If you have any questions or comments regarding this draft report, please contact the Public Works Department Township Planners at (610) 265-2606 ext. Mernda has the third largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the municipality, behind Whittlesea Township and Epping. PDF Schedule 34 to The Development Plan Overlay Dpo34 Mernda Township By clicking send message I agree to the terms and conditions, privacy policy and to receive correspondence from Commoand Williams Media. Construction has now commenced on Stage One of the shopping centre component of the project which is expected to cost $110 million and create approximately 300 construction . The broader Mernda Town Centre project spans 27 hectares and will include retail, commercial, entertainment and residential offerings. The 2020 Vision Plan is a long-range planning document that provides insight on what the Township expects to be in the year 2020, and outlines a number of issues that will need to be addressed in the next ten to fifteen years. In this case there is a concept plan included in the development plan overlay, so the concept plan provides that guidance in the absence of a development plan. Whittlesea Council is a foundation stakeholder in the Mernda Town Centre, with future plans for a learning and well-being offering in addition to restoring the historic Mayfield Farm. ). Township Plans - Upper Merion Township Most of these jobs will emanate from the Mernda Town Centre precinct. Open Space Referendum Our Mernda Strategy Plan 2004 (amended in 2008) provides the planning and design framework for development of the Mernda and Doreen growth area. 0000001106 00000 n PO Box 385. In 2010 the Victorian Government introduced the Urban Growth Zone, increasing land for 90,000 new residential blocks, within areas known as Melbournes 7 growth areas, including the City of Whittlesea. Voters supported the adding of approximately 0.093 mills to their annual Township tax bill which would cost the average homeowner approximately an additional $26.00 per year.
