Precinct 34 – Old Creswick Road (East), Ballarat North
Location
Precinct 34 is located 4.2km north of Ballarat Town Hall. This precinct is wedged between the Western Highway
to the north, the Ballarat and Maryborough railway line to the east and the Midland Highway to the south-west.
Description
This precinct comprises a variety of different sized lots. The vast majority of lots within this precinct are occupied
by industrial uses, a small number are vacant and one is an ‘other’ use.
With the exception of Midland Highway to the south and west, surrounding land is industrial.
Area Analysis
PRECINCT 34
Area
Land Use
Industrial
Residential
Vacant
Roads
Other
Industrial Activity
Manufacturing
Mechanical
Food
Storage
Other
Area (m2)
207,010
Area Breakdown (%)
92,849
0
45,817
66,646
1,698
45
0
22
32
1
88,789
1,295
92
2,673
0
96
1
0
3
0
Audit Data
Site No
Industry Use Type
1
Vacant
2
Vacant
3
Manufacturing
4
5
6
7
8
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Food
Mechanical
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Warehouse
Manufacturing
Other
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
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Business Name
Terick Road Maintenance &
Construction
Glass Cut to Size
Alcan
Aero Staff Australia
Tip Top Bakery
Northway smash Repairs &
Sandblasting
Pelican
Trevena & Sons
Bennett-Myer Packaging
Robert Fisher Sheet Metal
Gringsby’s Foundry
-
Comment
Junkyard
New - currently not in use
Site No
17
18
19
20
Industry Use Type
Manufacturing
Vacant
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Business Name
VCA Manufacturing
Bisitencniks
Jensen Farm Services
Comment
Infrastructure
Service
Availability
Sewer
Yes
Water
Electricity
Yes
Demand
dependent
Existing
Service
Reliability
Constraints
Future upgrade Near capacity
needed
Good
No
Good
HV in area, near
Ballarat Nth
Zone Substation
Future
Suitability for
future
industrial
development
Future upgrade
needed
High
Good
Planning Assessment
ƒ
ƒ
This precinct is ideally located adjacent to main roads and existing industrial uses.
There appears to be little conflict between uses in this zone.
Recommendations
ƒ
That this precinct retains the existing Industrial 1 zone.
Photos
Photo 1 – Looking south east down Old Cresswick Road
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Works
Required to
facilitate
development
Yes – major
Subject to
application for
supply by
developer /
owner
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