Ryman Healthcare’s plans for a $200 million redevelopment of Victoria’s historic Moondah Estate, on the Mornington Peninsula, have been knocked back again by Council.

The plans for a village with 104 independent living apartments, 82 aged care beds, and 35 assisted living suites are currently before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).

At a recent meeting, however, the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s Planning Services Committee rejected them, labelling the proposal as an overdevelopment and saying its design and scale were an “inappropriate response inconsistent with the context of the site, its interfaces and the character of the surrounding area”, along with 12 other grounds.

The land on which the estate sits is also subject to a planning proposal that would rezone it as green wedge. Council has resolved to ask for the VCAT decision to be deferred until that zoning amendment is resolved, as if the area is zoned as green wedge, the village will be disallowed.

Ryman has previously warned that the historic manor at Mt Eliza risks deteriorating if the development does not proceed.