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01. Point of Interest 02. Point of View 03. Property Features
04. Property Particulars
05. Location
06. Sales Process
07. Appendices Floor Plan Zone and Overlays
Private Sale Form
Private Sale by Closing Date: Closing Thursday 30th October 2025 at 3pm.
This wonderful retail freehold on generous land of 186sqm* with excellent right of way access featuring a marquee position right out the front of Westona railway station. Located in tightly held Harrington Square surrounded by an array of shopping facilities and carparking, this blank canvas on offer has a multitude of options to buyers with open eyes. Buy to occupy, invest, or develop (STCA).
Spoilt for carparking, opposite a piazza style seated area adjoining the local newsagent and lotto, these are your winning numbers by securing a rare asset for the future. The train station opposite on the Werribee line to Laverton and Flinders Street makes this a destination meeting point.
Total building area.
Total land area.
To Mount Joseph Girls College.
To West Gate Freeway.
Status.
To Westona Train Station.
To Laverton North. Zone.
To Kororoit Creek Road.
A building which enjoys the afternoon sun, and sunset, catching glances from train commuters to work and home, to the nearby grocer for that night’s dinner choices. This prime asset so well-located is an easy choice to buy and invest in your future, and your family.
Domenic Sgambellone | 0418 327 676 domenic.sgambellone@cva.melbourne
“Square meterage that thinks beyond the square.”
Thanks to more than four decades of experience, Domenic is no stranger to commercial real estate. In fact, he’s likely had a hand in several transactions you missed out on. Incredibly thorough, undoubtedly reliable. Domenic relishes the opportunity that commercial delivers, particularly in making a difference in the community he operates — but it’s his personable professionalism from beginning to end that will see him more as a partner in your portfolio. Present. Driven. Human. It’s his pursuit of creating a lasting legacy for his clients’ future generations that has already solidified his own within the industry.
Leo Mancino | 0418 343 147 leo.mancino@cva.melbourne
“Where retail history meets development potential. A foot in both doors.”
It’s the expertise accumulated over three decades paired with a realistic outlook on life, that makes Leo not just a seasoned director to the CVA team, but a significant asset when it comes to dealing with yours. From personable first impressions to successful business transactions, he has not just built a solid and loyal client base, but developed negotiation techniques that have earned him great respect in this city’s industry.
Strategically positioned and brimming with potential, this vacant retail freehold presents a rare opportunity to secure a future-focused asset within a high-traffic commercial hub. Set on a generous 186 sqm* land parcel with a 60 sqm* building footprint, the property boasts direct right-of-way access at the rear, adding practical value through flexible ingress and secure parking.
Internally, the property has been upgraded with fresh paint, durable concrete flooring, efficient LED lighting, and split-system air-conditioning. The front-of-house features a contemporary reception counter with tiled detailing, pendant lighting, and wide window frontage, creating a bright and welcoming space for retail, consultation, or showroom use.
At the rear, a practical workspace includes stainless steel benches, double sink, hand-washing basin, mounted fire extinguisher, and storage shelving — well-suited for food operators or light production. An adjoining storage room with heavy-duty racking supports stock or equipment, while the clear layout provides efficient workflow throughout.
Externally, a secure rear yard with high fencing and direct laneway access supports deliveries, parking, or additional storage, with outdoor space offering further flexibility.
Zoned Commercial 1, it provides the framework for a wide spectrum of uses — from boutique retail or allied health practices to creative studio spaces or food offerings. Whether you’re looking to occupy and operate, lease out and hold, or unlock its development potential (STCA), this blank canvas delivers strong foundations with room for growth.
Site Details
Title particulars
Certificate of Title - Volume 8334 Folio 185 Lot. 16 LP54760
Zoning Commercial 1 Zone (CIZ)
Municipality
City of Hobsons Bay
All signs point to: Altona.
Altona continues to thrive as a hybrid suburb where lifestyle appeal meets commercial opportunity. Just 13 km* south-west of Melbourne’s CBD, it has grown into one of Hobsons Bay’s most desirable coastal postcodes, thanks to its blend of waterfront amenity, open parkland, and strategic transport access. The suburb’s identity is built around Altona Beach, the Esplanade promenade, and reserves like Cherry Lake, offering not just lifestyle charm but also consistent local traffic for neighbouring commercial centres. Residents value its villagestyle atmosphere paired with urban connectivity, making it particularly attractive for family-oriented businesses and community-facing services.
From a market perspective, Altona demonstrates robust economic indicators. The current median house price sits at $1,171,000 while units average $810,000, reflecting steady capital growth and confidence from both owner-occupiers and investors. The suburb is home to a population of over 11,000, with a high percentage of workingage residents (63%) and strong average household incomes of $1,826 per week. With a transport network supported by train lines and the West Gate Freeway, and a growing appetite for wellpositioned retail and commercial offerings, Altona represents a high-performing and sustainable investment environment.
Private Sale by Closing Date Process
At CVA, we provide prospective purchasers full transparency, fairness, and respect during the Private Sale process. To make our point, we’ve defined and outlined the process below so you’re across it prior to submitting an offer.
1. Submitting Offers:
Offers are due no later than the date and time advertised for the Private Sale campaign. They must be submitted through this form with every section completed, signed and emailed to the relevant contact persons by campaign closure. Any offers submitted after this time will be deemed as non-compliant.
Our point of view: we recommend all interested parties submit their best offer, as the vendor reserves the right to accept an initial offer or to deal exclusively with certain offers in a second round. If you can do so, we strongly encourage submitting an offer signed on a Contract of Sale as this may influence the vendors feedback and/or decision.
2. Review Process:
All offers will be compiled and presented to the vendor for their consideration after the closing of the Private Sale campaign.
Upon feedback, we will contact all parties promptly to communicate the vendors instructions relating to their offer.
In the event of a second round, we will request all offers to be provided on a contract of sale with a deposit payable to the CVA Trust account, for the vendor’s consideration.
3. Contract and Settlement
Following the acceptance of an offer, a contract of sale will be prepared. At this stage, a deposit will typically be required to secure the property. The terms of the sale, including the settlement date, will then be finalised between the vendor and the successful buyer.
We are dedicated to maintaining clear communication and ensuring that all participants are fully informed throughout the private sale process by closing date. Our goal is to provide a seamless and respectful transaction for all parties involved.
For more information, contact
Domenic Sgambellone
0418 327 676
domenic.sgambellone@ cva.melbourne
Leo Mancino
0418 343 147 leo.mancino@ cva.melbourne
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COMMERCIAL 1 ZONE
Shown on the planning scheme map as B1Z , B2Z , B5Z or C1Z
Purpose
To implement the Municipal Planning Strategy and the Planning Policy Framework
To create vibrant mixed use commercial centres for retail, office, business, entertainment and community uses
To provide for residential uses at densities complementary to the role and scale of the commercial centre
Operation
A schedule may apply under this zone to a planning scheme outside of metropolitan Melbourne That schedule may:
specify the maximum leasable floor area for office
specify the maximum leasable floor area for shop (other than restricted retail premises)
Table of uses
Section 1 - Permit not required
Use
Accommodation (other than Community care accommodation, Corrective institution, Rooming house and Small second dwelling)
Art and craft centre
Automated collection point
Child care centre
Cinema
Cinema based entertainment facility
Community care accommodation
Education centre (other than Child care centre)
Exhibition centre
Home based business
Condition
Any frontage at ground floor level must not exceed 2 metres (other than a bed and breakfast and caretaker's house).
Must meet the requirements of Clause 52.13-3 and 52.13-5.
The gross floor area of all buildings must not exceed 50 square metres.
Any frontage at ground floor level must not exceed 2 metres and access must not be shared with a dwelling (other than a caretaker's house).
Any frontage at ground floor level must not exceed 2 metres.
Must meet the requirements of Clause 52.22-2.
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Use
Informal outdoor recreation
Office
Place of worship
Railway
Retail premises (other than Shop)
Rooming house
Shop (other than Adult sex product shop)
Tramway
Any use listed in Clause 62.01
Section 2 - Permit required
Use
Adult sex product shop
Condition
The leasable floor area for all offices must not exceed any amount specified in the schedule to this zone.
The gross floor area of all buildings must not exceed 250 square metres.
Any frontage at ground floor level must not exceed 2 metres.
Must meet the requirements of Clause 52.23-2.
The leasable floor area for all shops must not exceed any amount specified in the schedule to this zone.
Must meet the requirements of Clause 62.01.
Condition
Must be at least 200 metres (measured by the shortest route reasonably accessible on foot) from a residential zone or, land used for a hospital, primary school or secondary school or land in a Public Acquisition Overlay to be acquired for a hospital, primary school or secondary school.
Agriculture (other than Animal production and Apiculture)
Container deposit scheme centre
Grazing animal production
Industry (other than Automated collection point and Container deposit scheme centre)
Leisure and recreation facility (other than Informal outdoor recreation, Major sports and recreation facility and Motor racing track)
Must not be a purpose listed in the table to Clause 53.10.
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Condition
Place of assembly (other than Carnival, Cinema, Cinema based entertainment facility, Circus, Exhibition centre and Place of worship)
Utility installation (other than Minor utility installation and Telecommunications facility)
Warehouse
Any other use not in Section 1 or 3
Section 3 - Prohibited
Use
Must not be a purpose listed in the table to Clause 53.10.
Must not be a purpose listed in the table to Clause 53.10.
Animal production (other than Grazing animal production)
Corrective institution
Major sports and recreation facility
Motor racing track
Small second dwelling
Use of land
A use must not detrimentally affect the amenity of the neighbourhood, including through the:
Transport of materials, goods or commodities to or from the land
Appearance of any building, works or materials
Emission of noise, artificial light, vibration, smell, fumes, smoke, vapour, steam, soot, ash, dust, waste water, waste products, grit or oil
Subdivision
A permit is required to subdivide land
VicSmart applications
Subject to Clause 71 06, an application under this clause for a development specified in Column 1 is a class of VicSmart application and must be assessed against the provision specified in Column 2
Class of application
Subdivide land to realign the common boundary between 2 lots where:
The area of either lot is reduced by less than 15 percent.
The general direction of the common boundary does not change.
Information requirements and decision guidelines
Clause 59.01
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Class of application
Subdivide land into lots each containing an existing building or car parking space where:
The buildings or car parking spaces have been constructed in accordance with the provisions of this scheme or a permit issued under this scheme.
An occupancy permit or a certificate of final inspection has been issued under the Building Regulations in relation to the buildings within 5 years prior to the application for a permit for subdivision.
Subdivide land into 2 lots if:
The construction of a building or the construction or carrying out of works on the land:
– Has been approved under this scheme or by a permit issued under this scheme and the permit has not expired. – Has started lawfully
The subdivision does not create a vacant lot.
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Information requirements and decision guidelines
Clause 59.02
Clause 59.02
Buildings and works
A permit is required to construct a building or construct or carry out works
This does not apply to:
The installation of an automatic teller machine
An alteration to an existing building façade provided:
The alteration does not include the installation of an external roller shutter
– At least 80 per cent of the building facade at ground floor level is maintained as an entry or window with clear glazing.
An awning that projects over a road if it is authorised by the relevant public land manager
An apartment development must meet the requirements of Clause 58
VicSmart applications
Subject to Clause 71 06, an application under this clause for a development specified in Column 1 is a class of VicSmart application and must be assessed against the provision specified in Column 2
Class of application
Construct a building or construct or carry out works with an estimated cost of up to $500,000 where the land is not:
Within 30 metres of land (not a road) which is in a residential zone.
Used for a purpose listed in the table to Clause 53.10.
Used for an Adult sex product shop.
Information requirements and decision guidelines
Clause 59.04
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Transitional provisions
Clause 58 does not apply to:
An application for a planning permit lodged before the approval date of Amendment VC136.
An application for an amendment of a permit under section 72 of the Act, if the original permit application was lodged before the approval date of Amendment VC136
Maintenance
All buildings and works must be maintained in good order and appearance to the satisfaction of the responsible authority
Site description and design response
An application for any of the following must be accompanied by a site description and a design response as described in Clause 54 01, 55 01 or 57 01, as appropriate:
Construction or extension of one dwelling on a lot of less than 300 square metres
Construction of a dwelling if there is at least one dwelling existing on the lot
Construction of two or more dwellings on a lot
Extension of a dwelling if there are two or more dwellings on the lot
Construction or extension of a dwelling on common property
Construction or extension of a residential building
Clause 34 01-5 does not apply to an apartment development
Application requirements
Use
An application to use land must be accompanied by the following information, as appropriate:
The purpose of the use and the types of activities which will be carried out
The likely effects, if any, on adjoining land, including noise levels, traffic, the hours of delivery and despatch of goods and materials, hours of operation and light spill, solar access and glare
The means of maintaining land not required for immediate use
If an industry or warehouse:
– The type and quantity of goods to be stored, processed or produced
Whether a Development Licence, Operating Licence, Permit or Registration is required from the Environment Protection Authority
– Whether a notification under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 is required, a licence under the Dangerous Goods Act 1985 is required, or a fire protection quantity under the Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations 2022 is exceeded – The likely effects on adjoining land, including air-borne emissions and emissions to land and water
Buildings and works
An application to construct a building or construct or carry out works must be accompanied by the following information, as appropriate:
A plan drawn to scale which shows:
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– The boundaries and dimensions of the site.
– Adjoining roads
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The location, height and purpose of buildings and works on adjoining land
Relevant ground levels
– The layout of existing and proposed buildings and works
– All driveway, car parking and loading areas
– Proposed landscape areas
– All external storage and waste treatment areas
– Areas not required for immediate use.
Elevation drawings to scale showing the colour and materials of all buildings and works.
Construction details of all drainage works, driveways, vehicle parking and loading areas
A landscape layout which includes the description of vegetation to be planted, the surfaces to be constructed, site works specification and method of preparing, draining, watering and maintaining the landscape area
An application to construct or extend an apartment development, or to construct or extend a dwelling in or forming part of an apartment development, must be accompanied by an urban context report and design response as required in Clause 58 01
Exemption from notice and review
An application to subdivide land or construct a building or construct or carry out works is exempt from the notice requirements of section 52(1)(a), (b) and (d), the decision requirements of section 64(1), (2) and (3) and the review rights of section 82(1) of the Act This exemption does not apply to land within 30 metres of land (not a road) which is in a residential zone, land used for a hospital or an education centre or land in a Public Acquisition Overlay to be acquired for a hospital or an education centre
Decision guidelines
Before deciding on an application, in addition to the decision guidelines in Clause 65, the responsible authority must consider, as appropriate:
General
The Municipal Planning Strategy and the Planning Policy Framework
The interface with adjoining zones, especially the relationship with residential areas
Use
The effect that existing uses may have on the proposed use
The drainage of the land
The availability of and connection to services
The effect of traffic to be generated on roads
The interim use of those parts of the land not required for the proposed use.
Subdivision
Provision for vehicles providing for supplies, waste removal and emergency services and public transport
The effect the subdivision will have on the potential of the area to accommodate the uses which will maintain or enhance its competitive strengths
Building and works
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The movement of pedestrians and cyclists, and vehicles providing for supplies, waste removal, emergency services and public transport.
The provision of car parking
The streetscape, including the conservation of buildings, the design of verandahs, access from the street front, protecting active frontages to pedestrian areas, the treatment of the fronts and backs of buildings and their appurtenances, illumination of buildings or their immediate spaces and the landscaping of land adjoining a road
The storage of rubbish and materials for recycling
Defining the responsibility for the maintenance of buildings, landscaping and paved areas.
Consideration of the overlooking and overshadowing as a result of building or works affecting adjoining land in a General Residential Zone, Housing Choice and Transport Zone, Neighbourhood Residential Zone, Residential Growth Zone or Township Zone.
The impact of overshadowing on existing rooftop solar energy systems on dwellings on adjoining lots in a General Residential Zone, Housing Choice and Transport Zone, Mixed Use Zone, Neighbourhood Residential Zone, Residential Growth Zone or Township Zone
The availability of and connection to services
The design of buildings to provide for solar access
The objectives, standards and decision guidelines of Clause 54, Clause 55 and Clause 57
This does not apply to an apartment development.
For an apartment development, the objectives, standards and decision guidelines of Clause 58
Transitional provisions
The objectives, standards and decision guidelines of Clause 55 of this scheme, as in force immediately before the approval date of Amendment VC136, continues to apply to:
An application for a planning permit lodged before that date
An application for an amendment of a permit under section 72 of the Act, if the original permit application was lodged before that date
Clauses 55 and 58 of this scheme, as in force immediately before the approval date of Amendment VC174, continue to apply to:
An application for a planning permit lodged before that date
An application for an amendment of a permit under section 72 of the Act, if the original permit application was lodged before that date
Clause 55 of this planning scheme, as in force immediately before the approval date of Amendment VC267, continues to apply to:
An application for a planning permit lodged before that date
An application for an amendment of a permit under section 72 of the Act, if the original permit application was lodged before that date
Clause 54 of this planning scheme, as in force immediately before the commencement of Amendment VC282, continue to apply to:
An application for a planning permit lodged before that date
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An application for an amendment of a permit under section 72 of the Act, if the original permit application was lodged before that date
31/07/2018 VC148 Signs
Sign requirements are at Clause 52 05 This zone is in Category 1
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