Land use plan
Thousands of people depend on the Port of Melbourne for their
livelihood and lifestyle, so it is vital that a plan is in place to guide
port development and maintain its benefits for future generations.
In light of this a Land Use Plan for the Port of Melbourne was
developed in 2002 after an intensive consultation process, including
workshops with local residents, industry and other stakeholders.
What is the Land
Use Plan?
Benefits for the Port Community.
What’s in the plan?
More
information?
The Land Use
Plan
What is the Land Use
Plan?
The plan covers all the land owned by the Port of
Melbourne Corporation and provides a 20-year strategic planning framework
for land use, transport and infrastructure and environmental management in
the port.
One of the key drivers of the Land Use Plan is to ensure that port land
and infrastructure are available to meet forecast trade growth through the
port.
The plan aims to balance the needs of a working port with the
expectations of the community in terms of amenity, environment,
recreational and open space, and port heritage. ^TOP
Benefits for the port
community.
The Land Use Plan is designed to ensure:
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protection of open space and recreational areas with due regard to
port operation and safety
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an understanding of the port land required for future development
to accommodate trade growth
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a commitment to address the visual, environmental and amenity
impacts of port development
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mMaintenance of economic benefits for local and State
communities
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cConfidence that the port will continue to meet the needs of
businesses that depend on the port and
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a commitment to improve environmental management
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What’s in the plan?
The
Land Use Plan identifies a wide range of strategies to address important
issues, recommending such things as:
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improvements to access roads to accommodate the future growth in
trade at the port and reduce the impact of trucks on local roads
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working with local councils to improve amenity around the port
through landscaped buffers
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where not affecting port operations, provide public viewing points
at accessible, landscaped locations with interesting port views
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undertake noise monitoring as a basis for minimising disturbance
from port activities
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acknowledge recreational boating activities and work with the
Marine Board and Victorian Channels Authority to ensure safe navigation
in channels and waterways
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work with the City of Maribyrnong to examine opportunities for a
continuous bicycle access network which follows the northern reaches of
the Maribyrnong River and the internal road network in the vicinity of
the intensive dry and liquid bulk uses in Maribyrnong
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protect the heritage sites at Point Gellibrand through an
appropriate heritage overlay in the Planning Scheme
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investigate opportunities for cultural interpretation throughout
the port, especially at landings at Webb Dock, Victoria Dock, South
Wharf and the Williamstown foreshore
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in consultation with City of Melbourne and Parks Victoria,
investigate opportunities for improving public access along Yarra River,
linking to the Port Melbourne Foreshore Trail and Westgate
Park
The future success of the port depends on everyone in the port
community working together to address the development issues and to openly
exchange ideas about how the port environment can be continually
improved.
The port authority consulted widely during the development of the Land
Use Plan and will continue this process during implementation. ^TOP
The Land Use
Plan
The Land Use Plan may be downloaded in pdf format:
Table of Contents and Introduction (Chapter 1) (PDF, 1,339k)
Chapter 2 - Economic value of the port (PDF, 864k)
Chapter 3 - The Port of Melbourne
(PDF, 1,233k)
Chapter 4 - Land uses in the port
(PDF, 464k)
Chapter 5 - Land use policy and planning (PDF, 748)
Chapter 6 - Port trends and future directions (PDF, 943k)
Chapter 7 (part p79 - p96) - Land use planning
strategies (PDF, 1,494k)
Chapter 7 (part p97 - p100) - Land use planning
strategies (PDF, 1,350k)
Chapter 7 (part p101 - p122) - Land use planning
strategies (PDF, 1,372k)
Chapter 8 and Appendix - Implementation of the plan and
community consultation
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For more information
contact:
John Riley
Strategic Land Use Planning
Port
of Melbourne Corporation
Tel: +61 3 9683 1375
Email: john.riley@portofmelbourne.com
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