Suburban Rail Loop East Precincts Standing Advisory Committee – Box Hill Precinct

Overview

The Suburban Rail Loop East Precincts Standing Advisory Committee was appointed by the Minister for Planning on 1 June 2025.

The Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) will deliver a 90-kilometre orbital rail line connecting Melbourne’s middle suburbs, linking every major train service from the Frankston Line to the Werribee Line via Melbourne Airport. SRL East is the first stage of the project being delivered from Cheltenham to Box Hill, with 26 kilometres of twin tunnels connecting six new underground stations at Cheltenham, Clayton, Monash, Glen Waverley, Burwood and Box Hill.

The Suburban Rail Loop Authority (SRLA) has prepared the draft Box Hill Structure Plan and associated draft planning scheme amendment Whitehorse C255whse. These draft documents are available on the Engage Victoria webpage.

The Minister for Planning referred the Box Hill Precinct matter to the Suburban Rail Loop East Precincts Standing Advisory Committee on 7 July 2025. The Committee will provide advice to the Minister on the draft Box Hill Structure Plan and draft planning scheme amendment Whitehorse C255whse.

Committee members

• Sarah Raso (Chair)
• Elizabeth Mclntosh (Deputy Chair)
• Peter Elliott
• Geoff Glynn
• Simon Shiel

Public hearing

The Committee will hold a public hearing for this matter commencing on Monday 29 September until Thursday 23 October 2025. Please see the hearing timetable under “Correspondence” below for more details.

The public hearing is open for anyone to observe. You can attend in person at Novotel Melbourne Glen Waverley, 285 Springvale Road, Glen Waverley (in the Oakleigh ballroom) or join online via MS Teams video conference:

Join the Public Hearing online

Meeting ID: 452 261 005 885 5
Passcode: 4VM62Pe7

Documents

Terms of reference

Letter of referral

Document list

A document list for documents tabled as part of the Box Hill Precincts Committee process is provided below. This will be updated regularly to reflect new tabled documents as the hearing progresses.

Any person who is not a party to the Hearing and wants access to any tabled document must make a written request to PPV outlining which documents they want to access, and the reasons for wanting access to those documents. The express consent of the party who provided the document (and any additional authors of the document) will be required before PPV is able to release any documents. Documents may also need to be checked by PPV and any personal information redacted before they are released.

Correspondence

More information

For information about the SRL East precinct planning program, please visit the SRL East precinct planning webpage or contact:

Suburban Rail Loop Authority
contact@srla.vic.gov.au
1800 105 105

For information about SRLA’s draft structure plans, implementation plans and planning scheme amendments, please visit the Engage Victoria webpage.

Accessibility and assistance

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Page last updated: 02/10/25