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1.Presumpx1donofgrowthPlanningisessen.allyaboutmanagingchangeaboutlookingaheadtofuturescenarios.Bymostpredic.onsNSWwillgrowpar.cularlyinurbanareasandcouldgrowfasterthancurrentlyassumed.TheUnitedKingdomdrax1fNa.onalPlanningFrameworkisbasedonapresump.onforgrowthandfordevelopment.CurrentlyNSWis33ofthepopula.onbutonly24ofna.onalbuildingac.vity.WemustcatchuptotherestofAustraliaanddothisbyencouraginggrowth.4.Localcommunix1desinvolvedearlyAttheearlystrategicplanningstagelocalcommuni.esmustbeveryinvolvedinhelpingshapethecharacteroftheirlocalareas.Thiswillleadtolocalenvironmentalplansthatsettheplanningparametersfordevelopmentinlocalgovernment7.Encouragemixed-usezoningTheProduc.vityCommissionreportintoplanningwasconcernedabouttheoverlyprescrip.vedex1dni.onsusedforzoninginmanyplanningsystems.Theysupportedamorex1eexiblesystemthatrespondedtothecon.nuallychangingmarketplaceasnewindustriesandjobsdeveloped.The8.CustomerfriendlyplanningportalNSWneedsasophis.catedcustomerfriendlyplanningportallikethatintheUnitedKingdomthatanyonecanaccessatany.me.Somegoodworkhasbeenundertakenindevelopingtheelectronichousingcodebutfarmoreisrequiredtolix1fthestatetoworldx19sbestprac.ce.Exis.ngsystemsincouncilsshouldbelinkedintoastatewidecustomerfocussedportal.9.SimplifyinfrastructureleviesThecurrentsystemofSpecialInfrastructureContribu.onsSICandSec.on94contribu.onsisnotworking.Itseemstobebasedonbuildingupallthecoststhatcouldpossiblyberequiredforfutureinfrastructureandrequiringthedeveloperoflandtofundthis.Theproblemisthattheseextracostsox1fenmakeaprojectunviableasitincreasescostsabovewhatthemarketcanpay.VictoriaseemstohaveasimplerlowercostsystemandNSWcouldlearnfromthis.10.Reducelix1dgax1donSincetheEPAActbeganin1979awholenewindustryhasgrownarounddisputescomingfromacomplexandunclearplanningsystem.TheUrbanTaskforceisconcernedthatloosedex1dni.onsvagueaimsandobjec.vesandevenwellmeaningguidelinesareleadingtodisputesthatendupinthecourtsatgreatcost.Theamountofli.ga.oncanbereducedbyhavingfarmoreprojectsconsideredundercomplyingcodesorasbeingcodeassessable.Aplanningsystemthatisbasedonapresump.onforgrowthandthathasmuchmorecertaintythroughcodedex1dni.onsislikelytoleadtolessdisputes.5.JointRegionalPlanningPanelsdeterminemajorprojectsTheJointRegionalPlanningPanelsJRPPx19sareacombina.onofstateappointeesandlocalgovernmentrepresenta.ves.Astheycoveralargerareathanindividualcouncilstheytakeabiggerpictureviewofhowgrowthismanagedandarelessswayedbylocalac.vists.TheUrbanTaskforcebelievesthattheJRPPx19sshoulddetermineallSEPP65apartmentbuildingsandallbuildingsabove5million.Theyshouldalsohavetheirownstax1csecondedfromcouncilsandthestatetobuildbeerrela.ons.6.CodeassessableformanyprojectsOncecommuni.eshaveagreedonthekeydriversofthecharacterofaprecinctheightsetbacksandx1eoorspacera.osthenprojectsshouldbeabletobeassessedagainstthesecriteriawithoutfurtherpublicinvolvement.InQueenslandmanyprojectsincludingverytallbuildingsthatx1dtthecodesagreedbylocalcommuni.esareassessedasx1ccodeassessablex1dprojectswithnorequirementtogobacktothecommunity.Thereshouldalwaysbeameritbasedassessmentprocessforprojectsoutsidecoderequirementsbutthiswilltakemore.me.2.EcologicalsustainabledevelopmentThemajorobjec.veoftheplanningactshouldbetoencourageecologicalsustainabledevelopment.Thisshouldbebasedonthedex1dni.ondevelopedbytheWorldCommissiononDevelopmentof1987thatdex1dnedsustainabledevelopmentasx1cdevelopmentthatmeetstheneedsofthepresentwithoutcompromisingtheabilityoffuturegenera.onstomeettheirownneeds.x1d3.Stateleadershipessenx1dalNSWhasdroppeddrama.callyoverrecentyearsfromitsleadershiproleinAustralia.Inthedecadeuptothe2000Olympicsourcontribu.ontona.onalGDPwas27butinthenextdecadethestatex19scontribu.ondroppedto14.5.Clearlythestategovernmentmusttakealeadershiproleinlix1fingthestatex19seconomy.Thestatemustleadwithstrategicplanningencouraginglargeprojectsandhavingdeliverymethodstodrivegrowthaswellasprovidingessen.alinfrastructure.10ideasforabetterplanningsysteminNSWareas.TheseplanshoweverneedtobeconsistentwithstatepolicyonthedeliveryofsustainabledevelopmentasistheproposedpolicyintheUK.Localplansneedtobebasedonastandardtemplate.Newprocessesofinvolvingcommuni.esneedtobedevelopedthatinvolvemorethantheac.vists.commissionsupportedbroadbasedusesoverprescrip.vedex1dni.ons.Clearlysomezoningcontrolsarerequiredbuttheinnova.onofthemarketplacemustnotberestrainedbyoverregula.on.3DetailedsubmissionCLICKHERE