Draft Huntingdale Precinct Plan

Submissions closed on 13 March 2020, 11:59 PM

Adoption of the Huntingdale Precinct Plan

Council adopted the Huntingdale Precinct Plan (subject to minor changes) at its meeting on 27 March 2020, and resolved to:

“[Direct] officers to convene a meeting of land owners in Area 7 to discuss the best way of encouraging the future development and rejuvenation of this area with a focus on employment consistent with the principles of the structure plan.”

The meeting of land owners will be held as soon as practicable, once Covid-19 restrictions have been sufficiently relaxed or lifted in order to safely hold the meeting.

The minor changes were:

Change the building heights in activity areas 8A and 8B to 3 storeys and delete the proposed setbacks so that they reflect current planning scheme provisions
Acknowledge that there are significant parking and traffic issues around Huntingdale Primary School
Editing and reformatting to improve readability, correct errors and simplify terminology.

The changes are currently being made to the Precinct Plan and we will publish the adopted version of the Plan on our website as soon as possible. In the meantime, when reading the current document(PDF, 42MB) please also refer to the list of minor changes.(PDF, 84KB)

You can refer to the Huntingdale Precinct Plan for future updates and details about the implementation of the Plan.

Huntingdale Precinct Plan

This is a transformative, long term vision outlining opportunities to revitalise Huntingdale and immediately surrounding areas.

Council, in collaboration with PriceWaterhouseCoopers Consulting, have developed a draft Precinct Plan for the Huntingdale Neighbourhood Centre and surrounding industrial and residential properties. This draft Plan sets out a clear, transformative vision for the future growth and development of the Huntingdale Neighbourhood Centre, which is one of the key areas in the Monash National Employment and Innovation Cluster (MNEIC).

Please read: Draft Huntingdale Precinct Plan(PDF, 42MB)

What is proposed?

This draft Plan proposes:

greatly expanded employment and innovation roles, along with increased residential densities
improved transport and movement connections into Huntingdale and between major employment, research and activity locations/destinations in this Precinct
the creation of a new identity and sense of place for the Precinct, reflective of its future role as CBD level employment, research and residential Precinct.

Opportunities

The opportunities to transform Huntingdale into a vibrant centre include:

Expanding the employment, innovation and residential activity
Creating greater connectivity to and integration with the key tenants with the Monash NEIC that are driving innovation and knowledge intensive employment
Improving the amenity and creating a better sense of place.

More information

Email : strategicplanning@monash.vic.gov.au

Consultation

Council undertook a first round of consultation from late July to 26 September 2019.

Council resolved at its meeting on 28 January 2020 (Agenda/Minutes item 1.3) to undertake a second round of consultation on the Draft Huntingdale Precinct Plan(PDF, 42MB), including to hold a community meeting.

The second round of consultation was undertaken from early February to 13 March 2020. The community meeting was held on Wednesday, 26 February 2020.

Background

The Monash National Employment and Innovation Cluster (NEIC) is Melbourne’s largest established cluster with a mix of education, research and industry. It is home to more than 80,000 jobs and is the largest are for employment outside the CBD.

The cluster includes leading education, health and research facilities including Australia’s largest university (Monash University), the Australian Synchrotron, the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, Monash Medical Centre, a new Monash Children’s Hospital, a proposed Heart Hospital, CSIRO’s largest site in Victoria and the Monash Enterprise Centre.

Employment within the Monash Cluster is expected to double over the next 30 years. Coupled with the State Government’s commitment to build a Suburban Rail Loop with potentially new underground stations at Clayton, Monash University and Glen Waverley, the Huntingdale and Clayton Activity Centres are strategically located to benefit from the expected growth in employment and population.

Improved transport connections will help elevate these precincts to attract international investment and deliver substantial economic and social benefits to Victoria.

Challenges

Traffic congestion and limited existing public transport options are impacting on the future growth of Huntingdale.

The continued growth and development of these areas rely on high-capacity, high-frequency mass public transport that is integrated with the road network and other transport options including light rail.

Proposed Actions Huntingdale

Key Actions

The Draft Precinct Plan for Huntingdale identifies five development areas:

Foster innovation as a cornerstone of the local economy
Productive use of industrial land
The role of housing in supporting closer proximity to jobs and transport, and in locations that support population growth
20 minute neighbourhoods
Place through exemplary decision

Background Reports

These reports are the background reports that assisted in the development of the draft Precinct Plan. They are included here for background and information only, and are not part of the project consultation program.

Huntingdale Precinct Plan Background Report - Economics(PDF, 3MB)

Huntingdale Precinct Plan Background Report - Community Infrastructure(PDF, 3MB)

Huntingdale Precinct Plan Background Report - Land Use(PDF, 6MB)

Huntingdale Precinct Plan Background Report - Urban Design Framework(PDF, 19MB)