Growth Zone (UGZ12) to land in the amendment area. This zone sets out the land use and development controls for the precinct. The zone requires land use and development to be generally in accordance with the incorporated East Werribee Employment Precinct Structure Plan.
- Removes Schedule 5 to the Special Use Zone (SUZ5) from the Wyndham Planning Scheme.
- Removes Schedule 4 to the Development Plan Overlay (DPO4) from the Wyndham Planning Scheme. This requires changes to Planning Scheme Maps 11DPO, 12DPO, 16DPO and 17DPO.
- Removes the Design and Development Overlay Schedule 1 (DDO1) from the amendment area. This requires changes to Planning Scheme Maps 11DDO, 12DDO, 16DDO and 17DDO.
- Introduces and applies Schedule 12 to the Development Contributions Plan Overlay (DCPO12) to land in the amendment area. The overlay requires that development within the amendment area is subject to the provisions of the incorporated East Werribee Employment Precinct Development Contributions Plan.
- Provides for public open space contributions for land in the East Werribee Employment Precinct Structure Plan area when land is subdivided by amending the Schedule to Clause 52.01.
- Lists the East Werribee Employment Precinct Native Vegetation Precinct Plan (East Werribee Employment NVPP) in the Schedule to Clause 52.16 to manage native vegetation in the precinct.
- Updates the Schedule to Clause 61.01 to make the Minister for Planning the responsible authority for considering and determining certain types of applications within the East Werribee Employment Precinct Structure Plan area.
- Updates the Schedule to Clause 61.03 to include Planning Scheme Map 16DCPO and 17DCPO.
- Updates the schedule to Clause 66.04 to include the Growth Areas Authority as a referral authority for subdivision in accordance with the provisions of UGZ12.
Before finalising the PSP, the Growth Areas Authority (GAA) invites your comments.
Pending resolution of any matters raised through the consultation, the GAA intends to recommend that the Minister for Planning approve the plan and associated documents as planning scheme amendment C179 to the Wyndham Planning Scheme.
Incorporated Documents
East Werribee Employment Precinct Structure Plan
East Werribee Employment Precinct PSP – Part one
East Werribee Employment Precinct PSP – Future Urban Structure
East Werribee Employment Precinct PSP – Part two
East Werribee Employment Precinct PSP – Part three
East Werribee Employment Precinct PSP – Part four
East Werribee Employment Precinct PSP – Part five
Development Contributions Plan – Part one
Development Contributions Plan – Part two
Development Contributions Plan – Part three
Development Contributions Plan – Part four
East Werribee Native Vegetation Precinct Plan
Exhibited documents
East Werribee Employment Precinct Newsletter
List of changes to Wyndham Planning Scheme
Planning Scheme Maps
Urban Growth Zone – Schedule 12
Development Contributions Plan Overlay
Area to be deleted from design and development overlay
Area to be deleted from Development Plan Overlay
Planning Scheme Ordinance
Heritage
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Report Andrew Long May 2009
European Cultural Heritage Report Lovell Chen March 2009
Biodiversity
Targeted Flora and Fauna Surveys for EWEP – Ecology Partners for VicUrban – April 2010
Additional vegetation assessment for WEP – Ecology Partners for GAA & DPCD – 10 December 2010
Integrated Water Cycle Management
Integrated Water Cycle Management Strategy – Bonacci – Feb 2010
Development Services Scheme – Melbourne Water
Contamination
Environmental Site Assessment Phase 1 Report Compass Environmental – March 2009 – TEXT
Environmental Site Assessment Phase 1 Report Compass Environmental – March 2009 – FIGURES – Pages 46 to 50
Environmental Site Assessment Phase 1 Report Compass Environmental – March 2009 – FIGURES – Pages 51 to 53
Environmental Site Assessment Phase 1 Report Compass Environmental – March 2009 – FIGURES – Pages 54 to 56
Environmental Site Assessment Scoping Advice for Phase 2 – Coffey – July 2010
Services/Utilities
Existing Services Report Final Arup June 2009 – TEXT
Existing Services Report Final Arup June 2009 – APPENDIX A
Geotechnics
Geotechnical Prelminary Assessment Final Report GeoAust April 2009
Background material
Information sessions
The GAA conducted six information sessions about the draft East Werribee Employment Precinct Structure Plan during the community consultation period.
Two information sessions were held at the University of Melbourne Veterinary School (Kendall Hall Lecture Theatre) in December. An information session for Point Cook residents was held at Point Cook Community Learning Centre in December.
A further three information sessions were held at the Wyndham Civic Centre in January 2013.
Details are available below:
Wednesday 5 December
5pm-7.30pm
University of Melbourne Veterinary School
(Kendall Hall Lecture Theatre)
250 Princes Highway
WERRIBEE VIC 3030
Monday 10 December
4pm-7pm
Point Cook Community Learning Centre
1-21 Cheetham Street
POINT COOK VIC 3030
Tuesday 11 December
5pm-7.30pm
University of Melbourne Veterinary School
(Kendall Hall Lecture Theatre)
250 Princes Highway
WERRIBEE VIC 3030
Wednesday 16 January, 2013
5.30pm-8pm
Wyndham Civic Centre
45 Princes Highway
WERRIBEE VIC 3030
Tuesday 22 January, 2013
5.30pm-8pm
Wyndham Civic Centre
45 Princes Highway
WERRIBEE VIC 3030
Wednesday 23 January, 2013
5.30pm-8pm
Wyndham Civic Centre
45 Princes Highway
WERRIBEE VIC 3030
Wyndham City Council also hosted an information session on Tuesday 5 February 2013 at the Wyndham Civic Centre, 45 Princes Hwy (Function Room 1 – entrance via western car park) between 6pm and 8pm.
Enquiries
The East Werribee PSP and associated documents are available for public inspection during office hours from Tuesday 27 November 2012 at the following places:
Growth Areas Authority
Level 29, 35 Collins Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
Wyndham City Council
Municipal Offices
45 Princes Highway
WERRIBEE VIC 3030
Werribee Development Centre
2/10 Watton Street
WERRIBEE VIC 3030
Please call Director of Economic Planning and Development Paul Byrne or Structure Planning Manager Stuart Miles on (03) 9651 9600 if you wish to discuss the matter further.
How to comment
Any person who may be affected by the draft amendment may make their views known in writing to the GAA. The closing date for comments is Monday 11 February, 2013.
Comments must be made in writing, referencing East Werribee Employment PSP and sent to:
East Werribee Employment Precinct Structure Plan
Growth Areas Authority
Level 29, 35 Collins Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000
Alternatively, comments may be e-mailed to:
amendments@gaa.vic.gov.au