Carnegie to Oakleigh

Planning for thriving communities

About

The Train and Tram Zone Activity Centres Program is focused on locating more homes close to train stations and tram lines that have the highest capacity now and into the future.

Plans for the Carnegie to Oakleigh centres have been finalised and approved by the Minister for Planning, which means the planning changes are now in place.

The Carnegie to Oakleigh activity centres are located around the Carnegie, Murrumbeena, Hughesdale and Oakleigh train stations. These train stations all benefitted from level crossing removal projects in the last 10 years. The stations are serviced by the Cranbourne and Pakenham railway lines, both of which will feed into the Suburban Rail Loop East station at Clayton.

These centres are well‑serviced by public transport with train services connecting to metropolitan Melbourne, including Melbourne city centre, Clayton, Dandenong and Caulfield. Services have now increased with the opening of the Metro Tunnel.

A connected network of bus routes services the activity centres and provides access to a range of destinations including Chadstone, St Kilda and Box Hill and the wider southern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The Oakleigh activity centre, for example, has a major bus interchange accessed by 10 bus routes

Visit our Train and Tram Zone Activity Centre Program interactive map to find out where the planning scheme has changed.

Your feedback helped shaped our planning

We heard from the Carnegie, Hughesdale, Murrumbeena and Oakleigh communities through two rounds of consultation and a Community Reference Group made up of local residents - your feedback has helped to shape our planning.

Glen Eira City Council consulted with the community on the Carnegie Structure Plan 2022, which was developed to manage growth for the activity centre core. The Plan generally aligns with the Victorian Government’s planning policy for activity centres.

Council and community feedback in Carnegie to Oakleigh focused on building heights, extent of catchment areas, heritage and local character protection, infrastructure capacity, traffic and parking, public open space, and affordable housing.

For  more information, view the:

Carnegie to Oakleigh Train and Tram Zone Activity Centres – Consultation Summary Report Phase 2

What we did

In response to feedback, we:

• adjusted heights from the draft maps, particularly in the Oakleigh core and around Eaton Mall, with strengthened sun access protections
• refined core and catchment boundaries to better reflect walkable distances from the core and train stations and align with council structure plans
• targeted heritage main street designations and retention of all existing heritage protections
• identified potential infrastructure opportunities
• enhanced protections for key parks, reserves and streets, including Boyd Park, Galbally Reserve, Eaton Mall and Pioneer Memorial Park.

Update to planning schemes

To find out more about the planning scheme changes for these centres, see: Amendment C278glen

Carnegie to Oakleigh core and catchment map

Infrastructure investment

The quality of the places we live in affects all aspects of our lives – how we live and work, connect with others and get around.

There has already been significant investment in the Carnegie to Oakleigh area. We know that there will be greater demand for services and infrastructure like public transport and open spaces as more people move in, with improvements needed to support the growing population.

Our proposed infrastructure contributions plans will require developers to pay a standardised contribution of $11,350 for each new home, or equivalent charge for an office or similar building, which will be used to invest in improvements to infrastructure and facilities for the local community. Find out more on the How we’re planning page.

Local opportunities to improve Carnegie to Oakleigh

Possible place improvements by 2051

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