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Creating a clean, campus style community asset provding up to 1100 new jobs.
About
Planning Scheme Amendment C243morn proposes to rezone Special Use Zone (Schedule 1 – Port Related Uses) land at 79 and 83 Bungower Road, Somerville to Industrial 3 Zone to facilitate the future use and development of the site for the Mornington Peninsula Technology, Industry & Business Park.
This is a unique precinct focused on amenity, sustainable design, modern industry and local employment.
Further, the Development Plan Overlay (Schedule 24 – Mornington Peninsula Technology, Industry & Business Park) will set out a number of requirements relating to the subdivision layout, road layout, environmentally sustainable design, native vegetation, open space, landscaping and drainage.
This is a unique precinct focused on amenity, sustainable design, modern industry and local employment.
Further, the Development Plan Overlay (Schedule 24 – Mornington Peninsula Technology, Industry & Business Park) will set out a number of requirements relating to the subdivision layout, road layout, environmentally sustainable design, native vegetation, open space, landscaping and drainage.
Why is the needed?
The Mornington Peninsula has limited industrially zoned land available, with their currently being approximately 329ha of Industrial 3 Zone (IN3Z) land, and as little as 20ha that is unoccupied, available and ready for development.
At current demand uptake levels of 4.5 - 6.7 ha per annum, this supply will be shortly exhausted. Regional demand transfer from the burgeoning Carrum Downs and Dandenong centres may accelerate this, as will the important reshoring of manufacturing capabilities and e-commerce expansion in a post-COVID environment.
Among other constraints, this is putting upward pressure on establishment costs, and severely limits business growth and employment opportunities in the region.
Furthermore, existing industrial areas in the Mornington Peninsula generally cater for smaller lot sizes and face issues of congestion, inadequate parking, and the proliferation of non-traditional industrial uses such as retail, cafes, and fitness centres.
Therefore, to remain competitive from a regional context and to prevent a future outflow of jobs, the Mornington Peninsula requires a high amenity precinct that can cater for future industries and provide high-quality employment outcomes for local residents.
At current demand uptake levels of 4.5 - 6.7 ha per annum, this supply will be shortly exhausted. Regional demand transfer from the burgeoning Carrum Downs and Dandenong centres may accelerate this, as will the important reshoring of manufacturing capabilities and e-commerce expansion in a post-COVID environment.
Among other constraints, this is putting upward pressure on establishment costs, and severely limits business growth and employment opportunities in the region.
Furthermore, existing industrial areas in the Mornington Peninsula generally cater for smaller lot sizes and face issues of congestion, inadequate parking, and the proliferation of non-traditional industrial uses such as retail, cafes, and fitness centres.
Therefore, to remain competitive from a regional context and to prevent a future outflow of jobs, the Mornington Peninsula requires a high amenity precinct that can cater for future industries and provide high-quality employment outcomes for local residents.
A clean, campus style community asset
- A 37 hectare publicly accessible site with significant open space
- 139,800sqm of floorspace targeting future industries who want to work in pleasant surrounds
- Attractive, high quality, low rise buildings
- Designs and streetscapes respectful of the local character
- Significant setbacks and buffers to protect visual amenity
- A redeveloped heritage precinct
- Bike paths / Running and fitness trails
- Playing field
- Tree lined entrance
- Significant publicly accessible open space
- Residents to the western side will see an improvement in their views, with a landscaped buffer between the campus and the road
- With the exception of the regenerated heritage precinct, no development or subdivision to the west of the existing pipeline, protecting residential amenity and creating a wildlife corridor
- Net increase in trees on site
- Electric car charging points
- Solar power on rooftops
- Recycled water and natural drainage
- Create up to 1,100 jobs
- Generate in excess of $800 million in economic value for the Mornington Peninsula regional and Victorian economy
- Up to 275 direct and 435 indirect construction jobs
- Attracting new high value/high tech businesses to the area to support deepening and diversifying the regional economy and career opportunities (particularly involving STEM)
- This parcel of land is designated by the State Government for industrial and commercial use, and development of employment opportunities
- Current zoning of the land allows a broad range of heavy industrial use including container storage and concrete production
- Industrial 3 zone with the proposed Development Plan Overlay will provide a more limited zoning with additional protections to ensure that tenants of the site are appropriate
- The zoning change would mean certainty for residents. You’ll know what you’re getting and that you’re protected by planning controls
- Improve the transition of adjoining land to the remaining port-related special use land that currently is low density residential
- Development of the site will include some local road treatments and potential speed limit changes, which will improve safety and ease of movement along Bungower and Somerville roads
PLEASE NOTE
This plan has not been approved and is indicative only. If amendment C243 is approved, a Development Plan must meet all requirements of the amendment.