Current Status

Following Council’s endorsement of the Development Plan on 27 November 2025, the project can now proceed to the next stage of work. This includes preparation of a Development Contributions Plan and a subsequent Planning Scheme Amendment. Please see Further Work and Next Steps sections below for more information. A copy of the endorsed development plan can be accessed via the Document Library on this webpage.

Further Work - Preparation of a Development Contributions Plan (DCP)

The development plan for this area in Irymple identifies the infrastructure required to support future development. The DCP will provide further details by designing the various infrastructure projects identified, and both the construction costs and the cost of land required.

Development contributions are the payments provided by developers towards the delivery of infrastructure that will be required to meet the needs of new or expanding communities. They help fund basic and essential infrastructure and services required by new communities including but not limited to roads, intersections, shared paths, parks, local sporting and community facilities.

Next Steps

The DCP project is currently being scoped, with the intention of appointing a consultant soon to prepare the DCP. We will keep you informed and seek your input throughout this process before presenting the DCP to Council for approval.

Furthermore, this DCP requires the Victorian Planning Minister to approve an amendment to the Mildura Planning Scheme. The DCP process is anticipated to be completed over the next 2 years.

Once the DCP is approved for this area, the development plan can be formally adopted by Council and development applications can be submitted to subdivide and develop land.

Endorsed Development Plan (November 2025)

The Irymple Low Density Residential Zone Development has been prepared for the land zoned Low Density Residential in Irymple to ensure it develops in a coordinated, orderly and sustainable way.

The Development Plan has been prepared to:

  • Create a low-density urban environment compatible with the Mildura-Irymple Urban Transition Area strategy.
  • Optimise land development for low density residential lots in the study area
  • Provide an appropriate level of low density residential growth on serviced lots.
  • Establish a connected neighbourhood structure including safe access for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.
  • Provide access to public open space for residents.
  • Create a public realm suited to Irymple’s low-density residential and Urban Transition Areas.
  • Establish appropriate drainage reserves to service the area.

Study Area

Project Background

The Mildura Housing and Settlement Strategy 2013 recommended rezoning this land to Low Density Residential Zone Schedule 2 and was implemented by Amendment C89 in 2016 together with the application of Development Plan Overlay Schedule 4. This established the requirement to prepare a development plan before a planning permit application for subdivision can be considered. The layout of a proposed subdivision will be required to be consistent with the approved development plan.