Cobram 2025 Cobram Strategy Plan - Moira Shire Council

Cobram Strategy Plan
1 Introduction
1.1 The Cobram Strategy Plan
The Cobram Strategy Plan has been prepared for the Moira Shire Council, and it
will assist in ensuring a continued sustainable future for Cobram.
A Strategy Plan is a document that guides major change to land use,
infrastructure and built form by setting out preferred directions for growth and how
the changes should be managed. It is a long-term policy document that sets out
ideas and actions that can be undertaken over many years, by Council and other
stakeholders.
The Strategy Plan sets out the scale and direction of development in Cobram to
meet the future needs of the community and gives clear direction to owners,
investors, government bodies, business operators and the Council about
preferred locations for investment and change, and areas that need to be retained
and enhanced.
The broad directions for land use and development in Cobram have been derived
through the investigation and identification of the following:
− Existing conditions within the study area
− Strategic planning context of the study area
− Supply and demand of land for various uses/activities
− Relevant opportunities and constraints
− Future growth and development strategies
− Appropriate implementation techniques
The Strategy Plan has been prepared by Coomes Consulting Group with
specialist input from SGS Economics. The project commenced in November
2006 and has involved continued consultation with the community, landowners,
officers and Councillors of the Moira Shire Council, government agencies and
authorities and other key stakeholders.
The Strategy Plan was commissioned by the Moira Sire Council in response to a
direction in the 2006/2007 Council Plan (refer Section 2.3 below) and also in
response to a development proposal to extend Oasis Village to the west of its
current location. The current Settlement Strategy, including the Cobram Structure
Plan, in Clause 21.04 of the Moira Planning Scheme discourages Oasis Village from
extending to the west as this area may be required for future industrial development.
One of the purposes of this review is to ascertain whether the directions of the
current Structure Plan are still appropriate. Section 5 of this report specifically
comments on the merits and management of this Oasis proposal.
The Strategy Plan is a stand alone policy document. It is envisaged that the
Strategy Plan will be referenced within the Moira Planning Scheme.
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