The City of Melbourne has developed a West Melbourne Structure Plan, endorsed by the Future Melbourne Committee in February 2018.
West Melbourne is a long-established area with a strong community, diverse mix of housing, warehouses and businesses, and a rich cultural and architectural heritage. The new structure plan guides the development of future growth in West Melbourne.
The plan outlines:
- tailored planning controls to protect character and heritage buildings
- creation of a new high street at Spencer Street
- unlocking 10,000m2 of new open space.
Melbourne Planning Scheme Amendment C309, which implements the West Melbourne Structure Plan by introducing new tailored planning controls in the Planning Scheme, is on public exhibition until 4 February 2019.
For more information about the amendment and how to make submission, visit Amendment C309.
Artist’s impression of four West Melbourne areas
Document library
West Melbourne Structure Plan

News
Timeline
-
Timeline item 1 - complete
Community consultation - phase one
27 March to 18 May 2015
-
Timeline item 2 - complete
Community consultation - phase two
18 February to 27 March 2017
-
Timeline item 3 - complete
Community consultation - phase three
Early July to 20 August 2017
-
Timeline item 4 - complete
Finalise structure plan and begin planning scheme amendment
Early 2018
Amendment C309 public exhibition
We’re proposing new planning controls to guide the development and use of land in West Melbourne.