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Have Your Say On Improving Victoriaˇ¦S Planning System

A public submission process on ways to improve the planning system in Victoria is now open.

By Russell Northe - 15th July 2011 - Back to News

Nationals Member for Morwell Russell Northe has encouraged any interested community members to take part in a significant overhaul of the planning system by making a submission to the Victorian Planning System Ministerial Advisory Committee.

ˇ§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 ˇV to listen to the community.ˇ¨

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:

„h 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;

„h categorise the range of comments and issues to allow for further assessment in light of government planning policy;

„h prioritise matters raised according to the frequency of raising and in light of Government Planning Policy;

„h inform the government of the perceived efficiency of the planning system from the varied perspectives of the users; and

„h recommend areas for further study and the preferred method for dealing with the issues arising from the findings.

Mr Northe 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.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com

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