In 2017 the Department initiated a pilot project to explore how Planning Agreements and JPBs will work, and to prepare guidelines to assist councils that are seeking to form a JPB. Councils were invited to participate in the pilot and 40 councils in eight groups initially participated. This reduced to 29 councils in six groups at the start of 2018 when the project moved into stage two - preparation of a business case.
The six groups are Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Limestone Coast, Riverland, Barossa and neighbours and the Spencer Gulf cities (the Murraylands and Eastern Region Alliance have maintained watching briefs). The LGA and Office of Local Government have also been involved.
The pilot has concluded and the following guidelines and templates to assist councils to initiate and establish a Planning Agreement and JPB are now available. The Department has also prepared the guidelines and a template to assist JPBs to prepare a Regional Plan.
- Code of Conduct for Joint Planning Board Members - sets out standards of conduct and professionalism that are to be observed by members of a JPB
- Planning Agreement and Joint Planning Board Guidelines (PDF, 7.1 MB) - a local government ‘tool-kit’ based on the learnings and challenges faced during the pilot
- Joint Planning Board Business Case Template (DOCX, 2.1 MB) - developed to lead potential Council JPB groups through a process to understand what they seek to achieve and to set up the right governance framework
- Planning Agreement Template (DOCX, 1.2 MB) - which can be tailored to suit regional circumstances
