Planning



What's happening?

Rehabilitation of the first existing quarry void is now complete, while minor earthworks are progressing on site in accordance with the relevant Work Authority requirements and are anticipated to be completed across the warmer months.

Sales Office
Located south of Nortons Lane is the project’s temporary sales and community gallery. Delivery of this key piece of community infrastructure, is the next step in bringing the project to life.  

Fitout and landscaping works will be commencing shortly to provide locals and future residents with the opportunity to learn more about the project’s vision, masterplan and key initiatives. The space is intended to provide more than just a sales function – it is intended to be a key community space where the community can connect and evolve from the outset.  

 
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Planning

The proposal has been shaped by over seven years of engagement with Knox City Council, State Government, authorities and the local community. This has helped establish a shared vision for the urban regeneration of the former Boral quarry – repurposing the site into a welcoming, well-connected neighbourhood 

 
The site was previously zoned Special Use Zone for resource extraction. As the quarry reached the end of its extraction lifecycle, Mirvac submitted a Planning Scheme Amendment (PSA) to rezone the land to a combination of General Residential and Mixed-Use Zones to support future community-focused uses. 

 
In early 2026, the Victorian Government approved the PSA, along with the first Development Plan for the North-West Precinct, establishing the long-term planning framework for the site’s redevelopment into a vibrant masterplanned community.  

 
The Development Plan provided a framework which has been further developed into a more detailed masterplan design which considers housing, open space, traffic, engineering and environmental requirements for the site.  

The first approved Development Plan is consistent with the overall project vision, and includes up to 320 homes, 8ha Active Open Space, ovals, playground and associated facilities, 0.25ha Local Open Space located within the residential neighbourhood and a carefully designed street and pedestrian network connecting with the Dandenong Valley Parklands. 

In August 2026, the first planning permit application was lodged for assessment by the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP), Knox City Council and other authorities and stakeholders. Subject to approval, this permit will enable development for the entirety of the North-West precinct in line with the parameters that were set within the approved first Development Plan.  

Next Steps

A Development Plan for future stages of the neighbourhood will be lodged progressively from north to south across the site, including further technical assessments and design development. Planning Permit applications will then be submitted for each stage in line with the approved Development Plans before construction can begin. 

 

  
  1. Phase 1
  2. Phase 2
  3. Phase 3
  4. Phase 4
  5. Phase 5
  6. Phase 6
  7. Phase 7
  8. Phase 8
  9. Phase 9
  10. Phase 10
  11. Phase 11
  12. Phase 12
  13. Phase 13
  14. Phase 14
  15. Phase 15

  1. Council identifies 191 George St as a strategic investigation site for potential future housing. 

  2. Mirvac enters a Development Management Agreement with Boral to develop the site.

  3. Following project visioning and technical analysis, Mirvac submits Planning Scheme Amendment (PSA) to Council seeking to rezone the land. 

  4. Project accepted into State Government’s Development Facilitation Program (DFP) in which the Minister for Planning is appointed as planning authority for the PSA and the first Development Plan. 

  5. Planning Scheme Amendment approved and Responsible Authority confirmed as Minister for Planning for North-West precinct

  6. Development Plan for North-West precinct prepared and approved. 

  7. Detailed reports prepared to inform the first planning permit application for the North-West precinct.  

  8. Planning permit application for North-West precinct submitted to Responsible Authority. 

  9. Planning permit application for North-West precinct approved.  

  10. Detailed engineering and housing designs submitted for approval. 

  11. Development Plan for South-East precinct  prepared and submitted.  

  12. Development Plan for South-East precinct approved.  

  13. Detailed reports prepared to inform planning permit application for South-East precinct.    

  14. Planning permit application for South-East precinct submitted to Responsible Authority.  

  15. Planning permit application for South-East precinct approved.  

 

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Mirvac acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters of Australia and we pay our respect to their Elders past and present. Mirvac acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the country on which we stand, the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people of the Kulin nation and we recognise their enduring connection to the land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

Artwork: ‘Reimagining Country’, created by Riki Salam (Mualgal, Kaurareg, Kuku Yalanji) of We are 27 Creative.