David Caddy, Chairman, Western Australian Planning Commission UDIA - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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David Caddy, Chairman, Western Australian Planning Commission UDIA Industry Breakfast Draft SPP 3.6 Development Contributions for Infrastructure Draft policy review Review is largely complete Considered by the Western Australian


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David Caddy, Chairman, Western Australian Planning Commission

UDIA Industry Breakfast Draft SPP 3.6 Development Contributions for Infrastructure

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Draft policy review

  • Review is largely complete
  • Considered by the Western Australian

Planning Commission

  • Currently with the State Government for

consideration

  • Awaiting approval for advertising for public

consultation

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Broad policy aims

  • Provide a system based on equity, consistency,

transparency and accountability

  • Policy fit for purpose in a shifting planning and

development landscape

  • Greater clarity around rules of engagement
  • Challenge the way we currently operate
  • Development contributions are just one way of

delivering infrastructure

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Meeting the need

  • 800,000 new homes for extra 1.5 million people

by 2050

  • Boost homes close to public transport by 45%
  • 150,000 new transit-oriented homes by 2031
  • Right policy settings crucial to deliver substantial

change

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Overview

  • Planning and coordination of infrastructure

provision is fundamental to the social and economic well-being of any community

  • Review considered need for new LPS regulations
  • Ways to achieve consistency across local

governments

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Key concerns

  • Will the draft policy:

– improve transparency, certainty and accountability? – deal with scope? – improve consistency across local governments? – address timeliness in processing Development Contribution Plans? – deal with resolution of costs and return of funds?

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Preparation of DCPs

  • Ready access to information to prepare and
  • perate DCPs
  • Measures to ensure greater transparency
  • Significant variables across schemes and local

government areas

  • Greater guidance around scope of items to be

included

  • Consideration of Community Infrastructure

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Dispute resolution

  • Dispute resolution of costs is a significant issue
  • Seeking proposals on how best to deal with this
  • Current approach via commercial arbitration
  • Looking for viable and innovative alternatives eg

advisory panel

  • Clarification on return of funds

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Processing times

  • Be more effective in timing of DPCs processing
  • Consider new provisions to improve timeliness
  • Greater resourcing and competencies for

processing within statutory timeframes

  • Align with other mechanisms to reduce time

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Draft policy objectives

– promoting the efficient and effective provision of public infrastructure and facilities that are essential to meet the demands of a growing population – providing a system of coordinated infrastructure delivery to facilitate new urban growth opportunities – ensuring that the requirements for infrastructure contributions cater for all development settings – providing clarity around acceptable methods of collecting and coordinating contributions and – establishing a system that is transparent, equitable, accountable and consistent.

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CONCLUSION

  • Establishing a sound policy framework
  • Stage One of Design WA is now operational
  • 44 briefings reaching almost 2000 people
  • State Design Review Panel members announced
  • Pool of 50 specialists to guide design quality for

major new developments

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Thank you and questions

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