Have your say on improving Victoria’s planning system
Thursday, 14 July 2011
“I encourage anyone interested to take part in this significant overhaul of our planning system by making a submission to the Victorian Planning System Ministerial Advisory Committee,” Mr Guy said.
“This is the chance for all Victorians to make their views known about what works and what does not work with the system and how it could be shaped for the future. This is a key commitment by the Coalition Government – to listen to the community.”
The Advisory Committee, announced last month, is calling for submissions from any person wishing to make a comment about improving the Victoria Planning Provisions, planning schemes and the planning system generally.
Under the Terms of Reference the Advisory Committee is to:
- advise on ways of improving the planning system, including the legislative base, the structure of planning schemes – the structure of state and regional policy provisions – as well as regulations under the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and other relevant legislation;
- categorise the range of comments and issues to allow for further assessment in light of government planning policy;
- prioritise matters raised according to the frequency of raising and in light of Government Planning Policy;
- inform the government of the perceived efficiency of the planning system from the varied perspectives of the users; and
- recommend areas for further study and the preferred method for dealing with the issues arising from the findings.
Mr Guy said submissions should identify any issues of concern and suggest options for improvement and should be received by 31 August 2011.
Information about how to make a submission, together with the Terms of Reference, are available at www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/systemreview or from Information Victoria on 1300 366 356.
Advertisements calling for submissions will also be published in all major newspapers.
NOTE: The provided URL is as yet unavailable!!!!!!! We rang the 1300 number and were told that the Minister’s announcement was ‘premature’ and that the website would probably be up and running either later today or tomorrow morning. Looks like the right hand certainly doesn’t know what the left hand’s doing!
Glen Eira Debates 
July 15, 2011 at 8:10 AM
Gonna be interesting to see the Glen Eira Council submission and how accurately it reflects GE residents vieiws.
Assuming of course Council makes a submission and that the submission is better than Councils abysmal response to the “VEAC (Victorian Enironmental Assessment Council) – Metroplitan Melbourne Investigation Discussion Paper” undertaken in late 2010. This Investigation concerned open space and unlike other Councils or the MRC, Glen Eira Council’s submission was a hastily written one page letter which said nothing.
In council meetings, Council constantly blames others (primarily VCAT) for their own short failings of no overall vision and no consistent planning rules supporting that vision.
The hope that Council makes a detailed and well argued submission that reflects the interests of ratepayers/residents is probably a very frail hope.
July 15, 2011 at 12:12 PM
2030 was a huge mistake. Town planning was the biggest failing of the Bracks and Brumby Governments. They spent too much time asking people what the wanted. Melbourne was stuffed 50 years ago when the best farming land in the world was rezonded for housing. All the south eastern suburbs. Melbourne should have been developed to the north west leaving the fertile land in the rain belt for growing food. 2030 set the State back tremendously. The whole system needs an overhaul, including getting rid of vcat. We need less consultation and more expert advise. Glen Eira will be seen to be well placed for the future. If it was possible leglislate to stop bad design that would be good but it is not. It is amusing how everyone is an expert in town planning with no training. Allyou need is a good amount of self interest and you are away. I would not like to be the person going through the idiodic stuff that will come in from councils. Moreland will probably form a special committee and include residents. What about setting up a community vegie garden in the centre of the race track just to kick things off.
July 15, 2011 at 4:54 PM
I like the veggie garden at the r-course idea, the horses could take a brake half way around for a carrot or radish.