Industrial Land Gateway Service

The Victorian Planning Authority as part of the Department of Transport and Planning has established the Industrial Land Gateway Service to consider proponent proposals to bring forward rezoning of industrial land precincts.

Overview

The Industrial Land Gateway Service (ILGS) is a coordinated service to consider proponent requests to bring forward rezoning of Horizon 2, 3 or identified but unprogrammed Industrial PSPs.

For more information, please review to the interactive Employment PSP’s

Our property search tool can help you identify the Industrial PSP and Horizon of your property.

The service offers a two-stage process for seeking advice and providing evidence to support a proposal.

Stage 1: Initial Assessment conducted by the VPA with relevant input from other branches and agencies where required to determine the suitability of the proposal to progress to Stage 2 (Full assessment).

High level feasibility review based on ownership, infrastructure and market demand
Strategic level information and technical work
Targeted engagement with key stakeholders
Shifts focus towards solutions
Determines if it is appropriate to fully assess a detailed proposal
Verifies that an application has the potential to progress to a Full Assessment

Stage 2: Full Assessment conducted by the VPA in conjunction with advice and review from other branches and agencies to determine suitability of bringing forward a project between Horizons and/or onto the VPA Business Plan.

Determines support for bringing forward a project between Horizons and/or onto the VPA Business Plan
In-depth analysis of demand justification, infrastructure, land ownership and delivery model, agency/department priorities and environmental impacts
Detailed level of information and technical work
Broad engagement across government and stakeholders
Identifies pathways for resolution of key precinct issues
Efficiently utilises government resources
VPA will provide advice to the Minister for Planning regarding the suitability of a change to the planned timing of an industrial PSP or part PSP (either within or between horizons).

Assessment Criteria

Proponent requests will be tested against the following criteria:

Land must be in Horizon 2, 3 or unprogrammed in A 10-year plan for Melbourne’s greenfields

There must be sufficient evidence of demand for industrial land

Must align with key state government policy objectives for employment land

Must propose a defined logical boundary and not prejudice ability to plan the remainder of land

Land ownership must not be highly fragmented

Must not pose unacceptable complexity or risk

Must be consistent with state, regional and planning policy

Must have agency, department and stakeholder support.

Must not rely on state or other significant infrastructure services that do not have allocated funding or delivery approval

All other legislative approvals must be identified and pose no risk to timely delivery

Proponents must be reputable within the development and/or consulting sectors

Proposals should meet the following criteria:

Be supported by council

Consider opportunities to bring forward delivery of infrastructure via WIK or equivalent agreement, or key technical work to resolve sequencing issues

Demonstrate reduction of pressure on the broader transport network

Demonstrate project feasibility and capability for timely delivery of proposed land use

The service offers a two-stage process for seeking advice and providing evidence to support a proposal.

How to Apply

ILGS pre-application

Proponents must submit a pre-application request before lodging an ILGS proposal. The pre-application service will:

Confirm if a project is eligible for the service

Provide an overview of the two-stage process

Identify what information is needed for each assessment step

Engage with relevant internal infrastructure and planning stakeholders

Review the required supporting evidence, technical work or studies

Provide instructions for lodging an ILPSPGS proposal

Start a pre-application request

To request pre-application advice, email the VPA at program@vpa.vic.gov.au and include the following information:

Proponent Name: (Individual or organisation submitting the proposal.

Proposal Adress/es: Clearly state all affected addresses/land parcels (it may be helpful to provide a map).

Proposal Name: Clearly state the project’s title.

Proposal Overview: Brief description outlining scope, objectives, and anticipated outcomes.

Contact information: Primary contact details of the proponent.

ILGS Assessments – Initial and Full

For information on the ILGS Initial Assessment and a link to the application form, please refer to ILGS Initial Assessment.

For information on the ILGS Full Assessment and a link to the application form, please refer to ILGS Full Assessment.

Resources

Horizons

Horizons refers to horizons set out in the Victorian Government’s A 10-year plan for Melbourne’s greenfields. The 27 new growth plans will be developed over three horizons.
You can view further details of A 10-year plan for Melbourne’s greenfields.

Economic Growth Statement