PLANNING LAWS
variety of types of development which may be suitable in the area even if a particular type is most desirable. An obvious example is a residential zone where dwellings will be desirable and encouraged. However the zone may also include allowance for other uses which may be appropriate such as offices, consulting rooms or perhaps tourist accommodation. There may be threshold criteria applicable to certain developments,
such as a limit of two storeys or buffer areas for industrial uses.
CONCLUSION At present we have two planning systems in operation for different purposes. Once the Code and the PDI Act are fully operational it will be easier to advise with more certainty. There is an impression that there is more with which to become familiar,
being a larger Act, Regulations, Practice Directions and the online Code, along with new terminology and acronyms. Those practicing in this field will need to become familiar with the PDI Act and its systems just as happened when the Development Act commenced. B Endnotes 1 Media Release - ‘Updated timeline for new planning system rollout’ Attorney-General’s Department, 18 August 2020
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