The Planning System Implementation Review was an opportunity to influence the future of South Australia’s planning system and the Panel appreciated your reviews and feedback.
The Panel’s consultation period has closed, with the final date for submissions being Friday 16 December 2022.
The Panel considered all of the submissions it received and made recommendations to the Minister for Planning in April 2023. The Government is carefully considering the recommendations and will release the Panel’s report, together with its response to the recommendations, in 2024.
Discussion Papers
The Discussion Papers were themed to the topics the Panel was tasked with reviewing. They elaborated on the areas the Panel identified warranted further examination and posed questions for consideration and response. The Discussion Papers are titled:
- Discussion Paper – Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 Reform Options (PDF, 934 KB)
- Discussion Paper – Planning and Design Code Reform Options (PDF, 1913 KB)
- Discussion Paper – Proposed Reform to the e-Planning System and the PlanSA Website (PDF, 1022 KB).
Summary Papers
To ensure that everyone had an opportunity to participate in the review, plain English summary papers were available to assist members of the public in making a submission to the Panel.
The summary papers are:
- Introduction to Summary Papers (PDF, 73 KB)
- Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 (PDF, 106 KB)
- Character and Heritage in the Planning and Design Code (PDF, 90 KB)
- Tree Policy in the Planning and Design Code (PDF, 145 KB)
- Infill Policy in the Planning and Design Code (PDF, 87 KB)
- Car Parking Policy in the Planning and Design Code (PDF, 98 KB)
- E-Planning and PlanSA (PDF, 100 KB).
Events
The Panel held several engagement events to allow key stakeholders and the community to provide their feedback directly to the Members of the Panel on the Discussion Papers.
The Panel’s workshops were held as follows:
| Date | Workshop | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 24 October 2022 | State Government Practitioner Workshop | Online |
| Thursday 27 October 2022 | Local Government Mayors and CEOs Workshop - Metropolitan & Regional Centres | In person |
| Thursday 27 October 2022 | Local Government Mayors and CEOs Workshop - Regional & Remote | In person |
| Monday 31 October 2022 | Local Government Mayors and CEOs Workshop | Online |
| Tuesday 8 November 2022 | Building Practitioner Workshop | Online |
| Wednesday 16 November 2022 | Planning Practitioner Workshop | In person |
| Monday 21 November 2022 | Planning Practitioner Workshop | Online |
| Thursday 24 November 2022 | Planning Practitioner Workshop | In person |
| Wednesday 30 November 2022 | Building Practitioner Workshop | Online |
| Thursday 1 December 2022 | Community Workshop | Online |
| Thursday 8 December 2022 | Community Workshop (Metro North) | In person |
| Tuesday 13 December 2022 | Community Workshop (Metro South) | In person |
| Tuesday 13 December 2022 | Community Workshop (Metro East) | In person |
Representative bodies were also invited to make a deputation to the Expert Panel, on behalf of their memberships.