Amendment GC28 to the Whittlesea and Mitchell Planning Schemes
The Donnybrook-Woodstock Precinct Structure Plan was approved by the Minister for Planning and gazetted in November 2017 under Amendment GC28 to the Mitchell and Whittlesea Planning Schemes.
To view a copy of the final amendment documentation, including the Donnybrook-Woodstock Precinct Structure Plan, refer to:
- Donnybrook-Woodstock Precinct Structure Plan – October 2017 (PDF) (Approved and Gazetted)
- Amendment GC28
Donnybrook-Woodstock Infrastructure Contributions Plan
The last stage of the planning process was the approval of the associated Infrastructure Contribution Plan (ICP) which will allow development of this area to begin.
To learn more about the ICP, refer to:
Interactive map of Donnybrook-Woodstock PSP
Public Access to Spatial Data
The Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) makes spatial data for gazetted plans available through the use of an online ‘Open Data’ portal. Spatial Data available for this precinct is provided for reference only and holds no official status. Please see our Open Data page for a detailed description of the data and links to download.
Background information
The Victorian Planning Authority has prepared the Donnybrook/Woodstock Precinct Structure Plan, which will guide the development of two new suburbs in Melbourne’s north. This plan will rezone land to allow for new uses, including provision of land to facilitate new infrastructure necessary to support the growth of new communities, such as schools.
The Donnybrook and Woodstock precincts will develop as attractive places to call home, with a strong emphasis on the retention of natural features and high-quality landscaping in an urban environment supported by strong transport connections and community facilities.
The precincts will create a diverse mix of residential neighbourhoods linked by a variety of town centres, schools and other community facilities.
Residential and business development will capitalise on the precinct’s proximity to the existing Donnybrook train station and well as the potential future Lockerbie station.
These PSPs are approved as part of the 100,000 lots program, which will result in the creation of 17 new suburbs by the end of 2018. Plans like these will help keep house prices in check, providing diverse, affordable housing in well-designed areas.
These precincts will support a strong residential community, with a projected population of 47,000. The area will ultimately deliver approximately 17,000 new dwellings and over 2,100 local jobs.
Project information
- 17,000 dwellings, 47,000 population
- 2,140 jobs
- 5 town centres (41,000 square meters of retail space)
- 5 convenience local town centres
- 6 potential government schools
- 4 potential non-government schools
- 6 ha park area
- 7 sporting reserves
- 7 community activity centres
- Donnybrook Station existing to the West
- new arterial roads including Gunns Gully Road, Patterson Drive and Koukoura Drive
- Hume Anglican Grammar will open the precinct’s first private primary and secondary campus at Hayes Hill, taking enrolments from 2019.
The PSP is bounded by the Outer Metropolitan Ring Road in the North, Merriang Road to the East and Donnybrook road to the South and the Melbourne-Sydney Railway to the west.
The PSP adjoins the approved Lockerbie PSP to the west and the council-led Shenstone Park PSP to the South.
Donnybrook already has an existing train station that runs a V/Line service and there is potential for a future Lockerbie Train Station located in the North.
Next steps
Developers of the precinct will contribute more than $345 million for local infrastructure such as arterial roads, local parks and sports fields and community centres. The Growth Area Infrastructure Contributions (GAIC) will generate around $115 million to be spent on State infrastructure assisting with the provision of public transport upgrades, schools and other state infrastructure.
Through this plan the second pilot of a GAIC-developer agreement will be rolled out, ensuring community members receive the infrastructure they deserve in a timely fashion.
The site for Hayes Hill Primary School will be acquired under the second pilot of a Government-Developer Growth Areas Infrastructure Agreement. Part of its construction will also be funded through GAIC when population reaches the trigger point for development.
Sites for the Donnybrook P-12 school in Phase 1 and four more schools in later phases will be acquired as required, as these areas are subdivided.
Also planned are GAIC funded upgrades to Donnybrook station around 2020, and the construction of Lockerbie station, to the north, in the mid-2020s. Local bus services will be subsidised in the early years to provide access to Donnybrook station.
GAIC will also be used to acquire the sites for CFA and ambulance stations.
Future changes
The PSP will grow around the already established Donnybrook Station in the west of the precinct.
The PSP plans for the provision of new roads and intersections that will be delivered progressively as the area develops. Local roads will include a mixture of bike lanes and shared paths and the internal road network has been designed to support safe and walkable neighbourhoods.
Areas of significant biodiversity and landscape value within the precinct will be protected with approximately one-third of the precinct included in conservation areas for River Redgums, Native Grasses and Growling Grass Frog habitat.
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