The Urban Design Framework provides a framework to guide development and investment in Cremorne.

It provides detailed directions to meet the changing needs of business and workers, residents and visitors and sets out a vision for how the area might look and feel as the precinct continues to evolve.

The new building design and parking controls will be implemented by Council through changes to the planning scheme. These will be advertised next year and undergo a separate consultation process.

Other initiatives within the UDF will require further detailed analysis, planning and costing.

Council will seek to work in partnership with other levels of government, agencies and stakeholders to fund and implement these.

Importantly, the UDF will help guide Council’s advocacy and capital works planning in Cremorne.

The overall vision for Cremorne is set by the Cremorne Place Implementation Plan. It can't be changed.

However, the UDF proposes a series of precinct and strategic site vision statements. These are open to community feedback.

The study area was determined by the Cremorne Place Implementation Plan. It can't be expanded or reduced.

The location and proposed initiatives of the Digital Hub was determined by the State Government and the appointed consortium. It can't be amended.

Wholesale changes to the zoning (land use) won't be considered. The current Commercial 2 Zone (C2Z) protects these uses and prohibits residential uses.

The UDF does identify two zoning anomalies to be fixed. There's some scope to identify and fix other anomalies if they're genuine errors.

We have a strong position on responding to the climate emergency.

Council is currently undertaking further work to raise environmental standards in the planning scheme.

The draft UDF references this amendment but it's a separate process to the UDF.

The UDF reflects positions that are included in other strategies such as Yarra's Transport Strategy 2022-32.

The promotion of active and sustainable transport is a key direction of the UDF.

Council has undertaken further work to inform changes to the transport section of the UDF. We are seeking feedback from the community on these changes as part of consultation in 2025.

A review of heritage properties was undertaken for Cremorne by a heritage expert. This didn't include identifying new properties.

We don't anticipate new heritage sites will be identified and don't anticipate removing the Heritage Overlay from properties.

The UDF does propose new built form controls, for example setbacks and building heights for heritage building redevelopments. These will be implemented through changes to the Yarra Planning Scheme and will be subject of consultation in 2024.

The proposed open space locations are based on Yarra's Open Space Strategy.

These proposed sites are indicative. We will also identify other new sites wherever possible when development occurs and through the separate master planning process of strategic sites.

Based on expert traffic advice, the UDF proposes changes to the street network. These changes will not happen all at once and the UDF proposes short, medium and long term solutions.

The plan also proposes a series of intersection redesigns and road cross sections that might work in the future and would require approval from the Department of Transport and Planning.

Council will prioritise active transport opportunities in the precinct, which may include the removal of car parking spaces to create new bike lanes and the widening of footpaths. These proposals are indicative and aren’t fully designed at this stage.

Arterial roads include Church Street, Punt Road and Swan Street and are managed by the Department of Transport and Planning. Yarra Council does not have the authority to make changes to these roads. However, the UDF will provide Council with a position to advocate changes to these roads.

No, train and tram infrastructure is funded and delivered by the Victorian Government.

The UDF will help guide Council’s advocacy and engagement with the Victorian Government on transport matters.

The UDF identifies the Bendigo Kangan Institute (BKI) campus on Cremorne Street as an important site in planning for the long-term strategic future of the area.

It provides a vision for a revitalised BKI campus that will be at the heart of Cremorne’s evolution as a global tech and enterprise precinct. It also identifies opportunities to better connect the campus to the wider community and businesses.

While BKI is not subject to planning requirements in the planning scheme and are free to make their own decisions, they have indicated a strong desire to work with us and consult with Council on any future masterplan for the campus, including on the opportunities identified in the UDF.

The built form (active frontages, overshadowing, building separation) recommendations detailed in the UDF were developed based on independent expert advice.

Changes may be considered where gaps are identified, or refinements are needed.

The emerging built form character of Cremorne is midrise, and we will not be able to limit it to three or four storeys in the commercial zones.

We have the potential to change whether the specific built form requirements are mandatory or discretionary (preferred). However, we need to ensure any changes can be justified.

There are opportunities in any formal planning scheme amendment process to comment on the proposed controls.

Issues related to construction management and waste are outside the scope of the Urban Design Framework.

Feedback relating to these issues will be recorded for the relevant teams for future consideration.