Development Victoria starts community engagement
Development Victoria, who is responsible for the redevelopment of the land at the former VicRoads site in Kew, is engaging the community on the future of the site from 21 March to 11 April 2025.
We strongly encourage you to have your say on the future of the site by attending a pop-up event or completing the survey on the Engage Victoria page.
Two community pop-up events by Development Victoria:
| Session 1 - Hawthorn | Session 2 - Kew | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Hawthorn Library (Meeting room 3 – Tintern) 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn. | Kew Library (Phyllis Hore room) Corner Cotham Road and Civic Drive, Kew. |
| Date | Thursday 3 April 2025 | Saturday 5 April 2025 |
| Time | 6 pm to 8 pm | 10 am to 12 pm |
For more information, please visit Development Victoria’s website.
Advocacy and plans
Council recognises the significant redevelopment opportunity this site presents. We support the delivery of a mix of land uses, including:
- more housing options
- added commercial uses
- community spaces
- open areas
- better cycling and pedestrian connections.
Council officers continue to strongly advocate for the inclusion of the above elements and improvements as well as the establishment of a community reference group. A community reference group of local community members and Council officers could inform the redevelopment of the site to deliver community benefits such as much-needed public, social and affordable housing.
The Council-endorsed Urban Design Framework for the site will be included as part of future development assessment processes. This Urban Design Framework was developed to highlight the site’s significant design opportunities and the importance of creating strong pedestrian and cycling connections (both north-south and east-west) through the site. The ‘tail’ is a crucial component of a potential pedestrian and cycling connection along the former rail corridor, linking Kew and Glenferrie.
Rezoning
The site was rezoned by the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP), under delegation from the Minister for Planning on 21 October 2024 (Amendment C411boro).
The amendment:
- applies an Environmental Audit Overlay
- rezones the main northern portion of the site from Transport 1 Zone to Commercial 1 Zone
- rezones the southern ‘tail’ to the General Residential Zone – Schedule 4.
The existing Design and Development Overlay which sets discretionary height limits and design objectives for the site will be retained.
In our submission to the amendment, we requested that the ‘tail’ be rezoned to the Public Park and Recreation Zone to facilitate the creation of a new bicycle/pedestrian link and new public open space; however, DTP did not support this.
More information
You can find out more in the documents available for download