125 Mountain View Parade, Rosanna

Minister’s decision

We have recently received a decision for the Future Homes planning application at 125 Mountain View Parade, Rosanna.

Following the Planning Panel Standing Advisory Committee Hearing on 23 September 2025, the committee provided its report to the Minister for Planning recommending the Minister support the project. The committee’s reasons in support of the recommendation included:

• The development achieves an exemplar design as approved under the Future Homes project.
• The development will increase the density and diversity of housing in Rosanna.
• The development is exemplary in design, livability and sustainability.
• The development achieves a net community benefit and is consistent with the Victorian planning objectives.

The committee’s recommendation was subject to the inclusion of the following conditions.

• Increase to the northern building setback from Mountain View Parade by an additional one metre at ground and first floor.
• Reallocation of 5 visitor parking spaces in the basement for resident use.
• Provision of communal bicycle repair station and pet wash facility in basement.
• Modifications to maximise the energy efficiency and sustainable design of the development.
• Ensure compliance with the accessibility standard of Clause 53.24 – Future Homes.
• Provision of onsite water sensitive urban design stormwater detention system.

The Minister for Planning subsequently recommended to the Governor in Council that a planning permit be granted, subject to conditions. 

On 23 December 2025, the Governor in Council accepted the Minister’s recommendation and made an Order directing Banyule City Council to grant a planning permit P1135/2024 for the Future Homes Development at 125 Mountain View Parade, Rosanna.

A copy of the Committee’s report will be made available at Planning Panels Victoria.

Applications for review (VCAT)

We were advised on 17 July that the Minister for Planning has exercised their powers under Clause 58(2)(a) of Schedule 1 of Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 and has called in the Future Homes application for determination.

The VCAT hearing originally scheduled for 4, 5 and 6 August has been vacated and will not proceed.

The Minister has decided to call in the Future Homes application from VCAT as they consider the proceeding to raise a major issue of policy and may have a substantial effect on the achievement or development of planning objectives.

The Minister has referred the matter to the Priority Project Standing Advisory Committee. A copy of the Minister’s referral letter to the Committee is attached.

The Minister has appointed the Committee under Section 151 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987.

Following the Directions Hearing on 18 August, the Committee will hold roundtable discussions with Council and the applicant commencing at 10am on Tuesday 23 September. This will be open for the public to observe, however, consistent with the Directions Hearing only Council and the applicant will be able to participate.

The roundtable discussions will be held at Hearing Room 2, Planning Panels Victoria (Ground Floor, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne) and can also be joined online.

Following the roundtable discussions, the Committee will consider submissions and undertake an unaccompanied site visit before providing advice to the Minister.

Queries regarding the Priority Project Standing Advisory Committee can be directed to planning.facilitation@transport.vic.gov.au

Proposal detail

Apartment mix incorporating:

• 8 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartments
• 8 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartments
• 1 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom apartment
• 22 car parking spaces within basement (17 for residents and 5 for visitors)
• 20 bicycle parking spaces.

It is noted that the proposal does not seek the removal of any protected vegetation on the site.

For more details on the proposed development, refer to the advertised plans and documents available on this page.

Future Homes applications

Future Homes was introduced by the Victorian Government into the Victorian Planning Provisions under Clause 53.24 in September 2023 following a pilot program in the City of Maribyrnong.

The purpose of Future Homes is to facilitate apartment developments that are exemplary in design, livability and sustainability to increase density and diversity of housing in responding to Victoria’s population growth.

To be eligible for Future Homes, a site must meet the following criteria:

• Must be in the General Residential Zone.
• Must be within 800m of a passenger railway station or 800m of a metropolitan, major or neighbourhood activity centre.
• Must not be within a Heritage Overlay or Neighbourhood Character Overlay.
• Must not have a restriction preventing an apartment development.

Once the eligibility of a site is confirmed by the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP), one of 4 exemplar designs can be purchased and adapted to individual sites. Design adaptions must meet the development standards in Clause 53.24 along with applicable mandatory building height and garden area requirements in the General Residential Zone. When a Future Homes design is purchased, an applicant will automatically be given access to the Future Homes planning pathway.

This is a 4-phase process that is designed to be faster and more streamlined than a traditional planning pathway.

Phase 1

Design adaptation and initiation meeting, customise the design to fit specific requirements.

Phase 2

Referrals: DTP and other authorities submit a pre-application referral to DTP and other authorities as required and obtain feedback.

Phase 3

Council lodgement and community notice Submit adapted design and application documentation to council.

Phase 4

Delegated decision Council reviews the application and issues a decision. Learn further details of the Future Homes program.

Queries relating to the Victorian Government regarding the Future Homes program and process can be directed to futurehomes@transport.vic.gov.au

Assessing a Future Homes Application

Once the application has been lodged to Council, the proposal is assessed against any applicable overlays and the development standards under Clause 53.24.

The development standards include:

• car and bicycle parking
• communal open space
• environmentally sustainable design
• accessibility building entry and circulation
• storage room layout, depth and window access
• natural ventilation
• deep soil and canopy cover

Under the provisions of Clause 53.24, our Development Planning Team cannot consider the following parts of the Banyule Planning Scheme it its assessment:

• The Municipal Planning Strategy and Planning Policy Framework
• Preferred Residential Neighbourhood Character Policy
• The purpose and decision guidelines of the General Residential Zone
• The decision guidelines in Clause 65
• Clause 55 ‘ResCode’

Future Homes applications are advertised the same way as a normal planning application with letters sent to adjoining property owners and occupiers and the installation of a sign on site for a period of 14 days.

The application for 125 Mountain View Parade, Rosanna has been advertised from 29 November 2024 to 13 December 2024.

Residents are able to make submissions to the application up until our Development Planning Team makes a decision.

Future Homes applications are exempt from the review rights of Section 82(1) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987.