Minta Farm

Location

The Minta Farm precinct is located approximately 45 kilometres southeast of the Melbourne Central Business District in the City of Casey. The Princes Freeway generally bounds the precinct to the northeast, Cardinia Creek to the east, Grices Road to the south and Soldiers Road to the west.

Precinct characteristics

Minta Farm will include a mix of employment and residential land. The precinct is strategically positioned adjacent to the Princes Freeway with a direct connection through an upgrade to the Beaconsfield interchange and O’Shea Road

Precinct structure plan

The Future Urban Structure Plan below shows how the precinct will be developed over time. It identifies the location of roads, housing, employment and local parks.

Quick facts

• Area covered by the Precinct Structure Plan – approximately 285 ha
• Estimated number of dwellings – 3,050 homes
• Estimated future population – 8,500 people
• Estimated number of local jobs – up to 11,450 jobs

Infrastructure funding and C269case

Contributions from landowners will fund infrastructure within the precinct through an Infrastructure Contributions Plan (ICP). Planning scheme amendment C269case was approved 24 June 2021, which updated the existing interim ICP with a final ICP.

As part of the planning panel process for this amendment, Council is making all of the Expert Witness Reports available online.

Traffic engineering, infrastructure design and functional layout

• Traffic - GHD Expert witness report - Toby Cooper
• Traffic – Ratio Expert witness report – Stephen Hunt
• Traffic – One Mile Grid Expert witness report – Valentine Gnanakone
• Traffic – Cardno Expert witness report – Ben Mentha
• Traffic – Traffic Expert witness report – William De Waard

Infrastructure costings

• Costings – Cardno Expert Witness Report - Michael Steer
• Costings – Beveridge Williams Expert Witness Report - Mark Fleming
• Costings – Charlton Degg Expert Witness Report - Adam Charlton

Planning and economics

• Planning – Urban Enterprise Expert Witness Report - Paul Shipp
• Planning – Echelon Expert Witness Report - Mark Woodland
• Planning – Ethos Urban Expert Witness Report - Chris McNeill

More information

Further information about the Minta Farm precinct can be found in the following document:

• Minta Farm Precinct Structure Plan

Access these documents from the Victorian Planning Authority website.

For any further inquiries, please contact the Growth and Investment Department:

• via phone –9705 5200
• via email – caseycc@casey.vic.gov.au