- We have little confidence that the reformed planning system proposed and the “outcomes based approach” will actually “preserve the valued character of Canberra and its suburbs”.
- There is considerable further work to be done on the Draft District strategies to address the “disconnect between strategic and statutory planning”.
- The community and relevant stakeholders have been poorly engaged in the development of the reform process which has further undermined “the community’s confidence in the system and their ability to fully participate in planning and development”. The reforms to date appear to have increased the complexity and reduced the certainty of the planning system
Referencing ACT Planning System Reform and Review Overview (November 2020)
Each Community Council has also made their own submissions highlighting the concerns of residents in their districts, and we would strongly encourage you to review your districts’s Community Council submissions:
- Tuggerannong
- Weston Creek
- Woden Valley
- Molonglo
- Inner South Canberra
- North Canberra
- Belconnen
- Gungahlin
Response to ACT Planning System Review and Reform Project – Draft Territory Plan and Draft District Strategies
CCC-Territory-Plan-and-District-Strategies-SubmissionContacts
Peter Elford, Convenor, Combined Community Councils of the ACT – act.communitycouncils@yahoo.com.au
Glenys Patulny, President Tuggeranong Community Council – president@tuggcc.com
Fiona Carrick, President, Woden Valley Community Council – wodenvalleycommunitycouncil@gmail.com
Bill Gemmell, Chair, Weston Creek Community Council – chair@westoncreek.org.au
Marea Fatseas, Chair, Inner South Community Council – chair@isccc.org.au
Ryan Hemsley, Chair, Molonlgo Community Forum – info@mvcommunityforum.org.au
Joachim Zeil, Chair, North Canberra Community Council – chair@northcanberra.org.au
Lachlan Butler Chair Belconnen Community Council – chair@belcouncil.org.au
Henley Samuel, President Gungahlin Community Council – info@gcc.asn.au