Planning Policy and Regulation

The course introduces students to the statutory environment of land use planning. Whilst focussing on the South Australian planning system it considers other jurisdictions within and outside Australia for comparison. The course aims to outline the key characteristics of land use planning systems looking at plan types, the scope of planning policy, prescriptive and performance led systems, development control and appeal rights. The SA system is examined in detail and students are exposed to examples of practice in both policy and development assessment. Students are encouraged to question the rationale for planning and the strengths and weaknesses of differing systems of policy and regulation.