❓ Dr. Honey questions the value of local council collaboration with the WAPC when planning decisions disregard these discussions. The Minister defends the WAPC's discretionary power and accuses the opposition of hindering housing supply through opposing planning reform.
AnsweredQoN 392Legislative Assembly
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PLANNING
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392. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Planning:
I have a supplementary question. Can the minister explain the
point of local councils working with the Western Australian Planning Commission
and the government when subsequent planning decisions ignore these discussions?
— ST QUENTIN AVENUE — CLAREMONT
392. Dr D.J. HONEY to the Minister for Planning:
I have a supplementary question. Can the minister explain the
point of local councils working with the Western Australian Planning Commission
and the government when subsequent planning decisions ignore these discussions?
AnswerView source ↗
As I have said on the
public record, decision-makers have discretion. The WA Planning Commission has
discretion . Discretion is always in planning schemes. It is discretion
used from a double-storey house to a carport and its location. We see in the planning scheme discretion along all tiers of
planning, from the very small to the very large . But again, I come back
to this key point: the opposition opposes planning reform. The opposition is
effectively saying that it opposes additional housing supply. That is the
absolute truth. Housing is a continuum. We need all aspects of housing. We are doing record investment in social housing, at
$2.6 billion; we are doing the infrastructure fund to get a range of infill
and density; and we are streamlining the planning system so we get additional
housing supply across all of Perth.
public record, decision-makers have discretion. The WA Planning Commission has
discretion . Discretion is always in planning schemes. It is discretion
used from a double-storey house to a carport and its location. We see in the planning scheme discretion along all tiers of
planning, from the very small to the very large . But again, I come back
to this key point: the opposition opposes planning reform. The opposition is
effectively saying that it opposes additional housing supply. That is the
absolute truth. Housing is a continuum. We need all aspects of housing. We are doing record investment in social housing, at
$2.6 billion; we are doing the infrastructure fund to get a range of infill
and density; and we are streamlining the planning system so we get additional
housing supply across all of Perth.
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