Planning for the future

Victoria is growing and by the 2050s, Melbourne is expected to be home to 9 million people – a city the size of London today.

As Australia’s largest housing project, we’re carefully planning now to ensure the areas around SRL East stations will be ready to meet the needs of our growing population.

Building the new underground stations at Cheltenham, Clayton, Monash, Glen Waverley, Burwood and Box Hill provides an opportunity to enhance the surrounding neighbourhoods (or precincts), making them even greater places to live, work, visit, study and shop.

The new stations will support the delivery of 70,000 additional homes and more housing choice in the SRL East neighbourhoods – right where people want to live.

We’re planning to ensure these areas benefit from an improved range of infrastructure and services, providing better connections to jobs, open space and community facilities – all on the doorstep of world-class public transport.

Structure planning for SRL East Precincts

Structure Plans for SRL East Precincts will set out a shared vision and provide a framework for how areas around the new stations will grow and change over time while protecting and preserving the features people love about them now.

The plans will guide change in each precinct over decades by defining the preferred outcomes important to the local area. These might include future land use, buildings, and additional infrastructure, open space, car parking and the future street network, among others.

After consultation with local councils, the structure planning boundaries for the areas around the 6 new SRL East stations are now confirmed.

Planning Scheme Amendments (PSAs) will be required to implement structure plans into the planning schemes of the cities of Bayside, Kingston, Monash and Whitehorse.

You can download the Structure Planning Boundary maps here:

Planning Scheme Amendments (PSAs) will be required to implement Structure Plans into the planning schemes of the cities of Bayside, Kingston, Monash and Whitehorse.

How community and stakeholder feedback is shaping the plans

Building on previous community feedback, local studies and ongoing planning, we are preparing a Structure Plan and draft planning scheme amendment for each SRL East Precinct – the neighbourhoods around the 6 new underground SRL stations.

Phase One of structure planning engagement sought feedback on a proposed vision for each SRL Precinct, from people who live work, study in and visit these areas, as well as stakeholders. Find out more in the Structure Planning Engagement report.

Phase Two of the engagement, sought input on a set of proposed key directions that look to address current and emerging challenges and meet the demand for greater housing choice and the needs of a growing population.

Phase Two consultation closed on Sunday 30 June 2024.

A report is being prepared for this phase of engagement and will be released soon.

We’ll continue to update community and stakeholders, with further opportunities to provide feedback when the Structure Plans go on public exhibition in early 2025.

Key Directions Maps

Key steps for SRL East structure planning

Mid to late 2023 – Developing shared visions

  • Share feedback captured to date
  • Outline the structure planning process and timeline
  • Seek input on ambition statements and proposed priority outcomes for each SRL East Precinct

Late 2023 – Refining the visions

  • Seek feedback on draft precinct visions
  • Refine opportunities and challenges
  • Explore place-shaping criteria and values and needs for each area

2024 – Shaping the plans

  • Continue gathering feedback to inform final precinct visions and draft structure plans
  • Build awareness of upcoming exhibition process
  • Encourage continued feedback and participation
  • Release of Final Visions

Early 2025 – Exhibiting the plans

  • Release draft structure plans and planning scheme amendments
  • Exhibit structure planning documents for public review and comment
  • Seek stakeholder and community submissions

2025 – Public hearing

  • An independent advisory committee is convened
  • Structure planning documents are considered by the committee
  • A public hearing is held by the advisory committee

2026 – Sharing the outcomes

  • Structure plans are finalised
  • Planning scheme amendments are approved and gazetted
  • Structure plans are applied to all development within SRL East precincts