❓ Mr. Tallentire questions the Minister for Planning on how the new apartment design guidelines (Design WA) will provide business certainty, encourage high standards, and impact infill development around Metronet. The Minister responds by outlining the guidelines' features and criticising opposition scaremongering on infill.
AnsweredQoN 69Legislative Assembly
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DESIGN WA — INFILL DEVELOPMENTS
69. Mr C.J. TALLENTIRE to the Minister for Planning:
(1) Can the
Minister for Planning advise the house how the apartment design guidelines that
were released yesterday will provide business certainty and encourage quality,
high standards and development across Western Australia?
(2) Can the
minister outline to the house what these guidelines mean for Metronet and
sensible, high-quality infill development around public transport?
Mrs L.M. Harvey interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Scarborough, it is not a chat-fest.
69. Mr C.J. TALLENTIRE to the Minister for Planning:
(1) Can the
Minister for Planning advise the house how the apartment design guidelines that
were released yesterday will provide business certainty and encourage quality,
high standards and development across Western Australia?
(2) Can the
minister outline to the house what these guidelines mean for Metronet and
sensible, high-quality infill development around public transport?
Mrs L.M. Harvey interjected.
The SPEAKER : Member for
Scarborough, it is not a chat-fest.
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I thank the member for the question.
(1)–(2) Yesterday,
we launched Design WA at which a strong crowd of more than 650 people listened
to the Labor government's plan for sensible infill development and
sensible design. Of course, housing choice and housing diversity are at the
core of what we are offering to the public—making sure that people have
the opportunity to age in place, and that the younger generation have the
option of moving into suburbs that are connected to public transport, education
opportunities and work. It is part of an overall package: planning reform,
Design WA and Metronet.
Design WA sets new minimum standards
for apartment buildings, including improved ventilation and lighting for
apartments; better separation for taller buildings so that balconies are not
too close to each other; standards for tree canopy and vegetation to, again,
make sure that the green element is kept in our suburbs; facilities for
charging electric vehicles; balcony sizes that better reflect the size of
apartments; space for recycling, the new three-bin system and for managing
waste better; and, of course, more sustainable apartment living. It was with
great delight that I was able to launch that yesterday. I welcome the member
for Perth's contribution to the debate. I thought it was a very, very
good contribution in which he highlighted some of the views opposite, in
particular the comments of the member for Cottesloe, who has been
scaremongering on the issue of infill. I know that the member for Cottesloe was
disappointed that his comments in this place were repeated in that forum, but
he was basically giving everyone an insight into what the Liberal Party has
been saying in this place about infill and density and about creating division.
The government is trying to promote a sensible community debate and discussion
about infill by making sure that we put it in the right places and making sure
everyone has housing choices in our suburbs. We are not going to walk away from
that challenge.
(1)–(2) Yesterday,
we launched Design WA at which a strong crowd of more than 650 people listened
to the Labor government's plan for sensible infill development and
sensible design. Of course, housing choice and housing diversity are at the
core of what we are offering to the public—making sure that people have
the opportunity to age in place, and that the younger generation have the
option of moving into suburbs that are connected to public transport, education
opportunities and work. It is part of an overall package: planning reform,
Design WA and Metronet.
Design WA sets new minimum standards
for apartment buildings, including improved ventilation and lighting for
apartments; better separation for taller buildings so that balconies are not
too close to each other; standards for tree canopy and vegetation to, again,
make sure that the green element is kept in our suburbs; facilities for
charging electric vehicles; balcony sizes that better reflect the size of
apartments; space for recycling, the new three-bin system and for managing
waste better; and, of course, more sustainable apartment living. It was with
great delight that I was able to launch that yesterday. I welcome the member
for Perth's contribution to the debate. I thought it was a very, very
good contribution in which he highlighted some of the views opposite, in
particular the comments of the member for Cottesloe, who has been
scaremongering on the issue of infill. I know that the member for Cottesloe was
disappointed that his comments in this place were repeated in that forum, but
he was basically giving everyone an insight into what the Liberal Party has
been saying in this place about infill and density and about creating division.
The government is trying to promote a sensible community debate and discussion
about infill by making sure that we put it in the right places and making sure
everyone has housing choices in our suburbs. We are not going to walk away from
that challenge.
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