Planning for Our Future
Council is working on a number of strategies and plans to guide future development throughout the City
The City of Boroondara is a great place to live because of its leafy residential streets, high quality parks and gardens, lively shopping precincts and unique heritage areas. Each piece of Boroondara has its own look and feel.
Council is working on a number of strategies and plans to guide future development throughout the City. Some of these strategic documents have now been adopted by Council and are in the process of being implemented through amendments to the Boroondara Planning Scheme. Others are still being prepared with input from the community.
Click on the links below to find out more about how Council is planning the future of the City.
Neighbourhood Character Study
The Neighbourhood Character Study will help guide how development occurs in the City's residential areas.
The City's residential areas have now been divided into precincts with common characteristics. A draft Profile has been prepared for each precinct which describes the character of the precinct and its key features.
The draft Precinct Profiles were released for public comment in February 2012.Thank you to everyone who provided feedback. Your comments will inform changes to the Profiles prior to the preparation of Design Guidelines. These Design Guidelines will be available for public comment later in 2012.
Regular project updates will be available on the Neighbourhood Character Study webpage.
Boroondara Open Space Strategy
The Boroondara Open Space Strategy aims to protect and improve the diversity and quality of the City’s open space over the next 15 years. The Strategy addresses factors such as maintaining biodiversity, promoting health and wellbeing, managing climate change, protecting cultural heritage, enhancing linkages and ensuring open space is available for the City's future population.
The draft Strategy was on public consultation from December 2011 until the end of February 2012. All submissions are now being reviewed and will help inform changes the Strategy. The final Strategy will be presented to Council for adoption later in 2012.
Activity Centres Strategy
The Activity Centres Strategy establishes directions for the use and development of the City's 33 neighbourhood activity centre shopping strips. The strategy nominates height controls for these activity centres with the aim of protecting the character of these centres.
The Strategy was adopted by Council in June 2011 and is currently in the process of being translated into planning policies for inclusion in the Boroondara Planning Scheme.
Structure Plans and Urban Design Frameworks
Structure Plans and Urban Design Frameworks are long-term plans to ensure that Boroondara’s major activity centres and key employment corridors meet the community’s changing needs. They guide major changes in land use, built form and public space, and provide advice on what locations are preferred for development and what areas should be protected.
Council has adopted Structure Plans for Kew Junction, Glenferrie, Camberwell Junction and Balwyn and an Urban Design Framework for West Hawthorn.
The Structure Plans are currently being translated into planning policies for inclusion in the Boroondara Planning Scheme. The land use and design directions of the West Hawthorn Urban Design Framework were recently incorporated into the Boroondara Planning Scheme, including mandatory height limits for some parts of the study area.
Heritage Studies and Projects
A number of heritage studies have been completed for different parts of the municipality over the last 20 years.
More recently Council has been reviewing these heritage studies by conducting localised heritage reviews. Recently completed reviews include the Camberwell Junction Heritage Review, the Kew Junction Commercial Heritage Review, the Assessments of Residential Precincts in Kew and the Hawthorn Heritage Precincts Study. These studies are all in the process of being implemented through the introduction of heritage overlays over buildings and precincts recommended for protection.
A heritage study of Surrey Hills is currently underway.
In addition Council recently commissioned the preparation of a Thematic Environmental History for the municipality. This document provides an overview of City's history, identifying how key patterns of development have influenced the culture of the area and the natural and built environment.
Planning Scheme Amendments
The Boroondara Planning Scheme sets out policies and requirements for the use, development and protection of land in the City. Council regularly amends the planning scheme to ensure it is relevant and up to date.
Copies of all amendments to the Boroondara Planning Scheme can be accessed from Planning Scheme Amendments Online.
For further information
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- Phone: Strategic Planning on 9278 4534
- Email: Strategic Planning
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