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MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, LAND AND PLANNING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NUMBER 1287

Residential Redevelopment - Griffith

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

(1) Why were guidelines for residential development, particularly requirements to maintain streetscapes, not observed in the redevelopment of 67 Flinders Way, Griffith (Block 1 3 Section 10) .

Mr Wood - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) On 17 March 1993 the lessee of Block 13 Section 10

Griffith (67 Flinders Way) submitted a Design and Siting

application for the demolition of an existing building

and the construction of a new dwelling. The application

was assessed against the Design and Siting Policies and

was found to exceed the 0.35 plot ratio. Consequently,

the applicant was required to undertake public

notification as required by the Land (Planning and

Environment) Act 1991.

The public notification period closed on 14 April 1993 and no written objections were received.

As the block was on the List of Places Proposed for

Inclusion in the Interim Heritage Places Register, advice was sought from the ACT Heritage Council. The Council advised the ACT Planning Authority that it had no objection to the proposed work.

The application was approved on 23 April 1993 and the decision took effect on 20 May 1993.

It should be noted .that the new house was approved prior to the commencement of the Territory Plan and the formulation of Guidelines for Residential Redevelopment in the Forrest/Red Hill/Deakin/ Griffith Historic Areas.

I am satisfied that the application went through the proper processes and was correctly assessed against the Design and Siting Policies. No appeals were lodged with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

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