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title: Alfredton West Precinct Structure Plan (Lucas) council: ballarat state: vic category: growth-area status: active last_compiled: 2026-04-10 source_docs:

  • alfredton-west-precinct-structure-plan-2011_part1.txt
  • alfredton-west-precinct-structure-plan-2011_part2.txt

Alfredton West Precinct Structure Plan (Lucas)

The Alfredton West Precinct Structure Plan covers approximately 317 hectares of land in what is now the suburb of Lucas, in the north-western portion of the Ballarat West Growth Area. Approved in June 2011, it was prepared by Integra on behalf of the developer (Lend Lease) in conjunction with the City of Ballarat.

Background

Alfredton West was originally identified as Sub-Precinct 3 within the broader Ballarat West Growth Area. Unlike the council-prepared ballarat-west-psp, this PSP was developer-led. The area was renamed Lucas and has been substantially developed as a master-planned residential community. (Source: ballarat-west-precinct-structure-plan-complete_part1.txt)

The PSP was informed by the ballarat-west-growth-area-plan (2009) and sits within the Ballarat Planning Scheme framework.

Key Content

The Alfredton West PSP provides for:

  • Residential development at a range of densities
  • A neighbourhood activity centre (now Coltman Plaza — Lucas Shopping Centre)
  • Primary and secondary school sites
  • Open space and environmental conservation areas
  • Interface management with the Avenue of Honour (Remembrance Drive) heritage corridor

The PSP includes Avenue of Honour Urban Design Guidelines (2010) to manage development interfaces with the heritage-listed Remembrance Drive corridor. These guidelines are referenced in the growth-areas-framework-plan as requiring review and update before future growth area PSPs proceed. (Source: growth-areas-framework-plan-western-and-north-western-growth-areas_august-2024.txt)

Avenue of Honour Heritage Interface

The Avenue of Honour Conservation Management Plan (John Wadsley, August 2014) provides detailed heritage requirements for the Alfredton West/Lucas area:

  • The CMP notes that the Alfredton West PSP (Integra, 2011) specifically requires sympathetically addressing the interface of the Avenue with future development through implementing the Avenue of Honour Urban Design Guidelines (Hansen Partnership, November 2010)
  • The Lucas suburb extends along the southern side of the Avenue for 1.1 km from Dyson Drive to the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail, with a major activity centre (Coltman Plaza) near the Dyson Drive intersection
  • A 20 metre no-built-form buffer from the road reserve boundary applies for new development along the Avenue’s entire length
  • The CMP raised concerns about cumulative impacts from two new access roads (Eleanor Drive and a road west of Ibis Garden Court) linking Lucas to Remembrance Drive, and recommended reducing to one access point
  • Commercial development near Dyson Drive must not allow advertising and signage to visually intrude on the Avenue’s aesthetic quality
  • Screening (small trees, shrubs and/or hedges — no structural elements) is required on the road reserve boundary in the urban area between Learmonth Street and Dyson Drive, extending to the Rail Trail as development proceeds

(Source: CMP Ballarat Avenue of Honour and Arch of Victory Final Draft 13 Aug 2014, HUL Ballarat)

Current Status

Substantially developed. Lucas is now an established residential suburb with active retail, schools, and community facilities. The growth-areas-framework-plan (2024) notes that the Alfredton West PSP is assumed to be fully developed as part of the existing land supply calculations. (Source: growth-areas-framework-plan-western-and-north-western-growth-areas_august-2024.txt)

Relationships

Gaps

  • Avenue of Honour Urban Design Guidelines (2010) — NOT FOUND online (Hansen Partnership, November 2010). Key interface requirements are documented above from the Avenue of Honour CMP (2014) and Growth Areas Framework Plan references: 20m no-built-form buffer, screening requirements, single access point, signage controls.
  • Detailed lot yield and population numbers for Alfredton West — not separately stated in available documents

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