Developer Contributions Scheme (DCP)
On 11 April 2025, the Victorian Government approved Amendment C160fran implementing the Frankston Metropolitan Activity Centre (FMAC) Structure Plan – September 2024 into the Frankston Planning Scheme.
Action 1 of the FMAC Structure Plan states ‘Undertake a Planning Scheme Amendment to implement the Frankston Metropolitan Activity Centre Structure Plan and a Development Contributions Plan (DCP) into the Frankston Planning Scheme.’
The DCP allows Council to collect contributions from development in the city centre to help fund two key projects identified in the FMAC Structure Plan:
- Playne Street Upgrade
- Kananook Creek Boulevard Upgrade
The Minister for Planning approved Amendment C161fran implementing the FMAC DCP (HillPDA, March 2025).