activity Center
purpose
Encourage centralized retail, residential, commercial, administrative,
Entertainment and cultural development become a highly accessible event center
community.
Strategy
Through development, the establishment of activity centers as the focus of high quality development, activities and life
An activity center network:
Includes a range of centers of different sizes and functions.
It is the focus of business, shopping, work, leisure and community facilities.
Different types of enclosures are available, including in the form of higher density enclosures.
Connected by transportation.
Maximize the choice of service, employment and social interaction.
Support the role and functions of each center in its classification, policy
Housing intensification and the development of public transport networks.
Strategic planning for the use and development of land within and around the event center.
Clearly indicate the preferred investment location.
Encourage a higher density of diverse housing types in and around the event center.
Reduce the number of private motorized trips by centralizing the generation of high numbers of activities
Travel at a very convenient event center (non-freight).
Improve services and facilities by walking, cycling and public transport.
Support the continued growth and diversification of the event center to enable the community to enter
Provide a wide range of goods and services, provide local employment and support the local economy.
Encourage economic activity and business synergies.
Improve social, economic and environmental performance and the comfort of the event center.
Policy documents
Consider related:
Victorian Urban Design Guide (Environment, Land, Water and Planning Department,
2017)
Victorian Apartment Design Guide (Environment, Land, Water and Environment)
Planning, 2017)
Regional Structure Planning Guide (Growth Zone Authority, 2009)

Growth area
purpose
Positioning urban growth close to transportation corridors and services, and providing efficient and effective services
Infrastructure to protect sustainable interests while protecting primary production
Raw materials and important environmental areas.
Strategy
Concentrate urban expansion on growth areas that are served by high-volume public transportation.
Implement the strategic direction in the growth zone framework plan.
Encourage average overall residential density in the growth area of ​​at least 15 homes
Every net can be developed, and over time, seek to increase the overall density of the home to more
More than 20 sets of houses can be developed per hectare.
Timely and adequate provision of public transport and local and regional infrastructure
Service, in line with the preferred land release order.
Provide a large number of local employment opportunities and provide in certain areas
Large-scale industry or other more regional employment opportunities.
Create a high quality, well designed and created network that mixes activity centers
A sense of place.
Provide a variety of housing types and distribution.
Retain the unique characteristics of a given area affected by growth.
Protect and manage areas of natural resources and heritage, cultural and environmental significance.
Create well-planned, easy-to-maintain and secure streets and communities, reducing opportunities
Crime, improve the perception of security and increase the level of community participation.
Develop a growth zone framework plan that will:
Includes goals for each growth area.
Determine the long-term pattern of urban growth.
Identify locations of a wide range of urban development types, such as event centers, residences,
Employment, freight centers and mixed use employment.
Identify the boundaries of individual communities, the value of the landscape, and determine as appropriate
There is a need for discrete urban breaks and how to manage land use for these breaks.
Identify transportation networks and survey scenarios, such as future rail lines and
Stations, freight activity centers, highways and main roads.
Determining the location of open spaces reserved for recreation and/or biodiversity conservation
And/or flood risk reduction objectives guided and guided by regional biodiversity conservation
Strategy.
Show important waterways as an opportunity to create a linear path, as well as the required area
Retain for the purpose of biodiversity conservation and / or reduce flood risk.
Determine the appropriate use of the restricted area, including the quarry buffer.
Develop a regional structure plan based on the regional structure planning guidelines
(Growth Zone Authority, 2009) approved by the Minister of Planning:
Create a sense of place and community.
Create more housing options, diverse and affordable places to live.
Create an easy-to-access, vibrant event center
Provide local employment and business activities. Provide better transportation options.
Address climate change and improve environmental sustainability.
Provide a community infrastructure that is accessible, integrated, and adaptable.
Policy documents
Consider related:
Victorian Transportation Plan (Victoria Government, 2008)
Any applicable growth zone framework plan (Department of Sustainable Development and Environment,
2006)
Regional Structure Planning Guide (Growth Zone Authority, 2009)
Ministerial Direction No. 12 – Urban Growth Area

Suburban area
purpose
Manage the growth of suburban areas to protect and enhance their identified value attributes.
Strategy
Identify and protect areas of strategic importance to the environment and biodiversity,
Landscape, open space, water, agriculture, energy, entertainment, tourism, environment, culture
Heritage, infrastructure, mining and other natural resources.
Development services for established settlements with growth capacity
Complex ecosystems, landscapes, agriculture and recreational activities, including
Warragul-Drouin, Bacchus Marsh, Torquay-Jan Juc, Gisborne, Kyneton, Wonthaggi, Kilmore,
Broadford, Seymour and Ballan and other towns identified by regional growth plans
Growth potential.
Establish growth boundaries in suburban towns to avoid urban expansion and protect agriculture
Land and environmental assets.
Enhance the character, character, appeal and comfort of suburban towns.
Prevent scattered settlements and provide non-urban breaks between urban areas.
Ensure that development is linked to timely and viable physical and social infrastructure.
Improve links with regional and urban transport services

Coastal settlement
purpose
Plan for sustainable coastal development.
Strategy
Plan and manage coastal population growth and increase visits to avoid impact
Unsustainable use of coastal resources.
Support a variety of coastal settlement networks, offering a wide range of housing types,
Economic opportunities and services.
Encourage the reduction of opportunities for urban renewal and reconstruction in existing settlements
The need for urban sprawl.
Determining the boundaries of clear settlements around coastal settlements to ensure growth in coastal areas
The planned area and coastal values ​​are protected. If the settlement boundary is not determined, then
The scope of settlement is determined by the existing urban subdivision land and the scope of any identified land.
Plans for future urban settlement planning.
Point new residential and other urban development and infrastructure to defined locations
A settlement boundary that is able to adapt to the growth of existing settlements.
Support the sustainable management of coastal, estuary and marine assets for conservation
Environmental values ​​to achieve regional economic and community benefits.
Avoid the spread of linear cities along the coast and the development of strips in rural landscapes.
Protect the area between settlements for non-urban use.
Avoid development on ridgeline, major coastal dune systems and low-lying coastal areas.
Encourage restructuring of old and inappropriate segments to reduce development impact
About the environment.
Ensure sustainable water supply, rainwater and sewage treatment for all developments.
Minimize quantity and improve the quality of newly developed rainwater emissions
Enter the ocean, the bay and the estuary.
Policy documents
Consider related:
Victoria Coastal Strategy (Victoria Coastal Council, 2014)
G21 Regional Growth Plan (Geelong Regional Alliance, 2013)
Gippsland Regional Development Plan (Victoria Government, 2014)
Greater South Coast Regional Growth Plan (Victoria Government, 2014

Featured areas and landscapes
purpose
Protect and enhance the important attributes of the unique areas and landscapes that have been identified.
Strategy
Recognize the important geographic and physical characteristics of these areas.
Recognize the important role these regions play in the state as a tourist destination.
Protect identified key values ​​and activities in these areas.
Support usage and development to enhance important features in these areas.
Avoid the use and development of long-term natural or non-urban uses that may damage the land
in these aspects.
Protect areas critical to food production.
Develop a local planning statement for the Belalin Peninsula, Macedon Ranges, Mornington
The peninsula and the Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges.
Policy documents
Consider related:
Bellarine Peninsula Localization Planning Statement (Victoria Government, 2015)
Mornington Peninsula Localization Planning Statement (Victoria Government, 2014)
Yarra Ranges Localization Planning Statement (Victoria Government, 2017)

Large areas and communities
purpose
Promote integrated site-based planning.
Strategy
Integrate relevant planning considerations to provide specific guidance for planning sites,
Places, communities and towns.
Consider regional and local unique characteristics and needs when planning for the future
Land use and development.
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