MAROONDAH PLANNING SCHEME
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SCHEDULE 6 TO THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN OVERLAY
Shown on the planning scheme map as DPO6
CROYDON CENTRAL SHOPPING CENTRE
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Requirement before a permit is granted
A permit may be granted prior to the approval of the development plan provided that:
 The permit application has been lodged pursuant to Section 96A of the Planning &
Environment Act 1987.
 The responsible authority is satisfied that the grant of a permit will not prejudice the
outcomes for the land set out in the requirements to this schedule.
 The permit includes any conditions or requirements set out in this schedule.
In determining whether or not to grant a permit, the responsible authority must consider the
outcomes that are sought to be achieved by the use of this overlay.
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Requirements for development plan
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The development plan should be generally in accordance with the Site Master Plan
prepared by Demaine Partnership Pty Ltd Drawing No. TP801, March 2012 and
accompanying Design Intent Statement, March 2012 but modified to include, as
appropriate, the following:
Street activation and links
 The opportunity for the development of an active edge wherever possible at street level
to Wicklow Avenue.
 The opportunity of a visual link and potential for a future elevated physical connection
from the land across Wicklow Avenue to the railway station precinct.
 The location of public areas, building access points and the relationship of the
development to other land in Kent Avenue, Toorak Avenue and Wicklow Avenue.
Urban design
 Definition of the Wicklow Avenue and Kent Avenue corner with a building that takes
advantage of long range elevated views.
 Provision for an appropriate urban design treatment of the south-west corner of the
land.
 Measures to limit the visual impact of the development on surrounding residential areas
including elevated properties along Toorak Avenue.
 Measures to screen loading and waste collection areas.
Access, traffic and parking
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 Measures to minimise conflict between vehicles and pedestrian movement within the
development and on the adjoining street network.
 Vehicle entry points into the land being preferred along Wicklow and Kent Avenues
and discouraged along Toorak Avenue.
 Measures to improve pedestrian connections including access for people with mobility
impairment to public areas adjacent to the development, surrounding streets, the railway
station and parking areas.
 Consideration for bicycle facilities, taxi zones, on-street car parking and customer drop
off opportunities.
Landscaping and fencing
 A full vegetation survey and condition statement as part of the landscape concept for
the land.
 A landscape design concept for the land taking into account existing vegetation, net
gain and the desire to complement the street tree planting theme and the vegetated
character of nearby residential areas particularly towards the elevated parts of Toorak
Avenue to the north-west of the land.
 Provision for landscaping which complements the street tree planting themes and
landscape character of the area.
 Details of proposed fencing to site boundaries including provision for acoustic screen
fencing where necessary, in accordance with an Acoustic Report prepared by a suitably
qualified practitioner to the satisfaction of the responsible authority.
Residential interface
 Provision for residential accommodation above level RL133.87 (as depicted on the Site
Master Plan) at the north-western end of the land along the Toorak Avenue frontage,
where the land adjoins or is opposite existing residential use, so as to provide for a
respectful boundary interface.
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Decision guidelines
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In assessing a development plan or an amendment to a development plan, the responsible
authority must consider:
 The purpose of the zone and any relevant local planning policy.
 The views of VicRoads and any other relevant service authority.
 The potential of the development plan to achieve integrated use and development of the
land.
 The relevant Design Intent Statement, March 2012 affecting the land.
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