The Melbourne City Council has released the city’s new draft Municipal Strategic Statement (MSS) for the final phase of public consideration prior to the Council’s Future Melbourne Committee considering it later this month for adoption.

 

The Council has described the MSS as the start of a ‘fresh era in Melbourne’s evolution,” saying will serve Melbourne’s cultural and industrial development for the coming decades.

 

The MSS sets out the guiding urban design and planning principles for the decades ahead.  The plan includes economic, social, cultural and environmental measures that will shape the city over the next 40 years.

 

“Recognising that Melbourne will become a much bigger and more intensive city, and planning for that change is essential,” the council said in a statement.

 

The new planning framework focuses on targeted areas of urban renewal, using land more productively, connecting the city with efficient and convenient transport links and building resilience to the impacts of climate change.

 

“The MSS demonstrates the strategic approach we are taking to secure our vision for Melbourne. We have identified areas that will benefit from development, and we have recognised areas where the existing character will be largely retained. The MSS strikes the right balance,” Lord Mayor Robort Doyle said.

 

More information can be found here

http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/BuildingandPlanning/FutureGrowth/Pages/FutureGrowth.aspx