Manningham Council is creating principles to guide good design for neighbourhood activity centres and is inviting the community to contribute.
With the population expected to increase to more than 140,000 people in the next 12 years, activity centres will play an integral role in accommodating urban growth and development in Manningham.
Consultation is now open for the Activity Centre ‘Design Concepts’ which include objectives under six key themes:
- Building height
- Residential interfaces
- Architectural presentation
- Public realm
- Sustainability
- Access and car parking.
Manningham Mayor, Councillor Carli Lange said, “We want to hear from the community on how we can best accommodate growth and development, while ensuring that our activity centres and surrounding neighbourhoods maintain their liveability”.
“If you’re a resident, chances are you regularly visit at least one of our vibrant activity centres across the municipality,” Cr Lange said.
“We want to ensure that they continue to provide desirable destinations for people to live, shop, work and play – offering a range of retail, office and business opportunities, housing, community and education facilities,” Cr Lange added.
Community feedback will help inform development of the Activity Centre Design Guidelines (Guidelines).
The Guidelines will aim to ensure future development meets the community’s emerging needs and achieves vibrant centres that make a positive contribution to Manningham’s character and neighbourhoods. They will also consider economic, social and environmental outcomes.
When adopted, the Guidelines will be implemented through an amendment to the Manningham Planning Scheme. They will then be used to assess planning permit applications in activity centres.
They will apply across nine neighbourhood activity centres in Manningham, including:
- Bulleen Plaza
- Donburn
- Doncaster East Village (Devon Plaza)
- Jackson Court
- Macedon Square / Plaza
- Park Orchards
- Templestowe Village
- Tunstall Square
- Warrandyte Goldfields
The draft Guidelines will be exhibited for community consultation in 2025.
For more information and to complete the short survey, visit Your Say Manningham
Survey closes on Sunday 16 June.
Survey participants will have the opportunity to enter the draw to win a $100 Westfield gift voucher.
Attend a focus group session
Council is also running two focus group sessions in May to discuss how to best manage growth across our activity centres.
At these sessions, we will also discuss the future of housing across Manningham, as part of our Residential Discussion Paper consultation, and the Victorian Government’s new plan for Victoria.
