Consultation Process
Now Closed
This online engagement was hosted on YourSAy from 23 August 2018 - 17 October 2018. Below is a record of the consultation process.
We want to know what you think of the new ways proposed for assessing development applications in South Australia.
This engagement forms part of a new planning and development system for South Australia - you can read more about it here.
What is being decided?
We are currently developing a new, more efficient and transparent planning system for South Australia.
As part of this new system, we are proposing a new assessmentContinue reading
Consultation Process
Now Closed
This online engagement was hosted on YourSAy from 23 August 2018 - 17 October 2018. Below is a record of the consultation process.
We want to know what you think of the new ways proposed for assessing development applications in South Australia.
This engagement forms part of a new planning and development system for South Australia - you can read more about it here.
What is being decided?
We are currently developing a new, more efficient and transparent planning system for South Australia.
As part of this new system, we are proposing a new assessment process which will be more user-friendly, faster and efficient.
You can read about the proposed approach for assessing development applications in the Assessment Pathways Discussion Paper. There is also a shorter summary paper Our New Assessment System, available for download.
The following video outlines the Assessment Pathways Discussion Paper:
https://youtu.be/M7iQOaik7cM
If you have any questions regarding the new system, you can read the Frequently Asked Questions.
Watch the video in the South Australia's New Planning System tab to find out more about the core elements of the planning system.
Get involved
You can provide your feedback by:
- Joining the online discussion
- Completing the online survey
- Taking part in a poll to let us know what you believe is the most important area when measuring and reporting on development in South Australia
- Attending the Open House Drop-in Session
- Attending a Consultation Workshop on Assessment Pathways:
- 25 September 2018 (for planning professionals)
- 26 September 2018 (community groups)
In addition to the above online discussion, survey and event, you can also lodge a written submission on Assessment Pathways and send this to:
Rhiannon Hardy, Project Lead, Assessment Pathways
Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure
Level 5, 50 Flinders Street, Adelaide 5000
GPO Box 1815, Adelaide SA 5001
Email: DPTI.PlanningEngagement@sa.gov.au
Please note all submissions will be made publicly available on the SA Planning Portal following the close of the consultation.
How can your input be used to influence the decision?
Based on the feedback received, we will prepare a ‘What We Heard’ report which will be published on the SA Planning Portal.
This will be used to inform and refine processes and regulations and help to establish a new framework for assessing planning and development across our state.
Closing date: 5pm Wednesday 17 October 2018.
Background
South Australia is undergoing the biggest modernisation of its planning system in 20 years, with new assessment procedures being introduced to better deal with community and industry expectations. How we assess development will be more straightforward and easy to understand, and assisting good development and better design outcomes that delivers real benefits for our community.
Simple forms of development will follow a streamlined assessment process to obtain approval, while proposals for developments of greater complexity will follow a more rigorous process.
The Assessment Pathways Discussion Paper provides an overview of new development application assessment processes which will become operational in South Australia by mid-2020. There is also a shorter summary paper Our New Assessment System, available for download.
In addition, a Performance Indicators discussion paper is also out on consultation via a separate YourSAy page.
The Performance Indicators discussion paper proposes ways in which all development will be measured and monitored, and how statistical data about planning applications will be reported on. This paper describes development monitoring, data gathering which provides valuable, easily accessible information about development outcomes and the ‘health’ of the planning system.
By July 2020 our state will have a more robust and responsive development assessment and monitoring framework. This will provide greater transparency and efficiency in our planning system to help protect our urban, regional and rural assets while supporting responsible development and good planning decisions for South Australia’s future.
Watch the video in the South Australia's New Planning System tab to find out more about the core elements of the planning system.
