Category: Submissions
Submission to the Proposal to Raise London Circuit
Inner South Canberra Community Council opposes National Capital Authority approval for the raising of London Circuit.
ISCCC and NCCC re ‘Recommended’ Draft Territory Plan Variation No. 369
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.
DA 202139360, Block 1. Section 30, Deakin, ACT
Deakin Residents Association points to potential traffic and parking problems associated with the proposed Early Learning Centre on the St Luke’s Church site in Deakin.
Inner south launches new bid to ward off further densification
The ACT Government has been put on notice about any proposed densification of the inner south, with the area’s community council issuing its own district plan rejecting any attempt to rezone residential areas for multi-unit development.
Have Your Say On District Planning For Inner South Canberra
The ISCCC Committee has produced a draft Inner South Canberra District Strategy, for submission when finalised to the planning Minister and Authority. Attached is the latest versiont 4), based on input from the ISCCC member groups and with reference to the outcomes of the ACT Government’s Inner South Canberra district planning workshop.
This is now open for public comment. This draft is also an item for discussion at the ISCCC Public Meeting on 14 September, which will unfortunately now have to be fully online, via Zoom.
ISCCC Submission: Canberra Brickworks Redevelopment: Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Application No. EIS201900047
This EIS process provides an important opportunity to review the extent to which the planning for
the precinct to date meets important Commonwealth and ACT Government requirements, specifically:
• Commonwealth – in relation to protection of the critically endangered Golden Sunmoth
• ACT Government – wide range of issues outlined in the Scoping Document.
Read the ISCCC submission
Fears grow for Kingston Arts Precinct plans as community shut out
Doubts are growing about the progress of the signature Kingston Arts Precinct project, with inner south groups and the National Trust being met with a wall of silence.
Planning System Review and Reform Project
The ISCCC has written to the ACT Government seeking various changes to the current ACT planning system to address several issues of concern It has offered to work with the Government in its current review of the planning system to resolve some of these problems
Fears rule change for demo housing project will put suburbs at risk
The ISCCC has written to the ACT Government opposing a proposed variation to the Territory Plan for a single development in Griffith. The development has no demonstrable public benefit will set an undesirable precedent for Canberra’s planning system
Access to Old Development Applications and DA Exempt Knock-Down Rebuilds
The ISCCC has asked the ACT Planning Minister to introduce two reforms to the ACT planning system, in addition to other welcome initiatives that have already occurred. These new reforms are (1) tighten up planning approvals for knock down/rebuilds and (2) place old Development Applications (DAs) on the Planning Directorate…