Future plans
A precinct identified for Melbourne's next decade of growth.
Cooper Street West is one of the north's biggest future precincts — roughly 1,087.5 hectares at Epping, named in Victoria's 10-year plan for Melbourne's greenfields. Structure planning is not yet programmed, so all figures below await the future PSP.
Precinct deliverables
What a precinct of this scale typically delivers.
Indicative only. Each item is confirmed at structure-planning stage by the Victorian Planning Authority.
New homes
Dwelling yield and density will be set by the future precinct structure plan — no numbers are published yet.
Local town centre
Growth precincts of this scale are typically planned around a local town centre with everyday retail and services.
Schools
Government and non-government school sites are normally reserved at structure-planning stage.
Conservation
Conservation area extents will be confirmed in the official plan, informed by the Merri Creek corridor.
Open space & green spine
A connected parkland and shared-path network linking neighbourhoods to the creek corridor.
Future residents
Population capacity follows dwelling yield — see the status line below for the current planning position.
Indicative delivery
How it's likely to roll out.
- Stage 01
Structure planning
Precinct structure planning commences in Horizon 3 (2029/30–2033/34) under Victoria's 10-year greenfields plan.
- Stage 02
Enabling works
Trunk services, arterial road upgrades and drainage infrastructure ahead of any subdivision.
- Stage 03
First homes
Initial land releases and the first residents, typically closest to existing services and access points.
- Stage 04
Town centre & maturing community
Local town centre, schools and district open space as the population reaches critical mass.
Timeline is indicative only and not a commitment by any authority. Source line: Victorian Planning Authority — Cooper Street West PSP (PSP 1071).
The official plan
Straight from the source.
The final PSP document will be published by the VPA at gazettal — follow progress on the official page.
Official page: Victoria's 10-year greenfields plan (Planning Victoria)
Official status
FUTURE PRECINCT — unprogrammed; Horizon 3 of Victoria's 10-year greenfields plan (2029/30–2033/34). 1,087.5 ha at Epping, bounded by O'Herns Rd (N), Hume Fwy (E), Cooper St (S) and Merri Creek (W). City of Whittlesea adopted a Cooper Street West position paper in 2017.
PSP documents are published by the Victorian Planning Authority. HALP links to the official source and does not host or alter them.
