❓ A member of parliament questions the Minister for Planning regarding delays and potential conflicts of interest in the rezoning application for an aged care facility in Wattle Grove, linking it to the Shire of Kalamunda's local planning strategy.
AnsweredQoN 5160Legislative Assembly
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In relation to the Gavour Road Aged Care Facility proposed in Wattle Grove, I ask:
(a) can the Minister detail why it has taken him over two years, after receiving all the necessary documentation, to attempt to make a decision on changing the zoning for the Gavour Road Aged Care facility proposal;
(b) can the Minister confirm that he requested and received additional information relating to the rezoning last September;
(c) has the Minister, or any staff or officers in his Ministerial office or Department, declared any conflict, or perception of conflict, of interest relating to this application;
(d) when will the Minister make a decision; and
(e) why has the Minister apparently decided that the rezoning application and the Shire of Kalamunda’s local planning strategy are to be linked together, when clearly they are separate issues?
(a) can the Minister detail why it has taken him over two years, after receiving all the necessary documentation, to attempt to make a decision on changing the zoning for the Gavour Road Aged Care facility proposal;
(b) can the Minister confirm that he requested and received additional information relating to the rezoning last September;
(c) has the Minister, or any staff or officers in his Ministerial office or Department, declared any conflict, or perception of conflict, of interest relating to this application;
(d) when will the Minister make a decision; and
(e) why has the Minister apparently decided that the rezoning application and the Shire of Kalamunda’s local planning strategy are to be linked together, when clearly they are separate issues?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 May 2011
Responded by
Minister for Planning
Response time
33 days
(a) I have not received all the necessary documentation, which includes the strategic justification for the proposal and a recommendation from the Western Australian Planning Commission relating to the final determination of the scheme amendment.
(b) Yes - if this question refers to my request for the Shire of Kalamunda to prepare a local planning strategy to provide a framework in which to consider the scheme amendment. This document has been received and was considered by the Western Australian Planning Commission at its April meeting.
(c) Yes.
· Ms Elizabeth Taylor declared an impartiality interest in this matter when the Statutory Planning Committee, of which she is a member, considered the request to advertise the amendment on 7 July 2009.
· Ms Sue Burrows, the Independent Planning Reviewer, has advised the Director General of the Department of Planning of a perceived conflict of interest as she had previously dealt with this amendment when employed at the Shire of Kalamunda.
· Ms Taylor and Ms Burrows both declared an impartiality interest when the Statutory Planning Committee, of which they are both members, considered a request to advertise the Shire of Kalamunda Local Planning Strategy on 27 April 2011.
(d) I will make a decision on the matter when the Western Australian Planning Commission provides its recommendation relating to finalisation of the amendment.
(e) The scheme amendment proposes to rezone land to allow a significant urban development in a rural area. Such development needs to be considered having regard to its strategic context in terms of future land uses and service provision rather than an ad hoc basis. Local planning strategies are required to accompany all local planning schemes for each local government to provide a strategic framework for sustainable growth and development based on estimates of future population increase and a comprehensive evaluation of the economic, infrastructure, social and environmental issues in the area. As I requested, the Shire of Kalamunda has submitted a local planning strategy to the Western Australian Planning Commission and the document will be advertised for public comment in the next few months.
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(b) Yes - if this question refers to my request for the Shire of Kalamunda to prepare a local planning strategy to provide a framework in which to consider the scheme amendment. This document has been received and was considered by the Western Australian Planning Commission at its April meeting.
(c) Yes.
· Ms Elizabeth Taylor declared an impartiality interest in this matter when the Statutory Planning Committee, of which she is a member, considered the request to advertise the amendment on 7 July 2009.
· Ms Sue Burrows, the Independent Planning Reviewer, has advised the Director General of the Department of Planning of a perceived conflict of interest as she had previously dealt with this amendment when employed at the Shire of Kalamunda.
· Ms Taylor and Ms Burrows both declared an impartiality interest when the Statutory Planning Committee, of which they are both members, considered a request to advertise the Shire of Kalamunda Local Planning Strategy on 27 April 2011.
(d) I will make a decision on the matter when the Western Australian Planning Commission provides its recommendation relating to finalisation of the amendment.
(e) The scheme amendment proposes to rezone land to allow a significant urban development in a rural area. Such development needs to be considered having regard to its strategic context in terms of future land uses and service provision rather than an ad hoc basis. Local planning strategies are required to accompany all local planning schemes for each local government to provide a strategic framework for sustainable growth and development based on estimates of future population increase and a comprehensive evaluation of the economic, infrastructure, social and environmental issues in the area. As I requested, the Shire of Kalamunda has submitted a local planning strategy to the Western Australian Planning Commission and the document will be advertised for public comment in the next few months.
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