Amendment C295morn: Creswell Street East, Crib Point - revised DCP

Amendment C295morn replaces the Original DCP incorporated document with the revised Creswell Street East, Crib Point Development Contributions Plan (Mesh Planning, April 2026) incorporated document.

The revised DCP provides for the funding and delivery of access and drainage infrastructure required to support the urban development of 66 parcels within the DCP area, as outlined in Figure 2 below.

Amendment C295morn applies to properties located between 1-73 Creswell Street (inclusive), 9 Denman Street and 1-3 Cooma Street, Crib Point, as shown in figures 1 and 2.

The infrastructure funded by this DCP is localised in nature, as it is upgrading the existing unmade local roads within the DCP area to generally include a 5.5m (from the invert of each kerb) sealed road that includes local drainage works. The upgrade of these roads will require removal of vegetation (which Council is seeking approval for now). Notably, Cooma Street has been designed to retain two Gippsland Manna Gums within the Cooma Street road reserve -adjacent to 90 and 92 Disney Street.  The extent of the road and drainage infrastructure works is shown in figure 2.

Figure 2: Extent of the DCP and road and drainage infrastructure works 

Amendment C295morn was required to provide a coordinated and equitable approach to the funding and delivery of local road and drainage infrastructure required to support residential development within the DCP area.

Specifically, the Amendment was required to revise the Original DCP, as per the recommendations of the independent review commissioned by Council. You can download a copy of this review from the Document Library on this webpage.

The revised April 2026 DCP:

• Extends the local road and drainage works to include the eastern edge of Creswell Street so it meets the existing road pavement and upgrades Cooma Street and Glossop Street between Creswell Street and Disney Street.

  This increased the total length of unmade local roads to be upgraded from 860 linear metres in the Original DCP to about 1,147 linear metres in the April 2026 DCP. The extension of the road and drainage infrastructure upgrades will improve access and servicing outcomes for local residents and deliver two upgraded north-south local access roads.

• Generally, retains the project type and scope of the current DCP, meaning that the road cross-section remains the same and includes the construction of a 5.5 metre wide asphalt pavement and stormwater drainage, but does not include construction of a footpath. NOTE: The road and drainage infrastructure works have been redesigned to ensure the retention of two large Gippsland Manna Gums within the Cooma Street road reserve, adjacent to 90 and 92 Disney Street, Crib Point. This results in an amended roadway treatment for a portion of Cooma Street and is consistent with Council’s decision of 16 December 2025.

• Increases the DCP area to include 2 Creswell Street, Crib Point, which is immediately adjacent to, and will benefit from, the upgraded local roads and drainage infrastructure works.

  NOTE: The DCP now applies to 2 Creswell Street, Crib Point (land owned and operated by South East Water).

  However, land owned and operated by South East Water, is exempt from development contributions. This means that no contribution is payable by South East Water, so long as the property remains owned and operated by South East Water.

  The DCP also includes other exemptions, consistent with the Victorian Planning Provisions and Development Contributions Guidelines.

• Increases the total costs included in the DCP to account for the extended road length, updated construction costs (based on detailed design plans and Quantity Surveyor estimates), finance costs to deliver the project by 30 June 2030, and plan preparation costs.
  
  
• Increases the DCP charges required due to the increase in total DCP costs.
  
  
• Apportions a maximum of 70% of all DCP costs to the landowners benefiting from the localised infrastructure, with Council to fund at least 30% of the remaining costs. There are other costs that Council will fund, that cannot be included in the DCP.

  NOTE: The 70/30 funding split is the same as the Original DCP, which only covered road and drainage infrastructure construction costs.

• NOTE: finance and plan preparation costs are also now included in the April 2026 DCP. 

• Increases the delivery timeframe of the project to be delivered by 30 June 2030 (i.e. the road and drainage infrastructure upgrades).
  
  
• Revises the demand units on which the DCP levies are calculated – from, ‘linear metre of lot frontage’ to ‘metre square of lot area’.

Appendix 2 of the 2026 DCP (available via the below link) sets out the estimated landowner contributions for each of the 66 properties, based on the estimated total area of each property.

Contributions will be charged according to the number of square meters per property. Note: Figures are expressed in April 2026 dollars and are subject to quarterly indexation adjustments.

The DCP Parcel Number ID in Appendix 2 of the 2026 DCP below, corresponds to the property numbers shown in figure 2 above.

Amendment-C295morn-Creswell-Street-East-Crib-Point-DCP-Mesh-Planning-April-2026_1.pdf(PDF, 19MB)
 

You can view all the amendment documents free of charge:

• online at the State Government’s website
• in person (on request) by visiting one of our customer service centres during office hours:
• 90 Besgrove Street, Rosebud VIC 3939 (Rosebud Office)
• 2 Queen Street, Mornington VIC 3931 (Mornington Office)
• 21 Marine Parade, Hastings VIC 3915 (Hastings Office)

You can also read more about the amendment in the attachments to 16 December 2025 Ordinary Council meeting minutes (noting Council resolved that changes needed to be made to the final form of the DCP before submitting it to the Minister for Planning).

The amendment was publicly exhibited from 31/10/2024 to 20/12/2024.

Council received a total of 8 submissions.

You can view all submissions free of charge by:

• downloading - Amendment C295morn – submissions C295morn-Submissions-1-to-8-redacted.pdf
  (PDF, 3MB)
  In person (on request) by visiting one of our customer service centres during office hours:
• 90 Besgrove Street, Rosebud VIC 3939 (Rosebud Office)
• 2 Queen Street, Mornington VIC 3931 (Mornington Office)
• 21 Marine Parade, Hastings VIC 3915 (Hastings Office)

IMPORTANT: We have removed all personal details from submissions to protect privacy.

Yes. Council decided at the Council meeting on 20 May 2025  to refer submissions to an independent planning panel for review and recommendations. The panel was appointed by the Minister for Planning.

Yes. A Directions Hearing was held on 30 June 2025. The Panel Hearing was held on 11 August 2025.

The panel delivered its final report to Council on 9 September 2025. All panel-related documents including Council’s submission to the panel and the panel’s report can be found in the Document Library.

Council considered all submissions and the panel’s report, and decided to adopt the amendment with changes, during the Council meeting on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 . You can view the updated amendment documents in the attachments to the meeting minutes.

The Minister for Planning has approved the amendment with no changes. Notice of the decision was provided to Council on 18 June 2026.

The amendment was gazetted on 25 June 2026. This means that the planning scheme has officially been changed as proposed by the amendment.

You can view the approved amendment and planning permit documents on the State Government’s website . 

• call us on (03) 5950 1003
• email us at strategic.admin@mornpen.vic.gov.au
• visit the State Government’s website  for more information about the planning scheme amendment process