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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 247

Housing Trust - Fraser Supported
Accommodation Property

Location of supported accommodation in Fraser

Mr Cornwell asked the Minister for the Environment, Land and Planning

(1) Further to your reply to question on notice No. 218 that namely "There have

been no breaches of the ACT Planning Authoritys Criteria for Siting Supported

Accommodation in Residential Areas in relation to the purchase of (a house in)

Fraser by the ACT Housing Trust" when -

(a)One of the two key objectives in the supported accommodation location

criteria, viz:

(ii)Maintenance of residential amenity for RonIa living in the

immediate area,

has been broken by (A) failure to advise local

residents of the occupations;

(B) installation of full scale security

lighting and

of the property;

(b)Point One of the Design and Siting Criteria for "supported

accommodation", namely -

The building facade is to blend in with the existing

streetscape has been broken by (A) installation of security lighting;

(B) security screening on front windows;

by timber rails and nylon mesh; and

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