The Northern and Western Geelong Growth Areas is the largest urban growth project in regional Victoria and will welcome more than 110,000 new Geelong residents.
Northern and Western Geelong Growth Areas
The project is a key element of the City’s plan to address Geelong’s long-term population growth needs as part of a clever and creative future.
The project has delivered the Northern and Western Geelong Growth Areas Framework Plan (Framework Plan) to guide the future land use and development of two large growth areas located in Greater Geelong’s north and west.
The Framework Plan:
- outlines major land use and development requirements to deliver sustainable new communities that coordinate and sequence essential infrastructure and services.
- has been adopted into the Greater Geelong planning scheme through Amendment C395. The amendment has been approved and was gazetted on 6 May 2021.
- will inform the preparation of precinct structure plans (PSPs) that will facilitate the urban development of Geelong’s new neighbourhoods.
Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) status
As per the Delivery and Development Sequencing sections of the Framework Plan, the City is currently preparing Creamery Road PSP and Elcho Road East PSP, for areas identified as short term precincts.
On 13 December 2022, Council adopted the Officers' recommendation for the PSP program 2023-2024. Learn more about the details.
The City will commence works in 2024 on the three endorsed medium term precincts – Batesford North (Western Geelong Growth Area), Elcho Road West and Heales Road West (Northern Geelong Growth Area).
Timing of the remaining medium term precincts is outlined in the Officers’ recommendation report.
The Framework Plan also identifies two long term precincts - Batesford South and Heales Road East. These PSPs will progress following the preparation of short and medium term precincts. At this stage there is no additional direction on the timing of long term precincts beyond what is outlined in the Framework Plan.
The project is a key element of the City’s plan to address Geelong’s long-term population growth needs as part of a clever and creative future.
The project has delivered the Northern and Western Geelong Growth Areas Framework Plan (Framework Plan) to guide the future land use and development of two large growth areas located in Greater Geelong’s north and west.
The Framework Plan:
- outlines major land use and development requirements to deliver sustainable new communities that coordinate and sequence essential infrastructure and services.
- has been adopted into the Greater Geelong planning scheme through Amendment C395. The amendment has been approved and was gazetted on 6 May 2021.
- will inform the preparation of precinct structure plans (PSPs) that will facilitate the urban development of Geelong’s new neighbourhoods.
Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) status
As per the Delivery and Development Sequencing sections of the Framework Plan, the City is currently preparing Creamery Road PSP and Elcho Road East PSP, for areas identified as short term precincts.
On 13 December 2022, Council adopted the Officers' recommendation for the PSP program 2023-2024. Learn more about the details.
The City will commence works in 2024 on the three endorsed medium term precincts – Batesford North (Western Geelong Growth Area), Elcho Road West and Heales Road West (Northern Geelong Growth Area).
Timing of the remaining medium term precincts is outlined in the Officers’ recommendation report.
The Framework Plan also identifies two long term precincts - Batesford South and Heales Road East. These PSPs will progress following the preparation of short and medium term precincts. At this stage there is no additional direction on the timing of long term precincts beyond what is outlined in the Framework Plan.
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Project Timeline
- Status: Done2013
Growth areas identified in state policy
(G21 Regional Growth Plan) - Status: Done2015
Council resolved to prepare a framework plan
- Status: Done2016- 2017
The City prepared a ‘future urban structure plan’ with stakeholders informed by technical studies
- Status: Done2018
The City prepared the framework plan
- Status: Done2019
The City prepared and exhibited a planning scheme amendment to give effect to the framework plan
- Status: Done2020
The Framework Plan was completed and adopted
- Status: Done2021
Commencement of Elcho Road East and Creamery Road Precinct Structure Plans
- Status: In Progress2024
Commencement of Elcho Road West, Heales Road West and Batesford North Precinct Structure Plans
Additional links
G21 Regional Growth Plan
The growth areas were identified in 2013 in partnership with the Victorian Government.
Geelong's Growth
The Northern and Western Geelong growth areas constitute the largest greenfield planning project in regional Victoria with a combined future population of approximately 110,000 new Geelong residents.
Project vision
Vision and principles workshops were held in July 2017 inviting key project stakeholders and landowners to assist the City to establish vision statements and a set of principles that will guide the framework plan process.
Common questions
Answers to questions we have been asked can be found on this page.
Strategic Assessment
The Geelong Growth Areas Strategic Assessment agreement was signed in January 2022.
Residential PSP Program
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