July 2nd, 2024Bendigo industrial land development move
The City of Greater Bendigo has given the green light to a revised Industrial Land Development Strategy at its council meeting held last week.
The original Greater Bendigo Industrial Land Development Strategy and Background Report were adopted by the council in June 2020.
The strategic framework and roadmap identified a 30-year pipeline of future industrial land to meet industry needs, reduce land use conflicts and to plan for the future of Greater Bendigo’s industrial precincts.
While it identified criteria for future industrial land supply, it did not go as far as identifying a site for additional industrial land supply.
Since its adoption, the city has completed further detailed investigations and identified a 294-hectare site to the south of the Marong township for a future employment precinct to meet long term industry needs.
This site is now known as Bendigo Regional Employment Precinct (BREP) and the revised strategy mainly includes details of the BREP together with other minor changes.
Further investigation relating to the ultimate land use for the entire proposed BREP area is being considered by the Victorian Planning Authority.
The preparation of Planning Scheme Amendment C282gben proposes to partially implement the Greater Bendigo Industrial Land Development Strategy by making changes to the Municipal Planning Strategy and Planning Policy Framework of the Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme.
Last week’s council meeting also approved the next steps for a draft Greater Bendigo Industrial Development Guidelines 2024 which replaces the Good Design Guide for Industry guidelines.
A public exhibition on the draft guidelines 2024 is likely to be undertaken as part of the exhibition process for Amendment C282gben.
Other changes are proposed to the Industrial Land Development Strategy to ensure the strategy reflects the current state of industrial land supply in the municipality, including updating statistics and references to recent strategic work undertaken.
