Planning for new and expanded education facilities

Expanded campus at Woodleigh School Senior Campus, Langwarrin South.

There has been much talk about how we plan for the homes needed to meet the incoming population. The location of these homes, the housing type and how to deliver them in this market has all been widely debated. What needs to be critical to all these decisions is how to ensure community needs are met in step with this growth, no matter the location.

Planning for new and expanded education facilities are key to this.

Echelon has been partnering with a range of non-government schools in planning for this growth. In infill locations, expansions to existing schools are critical, including approvals for additional classrooms and students, improved facilities such as STEM, multi-purpose and sporting facilities. In Melbourne’s growth areas, this has included staged approvals for new schools, as well as scoping sites in emerging PSPs.

See our reflections on the process of getting new and expanded schools approved below: