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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

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

taken

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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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