High Rise Rules Tested
The Result Suburban sprawl Governance and Corruption.
Result FAIL
244 Unley Road is in a five storey zone. A seven storey development
was approved by the State Development Commission in a five storey zone. This is not close! See blog below. Our rules are blown apart.
Seven is the new five for the whole of Unley Road.
The Commission discussed the
application.
RESOLVED
1) RESOLVE
that the proposed development is NOT seriously at variance with the relevant
provisions of the Unley (City) Development Plan”
Result 40% Wrong
Adelaide’s sprawl
The SA Government should undertake
planning for the state and should stop the bituminising of our food growing
land around Adelaide. Unley should be given the population targets by the State
to plan for. Unley should develop the
rules within this to gain State Approval.
An Unley DAP should consider applications in Unley. The developer should
have a right of appeal to a State Development Commission.
Governance
Good governance would separate the approval process from the
appeal. The umpire should not be the player. The inner suburbs Development Assessment
Commission is beholden to the STATE Government
for its creation. The Appeal process is also beholden to the STATE.
Corruption
In the long term a separation of powers will inhibit
corruption. Councils should make the
rules for approval within state objectives. Councils should consider
development applications. If refused the developer should have the right of
appeal to the State.
The SA Government has taken over planning for Unley.
