Upper Merion Township is located in southeastern Pennsylvania, about 15 miles from Philadelphia. Upper Merion Township is located in Montgomery County, in southeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 15 miles west of center city Philadelphia. In 2015, 3 percent of residents are attending preschool and 10 per cent are attending primary school. 3/87 Sydney Street, Kilmore VIC, 3764 Council's Mernda Strategy Plan 2004 (amended in 2008) provides the planning and design framework for development of the Mernda and Doreen growth area. The proposal was for the construction of 12 dwellings, a 29-lot subdivision and creation of a tree reserve, and removal of native vegetation including three river red gums. We are one of the largest municipalities in metropolitan Melbourne, covering an area of approximately 489 square kilometres. On average there are 76 babies born every week in the City of Whittlesea. 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By 2038, our city will have approximately 37,000 more children aged under 17 years than in 2018 and almost 19,000 more residents aged over 70 years. Staging the project spreads the costs over a number of years, however the sheer scale of this investment means Council cannot do this alone. This website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Licence, Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display, Whittlesea City Council. Mernda has a temperate climate with cold to mild winters and hot summers. It will be delivered in multiple stages over the next five years and provide more than 1,000 ongoing employment opportunities. MERNDA TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1.0 Objectives None specified. The plan was officially accepted by the Township Board of Supervisors on February 3, 2005. The 2004 update brought the former planning guides back into focus with renewed emphasis on open space opportunities and reflected current trends of the Township. PDF DPO34. MERNDA TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1.0 Objectives 2.0 Requirement We are one of the fastest growing municipalities in Australia. The Township has been guided by two planning documents during the past decade that have helped planners and leaders in the community make wise decisions to expand and protect the open space system. On May 16, 2006, Upper Merion Township voters overwhelmingly passed an Open Space Referendum with 83% of the vote, which approved the creation of an elector debt in the sum of Five-Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00). PDF Whittlesea C175 - Minutes of Council - 14 July 2015 0000000833 00000 n 1 0 obj 102. Mernda has the third largest Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the municipality, behind Whittlesea Township and Epping. October 27, 2020 A MULTI-LOT subdivision involving the construction of 12 dwellings on a lot and the removal of native vegetation in Mernda has been approved. A development plan is required to provide for the coordinated subdivision and development of the land in a manner beyond the area nominated for rezoning to, these land parcels, at 1360-1370 Plenty Ro, rding basin and transport interchange) is, will also apply to two parcels of land that extend, boundary in Amendment C30. The average household size in the City of Whittlesea is 2.9 people, higher than that ofVictoria (2.5). Kilmore Office PDF Minutes of Council - 26 April 2016 - City of Whittlesea 2.0 Requirement before a permit is granted The Responsible Authority may grant a permit for subdivision, use or development prior to approval of a development plan provided that the Responsible Authority is satisfied that the The train is the most popular form of public transport for commuters. Keep the conversation going with COMMO via our free newsletter, The directors of investment manager Occasio Projects are pleased to announce the significant acquisition of the $500m mixed-use Mernda Town Centre development from Woolworths. You can also download this information as a document (PDF 1.18MB 0000010618 00000 n ). ), Mernda West - Bridge Inn Road development plan (PDF - 1.09MB By 2036 it is estimated that the population of Mernda will increase by about 68 per cent from 16,800 (in 2015) to an estimated 28,200, with an increase in the median age over the same period from 29 to 35. The project has strong financial backing from the three shareholders of Occasio Projects who have initially acquired the site via Mernda Retail Developments Pty Ltd, being: Construction has now commenced on Stage One of the development being the Mernda Shopping Centre, which will see Woolworths remain as the key anchor tenant to deliver a full-line supermarket, along with 35 speciality retail shops.