Local government planning schemes
Local government planning schemes give local regulatory and policy effect to state and regional planning and local interests, such as appropriate planning and development outcomes and infrastructure needs. Planning schemes manage housing density, with the zoning of land identifying the most acceptable locations for a range of densities in the local government area.
Planning schemes also describe the suitability and outline the permissibility of different dwelling types and densities through performance outcomes and the level of assessment of each use. For example, a high-rise building would be identified as inappropriate and have a higher level of assessment and thus a more rigorous set of requirements to meet if it were proposed in an area that had been determined suitable for low-rise development. The acceptability of different lot sizes is also regulated in a similar way.
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