On Friday November 4, Association Chair, Kevin Chamberlin, and Bill Cook met with influential members of the Planning Minister, Matthew Guy’s staff. They were Daniel Parsons, Ministerial Advisor and Adrian Salmon, Assistant Director, Statutory Approvals, Department of Planning and Community Development. The meeting covered issues that the Association has experienced in recent times about the operation of the planning scheme. These are covered in the following link Parsons3Nov11. The officials put forward Government policy, such as the promotion of the role of local government in the planning process. They appreciated the clarity of our position, which they agreed was different to their regular inputs and responses. They agreed to get back to us on the recommendations contained in our document.
We still need to see the Minister about outstanding issues and Kevin did meet with him as part of a delegation yesterday (15 November).