City of Yarra
Priority Development Panel (PDP) reports for sites within the City of Yarra
On this page:
- Banco Site, Collingwood
- 647 - 649 Victoria Street, Abbotsford (Walmer Street)
- Victoria Street East Precinct - Part 1
- Jaques Site, 1 Palmer Street, Richmond
Banco Site, 132-172 Smith Street and 63 - 71 Little Oxford Street, Collingwood
The advice of the Priority Development Panel was sought in relation to the ‘called-in’ VCAT application (P754/2005) to review Yarra Council’s decision to refuse a permit for a multi storey mixed use development at 132-172 Smith Street and 63-71 Little Oxford Street, Collingwood (Banco site), and Yarra City Council’s request for Amendment C76 - introducing interim structure plan controls for the Smith Street Precinct - to be approved by the Minister without exhibition.
Letter of Referral from Minister 9 August 2005 (PDF - 34 Kb) PDP Report - Smith St & Lt Oxford St (PDF - 2.3 Mb)Page top
647 - 649 Victoria Street, Abbotsford (Walmer Street)
Review of VCAT Application for Review P964/2004 (Permit Application PL03/0675) for the development of land at 647 - 649 Victoria Street, Abbotsford for a 10 level office and showroom building.
Yarra PDP AC Report (PDF - 436 Kb)Supplementary Report submitted: 26 February 2007
PDP Final Report (PDF - 1.6 Mb) Part A - Appendix 1 (PDF - 1.3 Mb) Part B - Appendix 1 (PDF - 1.2 Mb) Part C - Appendix 1 (PDF - 1.1 Mb) Part D - Appendix 1 (PDF - 1.0 Mb) Appendix 1 - Walmer St View (PDF - 314 Kb) Appendix 1 - Vic St View (PDF - 362 Kb) Appendix 1 - River View (PDF - 439 Kb) Appendices 2 and 3 to Report (PDF - 191 Kb)Page top
Victoria Street East Precinct - Part 1
Referral of a number of interrelated planning matters that have strategic significance for the achievement of planning objectives for the Yarra River corridor and the Victoria Street Major Activity Centre, including:
- A request by City of Yarra for interim structure plan provisions to implement the Victoria Street East Precinct Urban Design Framework (Amendment C75).
- A request by Taras Nominees Pty Ltd (Salta) to rezone land within the precinct to a Priority Development Zone to facilitate the development of the former MFB site and land on the west-side of Burnley Street as a mixed use precinct.
- A series of workshops and focus groups with Council and Salta during December 2005 to March 2006 to identify and resolve issues, refine development concepts and draft planning scheme controls.
- Targeted consultation process run by PDP to assist in informing itself and formulating recommendations which included:
- Three community information sessions, held at the Richmond Town Hall on 30 March, 5 April and 10 April 2006 on the PDP process, the Victoria Street East UDF and the development concepts
- Written submissions from community and key stakeholders submitted to the PDP by 27 April 2006.
- PDP Interviews with key stakeholders and community groups in early May 2006.
- Further workshops and focus groups with Council and Salta during May and June 2006 to respond to issues raised in the submissions, including further refinements to the development concepts and draft planning scheme controls, and a further traffic and transport study for the precinct.
Letter of Referral from Minister 2 November 2005 (PDF - 100 Kb) Final Report - Victoria St East (PDF - 655 Kb) Appendices 1 to 7 to PDP Report (PDF - 1.6 Mb) Appendices 8 and 9 to PDP Report - (PDF - 1.2 Mb)Page top
Jaques Site,1 Palmer Street, Richmond
In February 2007 the Minister for Planning asked the Priority Development Panel (PDP) to provide advice on how redevelopment of the Jaques Site could be progressed. The Minister asked the PDP to provide advice on the development controls affecting the site and requested the PDP to explore opportunities for affordability and environmental substantiality.
The PDP provided its advice on 21 June 2007, recommending that:
- the Minister for Planning prepare, adopt and approve Amendment C96 to the Yarra Planning Scheme;
- the amendment should vary Schedule 4 to the Development Plan Overlay; and
- the amendment should make the Minister the responsible authority for assessing and approving the resultant development plan.
- to vary the Schedule to the Development Plan Overlay to establish a clear vision for the site, desired outcomes and matters that need to be addressed, including ESD and housing affordability,
- that the City of Yarra should retain its status as the responsible authority for the site.
The new Schedule 4 does not contain any building envelopes or preferred heights. It is envisaged that any development plan submitted by the proponent will be the subject of community consultation in a process to be managed by the City of Yarra.
For Further Information Contact
Priority Development Panel
PO Box 500
East Melbourne 8002
priority.development@dpcd.vic.gov.au
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