Moonee Ponds Activity centre

The MPAC to 2040: Moonee Ponds Activity Centre Local Plan considers both the expected future growth of the Moonee Ponds Activity Centre (MPAC), and the economic role MPAC plays in Moonee Valley, to establish a clear vision and suite of land use and development controls to realise the vision. A tailored urban design response for MPAC will ensure the expected future growth takes place in a way that successfully balances the valued attributes of MPAC and delivers a high-quality living and working environment.

The Local Plan has been developed in line with the MV2040 Strategy (MV2040), Council’s long term plan to achieve a healthy city that is fair, thriving, connected, green and beautiful.

The future MPAC aims to deliver on these themes by ensuring it is a centre where it is easy to move around, the environment is resilient, the place is full of life, and the valued heritage character of the area is protected.

The Local Plan includes recommendations for how new development should function, how community facilities should be delivered, how pedestrian, cyclist and vehicle access and movement can be improved, what public spaces should look like (including how to make them more environmentally sustainable) and how we can facilitate the delivery of affordable housing outcomes.

MPAC to 2040: Moonee Ponds Activity Centre Local Plan (Local Plan) (pdf, 6.9MB)

Background documents:

• Moonee Ponds Activity Centre: Built Form (Hodyl & Co, 2021) (pdf, 19MB) - Integrated assessment of built form issues and the preferred outcomes to support the overall growth of the activity centre.
• Moonee Ponds Activity Centre: Transport (Traffix Group, 2021) (pdf, 8.3MB) - Integrated assessment of transport and car parking in the activity centre, and the preferred outcomes to support sustainable transport modes.
• Moonee Ponds Activity Centre: Streetscapes and Public Spaces (2021) (pdf, 6.9MB) - Carefully considers the transport recommendations and presents the design and concept plans for key streets, ensuring a consistent design language and materiality for the activity centre.
• Moonee Ponds Activity Centre: Wind (2021) (pdf, 3.7MB) - Provides guidance for ensuring new development is designed to maximise pedestrian safety and comfort.
• Moonee Ponds Activity Centre: Affordable Housing (SGS Economics & Planning, 2021) (pdf, 2.5MB) - Provides the strategic rationale to incentivise the delivery of affordable housing outcomes.
• Moonee Ponds Activity Centre: Employment and Floor Space (SGS Economics and Planning, 2021) (pdf, 2.1MB) - Analysis of employment trends and floor space forecasts through to 2040.
• Moonee Ponds Activity Centre: Public Open Space (2021) (pdf, 725KB) - Provides the strategic rationale and design principles for new public open spaces in the activity centre.

Amendment C207moon to the Moonee Valley Planning Scheme implemented the Local Plan and associated background documents to ensure it aligns with our vision for MPAC. This includes a suite of mandatory and discretionary planning controls to provide greater clarity regarding development outcomes in the activity centre.

 

Council is currently preparing designs for streetscape works in Moonee Ponds to implement the Local Plan, commencing with Homer and Everage Streets.

The designs will include:

• widened footpaths
• increased garden beds and additional tree planting
• traffic calming measures.

The designs are currently being reviewed with updated flood modelling information.