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April 2021
Planning for Buffer Areas
A central principle of land use planning is to separate conflicting land uses. How does our planning system achieve this and what happens when incompatible land uses get to close? Planning approaches to managing the interface between uses with adverse amenity, health or safety potential and sensitive uses can be varied, complex and lead to inconsistent decision-making. In this half day seminar, we will outline the planning context for uses like industry and infrastructure with adverse amenity, health and safety…
Find out more »May 2021
Rural Land Use Planning – Part 1: How to draft a Rural Strategy
Rural land use planning expert Shelley McGuinness will outline how to prepare a Rural Strategy to provide guidance for rural areas within a municipality. The program will outline what matters must be taken into consideration, how a strategy should be scoped and what level of consultation might be appropriate. The program will use real case studies to inform best practice. Presenters Shelley McGuinness, Senior Consultant, RM Consulting Group Check out Part 2 of our Rural Land Use Planning module: Principles…
Find out more »June 2021
Rural Land Use Planning- Part 2: Principles for Assessing Applications in Rural Zones
Part 2: Principles for Assessing Applications in Rural Zones Assessing applications in rural areas can be challenging. There are a complex series of decision guidelines that must be considered and applications can be scant on detail. In this second part to our Rural Land Use Planning series, John Glossop provides tips and tricks on how to process applications in rural areas and determine whether a permit should be granted. John will provide authoritative guidance about what information should be requested…
Find out more »August 2021
Principles for Modern Planning Schemes – Part 1: The Planning Policy Framework
Through the implementation of the Planning Policy Framework and reforms to zones and overlays, the way in which planning schemes are designed to give effect to land use planning directions has changed – not significantly, but enough to think about how your scheme can be effectively drafted. This two-part seminar considers how to appropriately draft planning scheme provisions to give effect to the Ministerial Direction on the Form and Content of Planning Schemes and have regard to the ‘entry rules’…
Find out more »Principles of a Modern Planning Scheme – Part 2: Effectively Using Zone and Overlay Schedules
Through the implementation of the Planning Policy Framework and reforms to zones and overlays, the way in which planning schemes are designed to give effect to land use planning directions has changed – not significantly, but enough to think about how your scheme can be effectively drafted. This two-part seminar considers how to appropriately draft planning scheme provisions to give effect to the Ministerial Direction on the Form and Content of Planning Schemes and have regard to the ‘entry rules’…
Find out more »October 2021
Housing and Character Policy
Planning Practice Notes PPN90: Planning for Housing and PPN91: Using the Residential Zones provide direction for housing in planning schemes. This interactive course will outline what these practice notes mean for planning for housing. It will provide an overview of how these practice notes should inform any review or development of housing and neighbourhood character studies and how zones can be used effectively to implement this strategic work, in line with the direction in the practice notes. The course will…
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