Guiding Principles and Strategic Directions - City of Port Phillip

2.8 Plan for the provision of essential services such as police, ambulance and fire services.
2.9 Ensure all community services and facilities are planned, appropriate sites secured, and
funding models determined, to enable their timely delivery to service the new
communities of Fishermans Bend.
2.10 Ensure the demand created for community facilities and services does not place
additional pressure on existing services in surrounding areas.
2.11 Introduce a Development Contribution Plan to fund community infrastructure.
3 CULTURAL SPACES AND ACTIVITIES
3.1 Acknowledge and celebrate the indigenous, European and industrial history of
Fishermans Bend, and incorporate this into the design of public spaces and buildings.
3.2 Create and foster cultural hubs and creative communities.
3.3 Require contextual urban and integrated art as part of all developments.
4 BUILT FORM
4.1 Achieve distinct and diverse built form characters across the different precincts of
Fishermans Bend.
4.2 Encourage a diversity of building forms with higher densities to the north and lower
densities to the south of the area, respecting the lower rise, fine grain of adjoining
residential suburbs.
4.3 Ensure a fine urban grain and a highly permeable urban environment.
4.4 Encourage a predominance of perimeter block built form to provide high density but lower
rise development (4-6 stories).
4.5 Draw from best practice examples and European style development by encouraging
medium rise development, internal courtyards and city squares.
4.6 Ensure the scale of buildings contributes to a positive street environment.
4.7 Ensure high amenity to the area by requiring good solar access to buildings, streets and
public spaces.
4.8 Create active frontages which contribute to a vibrant street life.
4.9 Ensure buildings are designed to consider views not just looking out to the city and the
bay but also looking in to Fishermans Bend.
4.10 Ensure buildings are designed to create flexible and adaptable spaces, such as minimum
floor to ceiling heights.
4.11 Ensure all new dwellings are accessible via entry design, wider doorways/corridors and
accessible toilet/shower/bathrooms.
4.12 Require quality architecture and urban design excellence throughout Fishermans Bend -
Development should achieve the ‘Primary Design Principles’ and ‘Design Elements’
defined in the Montague Precinct Structure Plan (as below)