Gary Prattley

Sustainability in Western Australian planning

Gary Prattley
Chairman
Western Australian Planning Commission, WA

Abstract:
Planning has been heavily involved in sustainability in Western Australia since the State Planning Strategy (SPS) was adopted in 1997. Since then, such initiatives as the State Sustainability Strategy (2003), Network City (2005), draft Sustainability Checklist (2005) and Liveable Neighbourhoods (2007, Edition 3) have demonstrated how planning uses an integrated approach. The SPS is being reviewed and will include indicators for monitoring. Directions 2031 and Beyond (metropolitan Perth and Peel) is nearing completion; it uses a sustainability index to consider land for development. Land use planning uses a NRM/sustainability framework; current examples for large scale developments include the Wungong Urban Water Project (Armadale Redevelopment Authority), Stirling Centre Redevelopment (Stirling Alliance) and Jindee development (City of Wanneroo). Regional planning is also being advanced through Regional Committees and new initiatives, such as Regional Hotspots analyses (e.g. Broome; Karratha; Port Hedland) and the Pilbara Framework. There are growing demands for improved planning and better interagency coordination, recognised in the release of Planning Makes it Happen: A Blueprint for Planning Reform (2009). Due to economic growth/population/housing pressures, as well as climate change, peak oil and an ageing population, planning is rising to the challenge and will be central to providing sustainable solutions.

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