Project Status Updates

Project Status Updates – September 2022

The Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) has been progressing background and technical studies for Melton East and has been working closely with key stakeholders such as Melton Council, Wurundjeri (Traditional Owners), Department of Transport (DoT), Department of Education (DET), and Melbourne Water (MW).   

Since our last update in July, we have: 

• Finalised our Melton East Vision and Purpose Summary – August 2022 (PDF).
• Finalised our Economic and Retail Assessment (Urbis) August 2022 (PDF) and Post Contact Heritage Assessment (EHP) September 2022 (PDF).
• Met with key stakeholders including Melton Council, DET, emergency service providers, Homes Victoria and Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) to progress our Community Infrastructure Assessment.  
• Commenced Phase 2 Technical studies including the Sodic Soils Assessment and the Social and Affordable Housing Strategy. 
• Worked with MW to progress their Development Services Scheme (DSS).
• Worked with DoT to progress planning for the arterial road network. 

In the coming months we will be focused on completing Phase 1 technical studies: 

• Community Infrastructure Assessment 
• Utilities Assessment 
• Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment
• Climate Resilience Assessment
• Aboriginal and Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment
• Cultural Values Assessment 

We are also preparing for a co-design workshop to be held in November. Further details on this workshop will be sent out in the coming weeks.

Recent finalised documents added to the Project page

The following documents have been uploaded to the project page in the last two months;

• Melton East PSP – Vision and Purpose Summary Document (VPA) August 2022 (PDF)
• Melton East PSP – Economic and Retail Assessment (Urbis) August 2022 (PDF)
• Melton East PSP – Arboricultural Assessment (Tree Logic) July 2022 (PDF)
• Melton East PSP – Land Capability Assessment Report (Jacobs) July 2022 (PDF)
• Melton East PSP – Post Contact Heritage Assessment (EHP) September (PDF)