ABPL90130 Assessment Description: involves the preparation of a development assessment of the application provided to you on the LMS, followed by a critical appraisal. This application will be made available at the appropriate time of the semester. 3000 words maximum, excluding appendices and tables. You take on the role of a statutory planning officer in a local authority. You are required to prepare a planning officer’s report to Council that assesses the proposal posted on the LMS. The report must make a recommendation for one of: refusal with reasons, or approval with conditions. The recommendation will include a careful assessment against all relevant components of the appropriate planning scheme, using the standard form available on the DELWP website: Planning Assessment Report, and any other relevant templates, as appropriate.