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Draft variation to the Territory Plan 369

news | 26 May 2022

With warnings of unliveable living conditions affecting the most vulnerable people in society thanks to effects of global warming and the urban heat island affect. There is increased emphasis on creating more climate friendly cities are around the world. In Australia, some cities and local councils are aiming to sometimes double canopy coverage, but responsibly varies between the public realm and private land

ACT Planning System Review and Reform Project

news | 19 May 2022

With a view to modernise planning in Canberra, the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate have undertaken a two-year review of the planning system. This review has culminated in the identification of the complex and onerous nature of current statutory frameworks.

Moving Towards an Outcome-Focused Planning System

news | 12 May 2022

The ACT Planning Reform project will see the ACT move towards an outcome-focused planning system. Once the Bill is progressed, the new Territory Planning Authority will review the Territory Plan controls to support an outcome-focused planning approach; however, we are yet to see what the new controls will involve. What might these new controls include? We have had a look at some examples around the world to see how outcome-focused planning systems have been implemented. In the United States, a planning system has been incorporated for years and had become more and more popular within the established communities. This planning system is called a “Form Based Code”.

Lease Variation Charge Deferred Payment Scheme

insight | 7 Mar 2022

The ACT Government is seeking to introduce changes to the timing of lease variation charge payments under the Planning and Development (Lease Variation Charge Deferred Payment Scheme) Amendment Bill 2018. The scheme would give developers the option to defer payment of lease variation charges (LVC) associated with augmenting their Crown lease.

Canberra Town Planning Associate Director Nichelle Jackson says we need to say ‘yes’ to loitering

news | 7 Mar 2022

Last year, a group of New York teenagers performed an experiment. They wandered around a single block of the Bronx and photographed every sign warning them that they weren’t welcome.

Ringing a Bell For Peace