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which will require some sensitive but detailed research, will be completed by mid-1990.
City Plan
Ms Follett: On 31 October 1989 Mr Jensen asked the following question:
My question is directed to the Chief Minister in her capacity as Minister for planning. I refer her to proposals to vary the city plan for Gordon, variation No. 4, 1308/89, and Monash, section 6-18, by changing the gazetted roads to remove battleaxe blocks to make the developments "more commercially viable". Can the Chief Minister advise the Assembly of the rationale behind these changes and whether they set the scene for changes to longstanding planning policies which would meet the needs of developers rather than of people who will be living in the new suburban areas?
My answer is as follows: the blocks referred to are part of land packages being developed by private enterprise.
The original layouts for these residential subdivisions were prepared some years ago by the National Capital Development Commission.
It is a principle in private enterprise land development that developers have the opportunity to seek approval to vary previously prepared block and road layouts where they believe that this will lead to more efficient practices and respond more closely to their assessment of the market.
No changes in planning policies are involved and since the amendments reflect a perception of the market there is no reason to believe they will be less successful in meeting the needs of the people who will live there.
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