Northern corridor land feasibility program
AB Development completed a structured feasibility program reviewing residential infill and light industrial parcels across the City of Whittlesea and City of Whittlesea. The program informs our 2026–2027 pipeline—not public land sales.
Each parcel was scored for planning pathway complexity, services capacity, contamination risk indicators, access, and realistic construction cost bands. Residential candidates were screened against neighbourhood character policies and overshadowing interfaces. Industrial candidates were screened against traffic generation, noise buffers and trade-related utility needs.
Methodology
Title and planning data were verified against authoritative sources. High-level civil and geotechnical assumptions were flagged for confirmation before acquisition. Financial models used transparent escalation and finance cost bands with sensitivities on selling price and construction duration.
Outcomes
Several parcels advanced to owner discussions under confidentiality. Others were deprioritised due to drainage authority requirements or unrealistic yield assumptions in current policy. The program directly supports upcoming work including Campbellfield Light Industrial –Lot B and Meadow Heights Stage 2 feasibility.
Landowners with sites in these municipalities may submit lot/plan details via Send Enquiry for consideration in the next review cycle.
Scoring dimensions explained
Planning: permit pathway clarity, overlay burden, referral risk.
Civil: drainage, easements, services capacity.
Market: comparables, absorption, tenant demand.
Execution: access, geotech flags, contractor availability.
Capital: equity/debt feasibility under stated assumptions.
Parcels scoring below threshold were archived with reasons—useful when landowners revisit months later with updated surveys or policy changes.
Confidentiality
Landowner identities and option terms from the program are not published. Public news describes methodology only.
Next review cycle
Land submitted after the February 2026 cut-off will be considered in the next quarterly review subject to capacity. Incomplete submissions lacking lot/plan or zoning information cannot be scored and will be returned with a checklist.
Relationship to services
Parcels advancing from the program may transition to property development mandates or investment structures once owners and capital align. Trade-related industrial demand informed several industrial candidates in the scoring set.