BRINGING PLAN-MAKING BACK INTO PLANNING

摘要

Among the many issues raised in the discussion of the Barangaroo redevelopment in the May/June issue of Architecture Australia, the fact that special planning procedures will govern assessment of the project is one that resonates with many recent development controversies. While the NSW call-in system leaves much to be desired, it has perhaps been unfairly targeted: the legislation governing planning begins with lofty goals, and its failure to achieve these cannot be attributed to the call-in system alone.