❓ Hon Frank Hough asks about the delay in approving the Shire of Chittering’s town planning scheme No 6. Hon G.T. Giffard explains the scheme requires detailed review before public advertising to ensure strategic direction, population forecasts, and rezonings are appropriately addressed.
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(1) Has the minister given approval to the Shire of Chittering’s town planning scheme No 6 application to advertise for “public comment only” dated back to June 2001? (2) If not, can the minister please advise the reasons for the delay in approving the shire’s application? Hon G.T. GIFFARD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The Shire of Chittering’s town planning scheme No 6 was forwarded to the minister’s office in July 2001, not June. The statement that it is with the minister to consider for “public comment only” is misleading and suggests that she need only give it an administrative “tick off”. This is a misunderstanding of the nature of the planning process. The proposed scheme was accompanied by the shire’s local planning strategy, which sets out the long-term planning directions for the shire for the next 10 to 15 years. The scheme itself provides the statutory framework for implementing that strategy. These documents must be in order before advertising. The strategic direction of the strategy, its ability to meet population forecasts and the justification for various rezonings etc must be suitably addressed, otherwise the landowners and residents of the shire will be given unrealistic expectations; that is a detailed process. The minister’s planning advisers have been working through the proposed town planning strategy and town planning scheme, and will report to her shortly on the changes that are necessary to progress these documents to public advertising.
(2) If not, can the minister please advise the reasons for the delay in approving the shire’s application? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The Shire of Chittering’s town planning scheme No 6 was forwarded to the minister’s office in July 2001, not June. The statement that it is with the minister to consider for “public comment only” is misleading and suggests that she need only give it an administrative “tick off”. This is a misunderstanding of the nature of the planning process. The proposed scheme was accompanied by the shire’s local planning strategy, which sets out the long-term planning directions for the shire for the next 10 to 15 years. The scheme itself provides the statutory framework for implementing that strategy. These documents must be in order before advertising. The strategic direction of the strategy, its ability to meet population forecasts and the justification for various rezonings etc must be suitably addressed, otherwise the landowners and residents of the shire will be given unrealistic expectations; that is a detailed process. The minister’s planning advisers have been working through the proposed town planning strategy and town planning scheme, and will report to her shortly on the changes that are necessary to progress these documents to public advertising.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The Shire of Chittering’s town planning scheme No 6 was forwarded to the minister’s office in July 2001, not June. The statement that it is with the minister to consider for “public comment only” is misleading and suggests that she need only give it an administrative “tick off”. This is a misunderstanding of the nature of the planning process. The proposed scheme was accompanied by the shire’s local planning strategy, which sets out the long-term planning directions for the shire for the next 10 to 15 years. The scheme itself provides the statutory framework for implementing that strategy. These documents must be in order before advertising. The strategic direction of the strategy, its ability to meet population forecasts and the justification for various rezonings etc must be suitably addressed, otherwise the landowners and residents of the shire will be given unrealistic expectations; that is a detailed process. The minister’s planning advisers have been working through the proposed town planning strategy and town planning scheme, and will report to her shortly on the changes that are necessary to progress these documents to public advertising.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The Shire of Chittering’s town planning scheme No 6 was forwarded to the minister’s office in July 2001, not June. The statement that it is with the minister to consider for “public comment only” is misleading and suggests that she need only give it an administrative “tick off”. This is a misunderstanding of the nature of the planning process. The proposed scheme was accompanied by the shire’s local planning strategy, which sets out the long-term planning directions for the shire for the next 10 to 15 years. The scheme itself provides the statutory framework for implementing that strategy. These documents must be in order before advertising. The strategic direction of the strategy, its ability to meet population forecasts and the justification for various rezonings etc must be suitably addressed, otherwise the landowners and residents of the shire will be given unrealistic expectations; that is a detailed process. The minister’s planning advisers have been working through the proposed town planning strategy and town planning scheme, and will report to her shortly on the changes that are necessary to progress these documents to public advertising.
(1)-(2) The Shire of Chittering’s town planning scheme No 6 was forwarded to the minister’s office in July 2001, not June. The statement that it is with the minister to consider for “public comment only” is misleading and suggests that she need only give it an administrative “tick off”. This is a misunderstanding of the nature of the planning process. The proposed scheme was accompanied by the shire’s local planning strategy, which sets out the long-term planning directions for the shire for the next 10 to 15 years. The scheme itself provides the statutory framework for implementing that strategy. These documents must be in order before advertising. The strategic direction of the strategy, its ability to meet population forecasts and the justification for various rezonings etc must be suitably addressed, otherwise the landowners and residents of the shire will be given unrealistic expectations; that is a detailed process. The minister’s planning advisers have been working through the proposed town planning strategy and town planning scheme, and will report to her shortly on the changes that are necessary to progress these documents to public advertising.
The minister’s planning advisers have been working through the proposed town planning strategy and town planning scheme, and will report to her shortly on the changes that are necessary to progress these documents to public advertising.
(2) If not, can the minister please advise the reasons for the delay in approving the shire’s application? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The Shire of Chittering’s town planning scheme No 6 was forwarded to the minister’s office in July 2001, not June. The statement that it is with the minister to consider for “public comment only” is misleading and suggests that she need only give it an administrative “tick off”. This is a misunderstanding of the nature of the planning process. The proposed scheme was accompanied by the shire’s local planning strategy, which sets out the long-term planning directions for the shire for the next 10 to 15 years. The scheme itself provides the statutory framework for implementing that strategy. These documents must be in order before advertising. The strategic direction of the strategy, its ability to meet population forecasts and the justification for various rezonings etc must be suitably addressed, otherwise the landowners and residents of the shire will be given unrealistic expectations; that is a detailed process. The minister’s planning advisers have been working through the proposed town planning strategy and town planning scheme, and will report to her shortly on the changes that are necessary to progress these documents to public advertising.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The Shire of Chittering’s town planning scheme No 6 was forwarded to the minister’s office in July 2001, not June. The statement that it is with the minister to consider for “public comment only” is misleading and suggests that she need only give it an administrative “tick off”. This is a misunderstanding of the nature of the planning process. The proposed scheme was accompanied by the shire’s local planning strategy, which sets out the long-term planning directions for the shire for the next 10 to 15 years. The scheme itself provides the statutory framework for implementing that strategy. These documents must be in order before advertising. The strategic direction of the strategy, its ability to meet population forecasts and the justification for various rezonings etc must be suitably addressed, otherwise the landowners and residents of the shire will be given unrealistic expectations; that is a detailed process. The minister’s planning advisers have been working through the proposed town planning strategy and town planning scheme, and will report to her shortly on the changes that are necessary to progress these documents to public advertising.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)-(2) The Shire of Chittering’s town planning scheme No 6 was forwarded to the minister’s office in July 2001, not June. The statement that it is with the minister to consider for “public comment only” is misleading and suggests that she need only give it an administrative “tick off”. This is a misunderstanding of the nature of the planning process. The proposed scheme was accompanied by the shire’s local planning strategy, which sets out the long-term planning directions for the shire for the next 10 to 15 years. The scheme itself provides the statutory framework for implementing that strategy. These documents must be in order before advertising. The strategic direction of the strategy, its ability to meet population forecasts and the justification for various rezonings etc must be suitably addressed, otherwise the landowners and residents of the shire will be given unrealistic expectations; that is a detailed process. The minister’s planning advisers have been working through the proposed town planning strategy and town planning scheme, and will report to her shortly on the changes that are necessary to progress these documents to public advertising.
(1)-(2) The Shire of Chittering’s town planning scheme No 6 was forwarded to the minister’s office in July 2001, not June. The statement that it is with the minister to consider for “public comment only” is misleading and suggests that she need only give it an administrative “tick off”. This is a misunderstanding of the nature of the planning process. The proposed scheme was accompanied by the shire’s local planning strategy, which sets out the long-term planning directions for the shire for the next 10 to 15 years. The scheme itself provides the statutory framework for implementing that strategy. These documents must be in order before advertising. The strategic direction of the strategy, its ability to meet population forecasts and the justification for various rezonings etc must be suitably addressed, otherwise the landowners and residents of the shire will be given unrealistic expectations; that is a detailed process. The minister’s planning advisers have been working through the proposed town planning strategy and town planning scheme, and will report to her shortly on the changes that are necessary to progress these documents to public advertising.
The minister’s planning advisers have been working through the proposed town planning strategy and town planning scheme, and will report to her shortly on the changes that are necessary to progress these documents to public advertising.
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