The Western Bulldogs HomeGround plan will have several low-rise buildings offering affordable and supportive housing and services along oval boundaries.

Councillors recently expressed outrage at the plan, saying the club had failed to consult the public.

Cr Dina Lynch said: "This is really quite simple and the word is consultation. At no stage was the community consulted about the changes."

Cr Catherine Cumming announced she would run for state and federal government if the housing plan was backed by either.

At the October 20 council meeting, councillors voted to write to Planning Minister Justin Madden asking for the council's planning authority to be restored. The Government took over planning control earlier this year after the Bulldogs claimed the council's planning processes had stalled their $30million oval redevelopment to the point of insolvency. The council then requested that the Government also take over the role of committee of management for the site, and handed over $16million of assets on its books.

Government spokesman Chris Owner said the HomeGround Bulldogs project had not been submitted for approval for funding from the Commonwealth at this stage, "although we remain open to continuing discussions about the scale and cost of a development to include affordable housing on this site".

Western Bulldogs chief executive Campbell Rose said he would not want to see planning authority returned to the council because of the "hostilities" it had towards the club.

He said consulting the public about the plan had been discussed during a meeting with Maribyrnong Mayor Michael Clarke and council chief executive Kerry Thompson.

"We would welcome the opportunity to meet with the full council and our partners HomeGround Services for a full and open dialogue."