Positioning Queenslands local governments - planning and property - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Positioning Queensland’s local governments - planning and property levers…

Greg Chemello, Deputy Director-General, Planning and Property DSDIP Regional Round Table 2 December 2014

Our underlying principles…

• Planning for prosperity – balancing

economic growth, environmental protection and community wellbeing

• Empowering local governments to

better plan for their communities – authorise and enable

• Making it real!
• Real engagement with stakeholders
• Clarity - must, should and may…

Your planning system…

Planning and Development Bill…

• Planning for prosperity
• 750 page SPA to 250 page P&DA
• Focus on outcomes, not processes
• Use of regulation and guidelines to

describe processes

• Introduced 25 November 2014
• My ideal program:

– Passed February 2015 – In effect October/November 2015 – 9 months for planning scheme transition and DA systems adjustments

State Planning Policy

• 16 state interests and

guidelines in a single comprehensive policy

• Drives planning

schemes and development assessment – and drives

behaviour

Core planning and property levers…

1) P&D Act compliant Planning Schemes 2) Development assessment framework 3) Infrastructure planning and pricing 4) Priority Development Areas 5) Surplus government land 6) Your planners and ours 7) You!

 “Leading Practice” scheme drafting (low growth LGs)  Facilitate economic development through scheme drafting (UDIA Award winning guidelines)  Guideline for development assessment evaluation

for determining levels of assessment for low risk development types

 A single Model Standard Assessment Code including animated video  Small lot and micro-lot residential development in high growth areas

1) Planning Schemes

P&D Act

P&D Planning Scheme

IPA/SPA

Existing or Draft Planning Scheme

Transition of Planning Schemes

LG prepare new scheme (applying Regulations and PSQ Guidance –

applies to draft schemes)

Applies Day 1 (existing schemes -no action)

(P&D Act LOA Transitional provisions)

Transition by exception LOA (Risk Assessment and MALPI Exception

Amendment)

P&D Act & Reg

• 1. Leading

practice P&D schemes

Planning scheme transition

P&D Act - LOA

Accepted Standard Ass Merit Merit – Notified

IPA - LOA

Exempt Self Assessable Code Impact

SPA - LOA

Exempt Self Assessable Compliance Code Impact

SPA Scheme drafting - LOA to align w SPA & transition to P&D Act Existing SPA scheme - proposed DA evaluation process to align with P&D Act

SPA Scheme

Exempt Self Assessable Compliance Code Impact

Planning scheme transition

Planning schemes and attracting growth

• Planning schemes are one of the key

tools local government has to encourage and facilitate appropriate development

• Scheme context – economic

development strategy, strategic infrastructure planning

• Part of the suite…

Standard

Impact Code

Merit Merit (notified)

Simple Complex Consistent Unforeseen

• Adopt fast track option for low risk DAs
• Deliver !

2) Development assessment framework

• Apply the model assessment code

3) Infrastructure planning and pricing

• Local Government Infrastructure Plans (LGIPs) part of

the new framework

• Charges incentives programs
• Priority Development Infrastructure (PDI) co-

investment program to facilitate infrastructure that unlocks significant economic development

• Cairns, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim and Townsville to

date…

4) Priority Development Areas

• Identified for accelerated development with a focus
• n economic growth in the area
• Working with local governments to streamline

planning, approval and development processes to get results…

Townsville City Waterfront Toondah Harbour Southport

5) Surplus government property

• Significant surplus and under-utilised state land
• Opportunities for local government
• Disposal or transfer
• Economic or social hubs
• Quick scheme amendment through GLAM

The state has been making planning real…

750 page SPA 245 page regulation 14 state planning policies 36 SPP guidelines 6 state referral agencies 100s of unseen state assessment “codes” 12 SPRPs 117 IPA/SPA planning schemes 33 DA Forms 250 page P&D Bill 233 page regulation Single SPP 16 SPP guidelines SARA 19 SDAP modules None 77 P&DA schemes 2 DA Forms

6 and 7) You and your planners…

• You are the key !
• You control the levers
• Working with the state to achieve our

collective regional growth ambitions

• New planning framework is now available
• “cultural change” is essential…

Questions