Town Planning Assessment Report

Figure 8 – Aerial photograph of subject site and surrounding area



5. Assessment Requirements

5.1.    Framework for Assessment

Categorising Instruments for Statutory Assessment

In accordance with Section 43 of the Planning Act 2016, the following categorising instruments may
contain assessment benchmarks applicable to development applications:
+     the Planning Regulation 2017
+     the Planning Scheme for the local government area
+     any temporary local planning instrument
+     any variation approval

Of these, the planning instruments relevant to this application are discussed below:


5.2.     Assessment Benchmarks Related to the Planning Regulation 2017

The Planning Regulation 2017 (the Regulation) prescribes assessment benchmarks that the
application must be carried out against, which are additional or alternative to the assessment
benchmarks contained in council’s Planning Scheme. These assessment benchmarks may be contained
within:
    • the Regional Plan;
    • Part E of the State Planning Policy, to the extent they are not appropriately integrated into the
        Planning Scheme; and
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