“This submission prepared by the Norwood Residents’ Association is in response to the draft Planning, Development and Infrastructure (General) (Development Assessment) Variation Regulations 2019 and draft Practice Directions.
It is important to mention at the outset that while the State Government continues to inexorably roll out significant changes to our Planning and Development system, it is our local Norwood Payneham and St Peters Council that has endeavoured to brief residents and their associations regarding the detail and implications of same. In fact, the ‘consultative’ approach adopted by government bodies thus far is primarily aimed at planning/building professionals much more au fait with associated technical language and complex regulations than ordinary citizens. Such barriers coupled with a limited response timeframe, severely inhibit public consultation/transparency on decisions which will so dramatically affect the quality of people’s lives and their freedom to interact with the planning system. Furthermore, the drastic reduction of residents’ rights to have a voice in their community is an infringement upon their civil liberty…”
This submission has been sent to the Premier, Deputy Premier, the Minister for Planning and others. You can read the full document here:
Draft Planning Development Infrastructure Regulations 2019 and Practice Directions
Norwood Residents Association 