Issues

Opportunities

Restrictive planning controls

Established industry buffers

Employee population density limits associated with MHF

Proximity to Princes Freeway, Principal rail freight line, Inland Port

Poor amenity and walkability / cyclability

Large vacant and self-contained land parcels

Residential subdivision of industrial lots (Burns Road)

Access to skilled workers

Land use conflict / offsite amenity impacts (noise, dust etc.)

Established manufacturing and circular economy industries

Poor interface with grassland areas

Unlocking of underutilised industrial land historically tied to the petrochemical industry to support more jobs and economic activity.

Key areas of significant grasslands protected and enhanced in particular at Burns Road and Ajax Road to maintain a diverse species of flora and fauna.

Clustering of transport and logistics industries that utilise rail freight and link in with new energy, circular economy and advanced manufacturing industries.

Light industrial uses and service industries encouraged to the south of the rail line where industrial land abuts residential development

State investment in a new commuter rail station to support workers and community

Nominated strategic land use category

• Core industry
• Secondary industry

Future zoning options

• Review SUZ4 (including employee population density, site coverage and other built form controls)
• Review extent of SUZ3 and SUZ4 and consider application of standard industrial zones or revised schedule to SUZ
• Consider application of IN3Z adjoining sensitive uses to south of rail line

Established Industries

• Freight and logistics
• Manufacturing (petrochemical)
• Construction

Industries / sectors to target

• New format e-commerce
• Logistics technology
• Advanced manufacturing
• Circular economy manufacturing
• Contemporary recycling

Further strategic work

• Planning Scheme Amendment to implement new land use planning framework
• Advocate to State Government to apply a Buffer Area Overlay to manage MHF risk
• Environmental Significance Overlay for native grassland areas
• Review of Public Acquisition Overlay

Industrial design and built form

• Improve amenity, design and environmental performance of Altona’s industrial areas
• Ensure new development has appropriate setbacks and interfaces to open space and areas of environmental significance
• Enhance greening within streetscapes
• Improve accessibility and connections to Kororoit Creek Trail