The ISCCC has drafted the attached recommendations in response to the ACT Government’s draft Territory Plan and District Strategy, which will have far-ranging impacts on the inner south and Canberra in the years to come. The ACT Treasury has just released its latest population projections, which indicate that the population…
The ACT Government has now provided high resolution maps, at the ISCCC’s request, so that Inner South residents can have a clearer idea of potential implications of the Government’s draft new Inner South District Strategy.
Click to open Figure 31 highlights (in yellow) Future Investigation Areas
Click to open Figure 36 highlights (in yellow, pink and red) Urban Character Types
Residents only have until 3 March to provide their views to the ACT Government on it’s draft new Territory Plan and District Strategy. It’s an improvement on the previous deadline of 14 February, but it’s still tight. Due to the tight timeframe, and the complexity of what’s being proposed, the…
Inner South Canberra Community Council opposes National Capital Authority approval for the raising of London Circuit.
Inner South Canberra and North Canberra Community Councils call for Assembly inquiry into proposed Territory Plan Variation 369, which they believe does not properly address 30 % canopy cover target and is too complex.
ISCCC calls for changes in proposed independent living and aged care facility in Weston Creek to improve consistency with the National Capital Plan and better respect important landscape vistas.
ISCCC submission to National Capital Authority on 22 May 2020 in response to Proposed Phase 2 Boardwalk and Land Reclamation in West Basin (Block 23 Section 33 Acton Waterfront).
ISCCC letter to ACT MLAs on 11 June 2020 in support of Planning Legislation Amendment Bill tabled by Caroline Le Couteur MLA in the Legislative Assembly on 7 May 2020, as a first step in improving community consultation, transparency and accountability in the planning system.
The ISCCC has lodged this submission in relation to the referral by the ACT Government to the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Energy of the Light rail stage 2(b) project (Commonwealth Park to Woden) for assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. The ISCCC has called for an assessment by an independent public inquiry.
Almost 100 people attended the ISCCC’s public forum on 11 June to hear presentations and have their say on planning for areas of intense urban infill, other strategic planning issues, housing initiatives, city services issues, and proposals for Fyshwick freight and waste facilities.
ISCCC Chair, Marea Fatseas, called for better community engagement on planning for our suburbs at a public forum on 10 September organised by the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis (IGPA). Over 400 people attended the public forum, introduced by Jon Stanhope, at which a keynote address was delivered by…
This IGPA Seminar will discuss the role of community councils and community groups interested in specific planning and/or heritage issues. The Seminar will particularly explore the adequacy and appropriateness of community consultation processes in planning decisions across the Territory, and improvements deemed necessary to those processes.
