INDUSTRIAL LAND USE STRATEGY - City of Darebin

THE VISIONCORE RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL RE-DEVELOPMENT AREAThe large redundant industrial sites on High Street and Plenty Road in the south ofthe study area have the potential to provide comprehensive redevelopmentopportunities for commercial and residential purposes.The progressive replacement of the existing uses and vacant sites with new well-designeddevelopment should help to bring about a new perception of the intrinsic values of the area,such as its location advantages and provide the catalyst for a re-generation of the study area.RESIDENTIAL PRECINCTExtend the existing residential areas, to include the addition of some of the fringe railland and the conversion of the land on each side of Milton Crescent.INDUSTRIAL PRECINCTAustralia Post’s site, and the industrial area at the north east portion of the studyarea, to be retained. Development controls that will protect the operations ofAustralia Post from encroachment of potentially sensitive aspects of residentialdevelopment are proposed.MULTI-USE PRECINCTRemaining areas of land zoned Industrial 3 and the Business 3 Zone portion of theHowe Leather site be established as multi-purpose precinct which will facilitate:• Smaller properties along High Street and Plenty Road to continue to function asmix of small businesses and some residential.• Possible conversion into showrooms on the main roads.• Potential for limited residential premises, for example, shop top living.10 Retail PrecinctA strengthened retail precinct has been defined at the southern part of the study area,including the Otto Wurth and Safeway land, the Junction Hotel and the existing commercialproperties on the west side of High Street.The Junction Integrated Development Plan - Executive Summary