Melton East
The Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) is leading the preparation of a Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) and Infrastructure Contributions Plan (ICP) for Melton East, working in collaboration with Melton City Council, State Government agencies, service authorities and landowners.
The Melton East precinct is located 35km north-west of Melbourne’s CBD, to the east of the existing Melton township. The precinct encompasses an area of 1,005ha, bounded by Kororoit Creek to the north-east, Western Freeway to the south, Leakes Road to the east and the Melton Highway to the north-west. The precinct will complement existing surrounding development through the provision of residential and commercial opportunities. The precinct is included in the Melbourne Strategic Assessment area and includes Biodiversity Conservation Strategy conservation areas along Kororoit Creek.
For further project information, refer to Project Status Updates. If you have any other queries regarding Melton East or the PSP 2.0 process, please contact the Project Team.
PSP 2.0
In 2019, the VPA undertook a review of the Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) planning process. The review set a new strategy to streamline PSP preparation by undertaking greater collaboration and co-design with our partners and adapting the resulting PSPs to be more compact and useful.
The Melton East Precinct Structure Plan is being prepared in line with PSP 2.0.
Historical rock wall found within the Melton East PSP
Interactive map of Melton East Precinct Structure Plan
Background information
A Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) is a land use and infrastructure plan to guide the development of an area over time. It provides certainty for community members and developers by providing a long-term vision for how an area will develop in the future.
A PSP sets out the preferred locations of residential and employment land and infrastructure, and provides guidance for transport and parking, urban design, heritage and character, open spaces and integrated water management.
Together with the broader planning framework, precinct structure planning is an important part of the Victorian Government’s strategy to address population growth, housing and employment demands.
An Infrastructure Contributions Plan (ICP) is a simplified system for funding basic and essential local infrastructure required for a new community.
An ICP ensures that developers within a new precinct contribute to the cost of providing new intersections, local open space and community facilities.
An ICP may be made of one or two parts: a standard levy and/or a supplementary levy. The standard levy is a pre-set rate that may be used to fund transport, community and recreation infrastructure and public land provision. In particular circumstances, a supplementary levy may also apply to fund additional infrastructure needs.
For further information, refer to Infrastructure Contributions Plans.
The draft plans will consider the:
- Existing natural features of the precincts;
- Surrounding land uses;
- Infrastructure needs of the community; and
- Relevant State Government policies and strategies.
Several technical investigations will be undertaken to support the draft plans including:
Phase 1 Technical Studies:
- Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment;
- Aboriginal Cultural Values Assessment;
- Arboricultural Assessment;
- Biodiversity Assessment (as required);
- Climate Resilience Assessment;
- Community Infrastructure Assessment;
- Economic and Retail Needs Assessment;
- Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment;
- Land Capability Assessment;
- Post-Contact Heritage Assessment;
- Utilities Assessment.
Phase 2 Technical Studies:
- Bushfire Assessment;
- Integrated Water Management (IWM) Assessment;
- Noise Impact Assessment (as required);
- Social and Affordable Housing Strategy;
- Sodic Soils Assessment;
- Transport Assessment (as required).
The Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) will prepare the draft plans with the assistance of:
- Melton Council;
- State Government agencies;
- Service authorities; and
- Landowners and other interested stakeholders.
Project Status Updates – November 2024
The Premier and Minister for Planning have announced a 10-year plan for Melbourne’s greenfields, and Melton East is a part of that plan.
A 10-year plan for Melbourne’s greenfields
The Victorian Government has released Victoria’s longest ever pipeline of new land for homes and jobs in Melbourne’s greenfields, with 27 additional greenfield areas to commence planning over the next 10 years. This pipeline gives developers the confidence to invest early and get shovels in the ground sooner to deliver more homes.
The 27 new plans will be developed over three horizons. The horizons provide a program of work to deliver the new PSPs over the next 10 years, balancing the delivery of residential and employment areas as well as infrastructure capacity.
Melton East is in Horizon 1, meaning it is already under preparation in 2024/25, and targeted to be completed by 2025/26.
Find out more about the 10-year plan for Melbourne’s greenfields.
VPA Business Plan 2024-25
The Minister for Planning also approved the VPA Business Plan 2024-25, outlining our work program and priorities for this financial year.
Melton East is on the VPA work program for 2024-25. Combined with its inclusion in the 10-year plan, there is a strong commitment from government for the VPA to get on with our planning for Melton East, and to streamline and fast track the delivery of our plans where possible.
The Melton East team have been meeting regularly with Melton City Council and other key stakeholders to progress the planning for the Melton East Precinct Structure Plan (PSP).
Since our last update in September, the project team have been:
- Obtaining endorsement from the VPA Board to undertake public consultation in Q1 2025.
- Closing out and finalising the last outstanding matters from the agency validation feedback and issues resolution process.
- Advancing our draft PSP and amendment package with input from government stakeholders.
- Progressing inputs for the Infrastructure Contributions Plan.
In the coming months, we will focus on finishing the inputs needed to inform the Infrastructure Contributions Plan and finalise the draft PSP and amendment package for the eventual public consultation. The Kororoit Creek Bridge feasibility analysis has recently been made available on the VPA website.
We are also aiming to finalise and publish the following technical studies before the end of the year:
- Cultural heritage permit for proposed bridge locations
- Transport modelling and integrated transport assessment
- Aboriginal cultural heritage impact assessment
- Cultural values assessment
Previous Project Status Updates
- Project Status Updates – September 2024
- Project Status Updates – July 2024
- Project Status Updates – May 2024
- Project Status Updates – March 2024
- Project Status Updates – November 2023
- Project Status Updates – July 2023
- Project Status Updates – April 2023
- Project Status Updates – February 2023
- Project Status Updates – November 2022
- Project Status Updates – September 2022
- Melton East PSP – Landowner Update – July 2022 (PDF)
- Melton East PSP – Landowner Update – May 2022 (PDF)
- Melton East PSP – Landowner Update – March 2022 (PDF)