Housing Amendment Update

Taken from the minutes of the last council meeting.

The following question was received from Rob Williams:

Can Council please advise when the Housing Amendment, which was approved by
Council at its meeting on December 8, 2009, will be forwarded to the Minister for
Planning, with a request that he authorise the preparation and exhibition of the
Housing Amendment?

Andrew Paxton, Director Planning, Building & Health responded:

Council officers have been working with the Department of Planning and Community
Development in the preparation of the exhibition maps and finalising changes to the
Municipal Strategic Statement to incorporate the Housing Policy.

We anticipate lodging with the Minister the formal planning scheme amendment with a
request to exhibit by the end of February, with the authorisation to exhibit subject to the
Ministers approval.