This unit is designed to provide students with an overview of the key professional administrative frameworks, planning instruments, procedures and processes associated with the WA planning system at both the local and state government levels. Specifically, this unit examines a range of issues including (1) defining statutory planning; (2) the historical evolution of statutory planning system and key instruments in WA; (3) the process of subdivision within different land use zones; (4) the development, function and purpose of planning schemes; (5) the development approval process; (6) residential design codes; (7) coastal planning regulation; and (8) regional planning. These various... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor David Caddy
