r/UrbanismMelbourne

This is a leaked master plan from the successful Hamton-Hostplus bid to develop the site, which has a suggested completion date of 2052, includes 5400 homes, and also proposes a 5000-seat concert hall.

This is a more detailed plan the was defined by the recent C501Melb draft planning scheme amendment.

See: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/new-concert-venue-for-melbourne-revealed-as-arden-plans-leak-early-20261008-p613xu.html

The changes I can see since last time we were consulted about the site are:

• We have specific building heights: up to 8 storeys
• The central open space was expanded by reducing the building on the Arthur/Gordon Street corner
• There is a dedicated east/west cycling path

Notice any other interesting changes?

Consultation closes 30 October

This isn't a new framework. It was approved by Monash in December 2022, and gazetted by the Minister in December 2025, but I wasn't aware of it until today. It provides a nice plan to add greening, higher housing density, cycling infrastructure and pedestrian infrastructure to Springvale and Dandenong Roads which are currently pretty hostile. The framework itself is here.

My favourite feature is seen in figures 14, 19, 23 and 27 which intermittently block off the service lanes to provide small parks with cycling cut-throughs. What do you think of this framework?