Kalkallo Retarding Basin
Uncovering the best future use and value of land at one of Melbourne’s water basins.
The Kalkallo Retarding Basin is an important land holding of Melbourne Water located in an area identified for significant residential and commercial growth in the near future. The northern region includes Merrifield West, Lockerbie, Mickleham Town Centre and the Merrifield Central Employment Area. Melbourne Water needed to make informed decisions about the basin, to meet its obligations as a drainage authority, and identify potential future uses for and the value of surplus land.
Melbourne Water engaged The APP Group to develop a land use strategy and identify the best uses and highest value of the land across the basin. Our planners collaborated with expert consultants for inputs on cultural heritage, flora and fauna, economic development, engineering cost estimates and catchment drainage assessments.
We ultimately delivered a land use strategy that balanced the catchment and financial productivity requirements of Melbourne Water with the anticipated future development of the area and open space expectations of developers, government and planning authorities.
