Town planning in the City of Melton.
Melton · Caroline Springs · Deanside · Fraser Rise · Aintree · Rockbank · Truganina
Melton is one of Australia's fastest-growing municipalities. Much of its land sits in the Urban Growth Zone under precinct structure plans, where the planning questions differ fundamentally from established-area work: staging, infrastructure contributions, and conformity with the PSP rather than neighbourhood character.
Alongside the greenfield engine, the established townships and emerging suburbs generate steady demand for community facilities, places of worship, childcare and commercial services — uses that must find their place within fast-changing precinct frameworks.
In Deanside we secured an amended permit for a substantial expansion of a place of worship — community hall, independent living units, caretaker's residence and associated facilities — the kind of community-infrastructure application that requires patient coordination between the operator's needs, Council and the growth-area framework.
Controls you'll commonly meet in Melton.
Every property is different — these are the zones and overlays that most often shape applications in this municipality. Each links to the current ordinance in the Melton planning scheme.
What the numbers say about Melton.
planning applications recorded, FY2015–16 to FY2022–23
of determined applications resulted in a permit or notice of decision
median time from lodgement to decision
Source: Department of Transport and Planning, Planning Permit Activity Reporting (PPARS) register — historical data to mid-2023. Withdrawn and lapsed applications are excluded from the approval rate. These figures describe the council overall — your site's prospects depend on its specific controls.
Services we provide in Melton.
Residential
Single dwellings, dual occupancies, multi-unit and apartment developments — the backbone of our practice.
Commercial Permits
Statutory planning strategy, lodgement and permit management for commercial, retail and industrial projects.
VCAT Appeals
Strategic advocacy when your application is refused or objected to.
Strategic Planning
Planning scheme amendments, rezonings and structure plans for long-horizon projects.
Development Advice
Know what you can build before you buy — or before you commit capital.
Renewable Energy
Solar farms, wind farms and battery storage — specialist approvals experience.
Questions we’re asked most.
If you have a question that’s not here, call us — we answer honestly, whether or not it leads to work.
- In the UGZ, the applicable precinct structure plan effectively becomes the planning scheme for your land — land use, road networks, densities and infrastructure contributions are set by it. Whether your proposal conforms with the PSP is the threshold question, and we assess that before anything else.
Got a site, a permit, or a refusal on your desk?
An obligation-free conversation is the fastest way to see if we can help. We respond within 24 hours — usually much sooner.