Bell/Bardia and Tarakan Estates, Heidelberg West

In 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services undertook a town planning process (known as a Planning Scheme Amendment) to enable the site to be redeveloped.

This involved community consultation on an indicative design during the planning scheme amendment process. Refer to the engagement reports (Phase 1 and Phase 2) for more information about the consultation held in 2017.

More details about the Planning Scheme Amendment including the indicative designs process can be found on the Engage Victoria website.

As part of the this town planning process the Minister for Planning established the independent Social Housing Renewal Standing Advisory Committee to review and make recommendations on design parameters for the redevelopment, including matters such as building heights, setbacks and open space.

The Heidelberg West estates are one of six projects that have been referred to the Social Housing Renewal Standing Advisory Committee to date. Further details about the Committee can be found here.

The Minister for Planning has carefully considered the Standing Advisory Committee’s recommendations and approved Planning Scheme Amendments C118 and C150 to the Banyule Planning Scheme.

Refer to the Project Overview for details the changes made as a direct response to residents’ and neighbour feedback, key elements of the amendment and next steps.

You can view the details of the amendment, the Social Housing Renewal Standing Advisory Committee report and other relevant documents at www.planning.vic.gov.au/shrp.