❓ Mr. Miles asks about the governance and progress of planning scheme amendments. Mr. Day responds, highlighting increased efficiency in processing applications and administrative changes aimed at streamlining the planning system.
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PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENTS
I note that a number of metropolitan region scheme amendments are at this time in parliamentary process or advertised for public comment. Can the minister inform the house of the governance process and progress in dealing promptly with amendments and decisions that come to his office, and other measures the government is implementing to create a fairer and more transparent planning system in Western Australia? Mr J.H.D. DAY
I note that a number of metropolitan region scheme amendments are at this time in parliamentary process or advertised for public comment. Can the minister inform the house of the governance process and progress in dealing promptly with amendments and decisions that come to his office, and other measures the government is implementing to create a fairer and more transparent planning system in Western Australia? Mr J.H.D. DAY
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I am very happy to respond to the member for Wanneroo’s question, particularly in the context of one of the primary goals and actions of this government—to streamline and expedite the approval system across government. Of course, that especially applies to the planning portfolio. We have been very keen and we have been acting to make decisions that provide certainty to people wanting to undertake responsible economic development in Western Australia and encourage the creation of further employment, amongst other things. I am pleased to say that as at the end of April, 1 053 planning scheme amendment decisions have been made since this government came to power. The thousandth decision was made in January this year, 29 months into my time as Minister for Planning and the time of this government. That is a 30 per cent increase compared with the same period in the time of the previous government. To a large extent, that is a credit to the staff in my office and staff in the Department of Planning, who act to ensure that the system works as effectively as possible. I am also pleased that the Department of Planning has made substantial progress on increasing the approvals rate for subdivision applications, with 81 per cent of the 2 862 applications submitted in this financial year so far determined within the statutory time frame. That is a significant improvement on the 2009–10 figures of 70 per cent—an increase from 70 per cent in the last financial year to 81 per cent so far this year. In April this year, 87 per cent of subdivision approvals were determined within the statutory time frame. In part, these improvements reflect changes to departmental arrangements made by the government, in which a separation was provided between the Department of Planning, as it is now called and the Department of Transport, with the lands component now coming under by the Department of Regional Development and Lands. Mr J.N. Hyde : How is the Carine proposal coming along? Mr J.H.D. DAY : Why does the member for Perth not ask me a question about the Carine proposal and a few other things as shadow Minister for Planning some time? I would be very happy to go into them. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.H.D. DAY replied: I am very happy to respond to the member for Wanneroo’s question, particularly in the context of one of the primary goals and actions of this government—to streamline and expedite the approval system across government. Of course, that especially applies to the planning portfolio. We have been very keen and we have been acting to make decisions that provide certainty to people wanting to undertake responsible economic development in Western Australia and encourage the creation of further employment, amongst other things. I am pleased to say that as at the end of April, 1 053 planning scheme amendment decisions have been made since this government came to power. The thousandth decision was made in January this year, 29 months into my time as Minister for Planning and the time of this government. That is a 30 per cent increase compared with the same period in the time of the previous government. To a large extent, that is a credit to the staff in my office and staff in the Department of Planning, who act to ensure that the system works as effectively as possible. I am also pleased that the Department of Planning has made substantial progress on increasing the approvals rate for subdivision applications, with 81 per cent of the 2 862 applications submitted in this financial year so far determined within the statutory time frame. That is a significant improvement on the 2009–10 figures of 70 per cent—an increase from 70 per cent in the last financial year to 81 per cent so far this year. In April this year, 87 per cent of subdivision approvals were determined within the statutory time frame. In part, these improvements reflect changes to departmental arrangements made by the government, in which a separation was provided between the Department of Planning, as it is now called and the Department of Transport, with the lands component now coming under by the Department of Regional Development and Lands. Mr J.N. Hyde : How is the Carine proposal coming along? Mr J.H.D. DAY : Why does the member for Perth not ask me a question about the Carine proposal and a few other things as shadow Minister for Planning some time? I would be very happy to go into them. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
I am very happy to respond to the member for Wanneroo’s question, particularly in the context of one of the primary goals and actions of this government—to streamline and expedite the approval system across government. Of course, that especially applies to the planning portfolio. We have been very keen and we have been acting to make decisions that provide certainty to people wanting to undertake responsible economic development in Western Australia and encourage the creation of further employment, amongst other things. I am pleased to say that as at the end of April, 1 053 planning scheme amendment decisions have been made since this government came to power. The thousandth decision was made in January this year, 29 months into my time as Minister for Planning and the time of this government. That is a 30 per cent increase compared with the same period in the time of the previous government. To a large extent, that is a credit to the staff in my office and staff in the Department of Planning, who act to ensure that the system works as effectively as possible. I am also pleased that the Department of Planning has made substantial progress on increasing the approvals rate for subdivision applications, with 81 per cent of the 2 862 applications submitted in this financial year so far determined within the statutory time frame. That is a significant improvement on the 2009–10 figures of 70 per cent—an increase from 70 per cent in the last financial year to 81 per cent so far this year. In April this year, 87 per cent of subdivision approvals were determined within the statutory time frame. In part, these improvements reflect changes to departmental arrangements made by the government, in which a separation was provided between the Department of Planning, as it is now called and the Department of Transport, with the lands component now coming under by the Department of Regional Development and Lands. Mr J.N. Hyde : How is the Carine proposal coming along? Mr J.H.D. DAY : Why does the member for Perth not ask me a question about the Carine proposal and a few other things as shadow Minister for Planning some time? I would be very happy to go into them. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
I am also pleased that the Department of Planning has made substantial progress on increasing the approvals rate for subdivision applications, with 81 per cent of the 2 862 applications submitted in this financial year so far determined within the statutory time frame. That is a significant improvement on the 2009–10 figures of 70 per cent—an increase from 70 per cent in the last financial year to 81 per cent so far this year. In April this year, 87 per cent of subdivision approvals were determined within the statutory time frame. In part, these improvements reflect changes to departmental arrangements made by the government, in which a separation was provided between the Department of Planning, as it is now called and the Department of Transport, with the lands component now coming under by the Department of Regional Development and Lands. Mr J.N. Hyde : How is the Carine proposal coming along? Mr J.H.D. DAY : Why does the member for Perth not ask me a question about the Carine proposal and a few other things as shadow Minister for Planning some time? I would be very happy to go into them. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.N. Hyde : How is the Carine proposal coming along? Mr J.H.D. DAY : Why does the member for Perth not ask me a question about the Carine proposal and a few other things as shadow Minister for Planning some time? I would be very happy to go into them. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : Why does the member for Perth not ask me a question about the Carine proposal and a few other things as shadow Minister for Planning some time? I would be very happy to go into them. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.H.D. DAY replied: I am very happy to respond to the member for Wanneroo’s question, particularly in the context of one of the primary goals and actions of this government—to streamline and expedite the approval system across government. Of course, that especially applies to the planning portfolio. We have been very keen and we have been acting to make decisions that provide certainty to people wanting to undertake responsible economic development in Western Australia and encourage the creation of further employment, amongst other things. I am pleased to say that as at the end of April, 1 053 planning scheme amendment decisions have been made since this government came to power. The thousandth decision was made in January this year, 29 months into my time as Minister for Planning and the time of this government. That is a 30 per cent increase compared with the same period in the time of the previous government. To a large extent, that is a credit to the staff in my office and staff in the Department of Planning, who act to ensure that the system works as effectively as possible. I am also pleased that the Department of Planning has made substantial progress on increasing the approvals rate for subdivision applications, with 81 per cent of the 2 862 applications submitted in this financial year so far determined within the statutory time frame. That is a significant improvement on the 2009–10 figures of 70 per cent—an increase from 70 per cent in the last financial year to 81 per cent so far this year. In April this year, 87 per cent of subdivision approvals were determined within the statutory time frame. In part, these improvements reflect changes to departmental arrangements made by the government, in which a separation was provided between the Department of Planning, as it is now called and the Department of Transport, with the lands component now coming under by the Department of Regional Development and Lands. Mr J.N. Hyde : How is the Carine proposal coming along? Mr J.H.D. DAY : Why does the member for Perth not ask me a question about the Carine proposal and a few other things as shadow Minister for Planning some time? I would be very happy to go into them. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
I am very happy to respond to the member for Wanneroo’s question, particularly in the context of one of the primary goals and actions of this government—to streamline and expedite the approval system across government. Of course, that especially applies to the planning portfolio. We have been very keen and we have been acting to make decisions that provide certainty to people wanting to undertake responsible economic development in Western Australia and encourage the creation of further employment, amongst other things. I am pleased to say that as at the end of April, 1 053 planning scheme amendment decisions have been made since this government came to power. The thousandth decision was made in January this year, 29 months into my time as Minister for Planning and the time of this government. That is a 30 per cent increase compared with the same period in the time of the previous government. To a large extent, that is a credit to the staff in my office and staff in the Department of Planning, who act to ensure that the system works as effectively as possible. I am also pleased that the Department of Planning has made substantial progress on increasing the approvals rate for subdivision applications, with 81 per cent of the 2 862 applications submitted in this financial year so far determined within the statutory time frame. That is a significant improvement on the 2009–10 figures of 70 per cent—an increase from 70 per cent in the last financial year to 81 per cent so far this year. In April this year, 87 per cent of subdivision approvals were determined within the statutory time frame. In part, these improvements reflect changes to departmental arrangements made by the government, in which a separation was provided between the Department of Planning, as it is now called and the Department of Transport, with the lands component now coming under by the Department of Regional Development and Lands. Mr J.N. Hyde : How is the Carine proposal coming along? Mr J.H.D. DAY : Why does the member for Perth not ask me a question about the Carine proposal and a few other things as shadow Minister for Planning some time? I would be very happy to go into them. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
I am also pleased that the Department of Planning has made substantial progress on increasing the approvals rate for subdivision applications, with 81 per cent of the 2 862 applications submitted in this financial year so far determined within the statutory time frame. That is a significant improvement on the 2009–10 figures of 70 per cent—an increase from 70 per cent in the last financial year to 81 per cent so far this year. In April this year, 87 per cent of subdivision approvals were determined within the statutory time frame. In part, these improvements reflect changes to departmental arrangements made by the government, in which a separation was provided between the Department of Planning, as it is now called and the Department of Transport, with the lands component now coming under by the Department of Regional Development and Lands. Mr J.N. Hyde : How is the Carine proposal coming along? Mr J.H.D. DAY : Why does the member for Perth not ask me a question about the Carine proposal and a few other things as shadow Minister for Planning some time? I would be very happy to go into them. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.N. Hyde : How is the Carine proposal coming along? Mr J.H.D. DAY : Why does the member for Perth not ask me a question about the Carine proposal and a few other things as shadow Minister for Planning some time? I would be very happy to go into them. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : Why does the member for Perth not ask me a question about the Carine proposal and a few other things as shadow Minister for Planning some time? I would be very happy to go into them. Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.N. Hyde interjected. The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
The SPEAKER : We have a very condensed question time today, member for Perth, I formally call you to order for the first time today. Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The changed administrative arrangements have played a significant role in that we now have a Department of Planning, led by the director general, Eric Lumsden, which is able to focus much more on planning issues rather than being distracted by a whole range of other unrelated issues, as was the case previously. Some significant regional scheme amendments have been tabled in Parliament in recent times, including two in the greater Bunbury region scheme area, which will facilitate the further development in the Bunbury waterfront area that the member for Bunbury has strongly been advocating for. There has been the metropolitan region scheme amendment for the Cockburn coast district changes that will allow for substantial, residential, commercial and other developments in that part of the metropolitan area. Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.N. Hyde : You didn’t turn up to the waterfront proposal last night. You have botched that one. Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Mr J.H.D. DAY : I am very glad that the member for Perth again raises a project in which this government has invested substantial public funds in his electorate to further develop the capital city of Perth. In February the expected net cost of $270 million to allow for the development of the Perth Waterfront project was announced by the Premier and I have no doubt that that will be referred to further by the Treasurer just after two o’clock this afternoon. Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
Another change put in place by this government through the legislative changes made to the Planning and Development Act last year is the establishment of development assessment panels to further expedite, on the basis of good professional advice as well as local government input, the consideration of major development proposals in the state. The appointment of the members of the development assessment panels is close to finalisation and the system will be taking effect from 1 July.
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