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Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 1 Introduction Balance Speed Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 2 SAPAO supports the improving of the environment SAPOA members deliver hundreds of new greener environments every year Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 3 SA needs millions of new houses in the next ten years. This is government policy In the spirit of cooperative government, the environmental must aim to accerelate that process… …but make sure that the process whilst fast is in the right, sustainable manner. Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 4 We should not see projects with large environmental costs and marginal benefits go ahead We should not see projects with small environmental costs and large economic costs be rejected or delayed. We must express this process of balancing in institutions that developers and NGOs can appeal to when people make decisions which don’t reflect this Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 5 Decisions must be made far more quickly. Time limits must be reduced drastically. The section 9 (2) process from 180 days to 60 days for BAR and 90 days for the longer process. Reduce some processes to 30 days or 10 days. Some processes must be streamlined others automated. One stop processes must go into effect Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 6 In a certain sense, SAPOA isn’t as concerned with what the policy is but with whether the decision is made in the minimum possible time. Developers suffer the costs of paying interest on a bond while regulators deliberate. Shortening this process allows more players to enter the market and provide the sustainable housing people need. Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 7 Methods of dealing with Stock and Flow must be implemented Fast track paid for processes must be implemented Institutions must be put into effect to sort out situations when they are delayed with authority. Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 8 Bring in professional management consultants to properly reengineer the business processes to do with EIAs immediately and every 3 years thereafter. Design a single process for EIA, municipal permissions, any other authorisations. Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 9 Remove unnecessary participants from different types of decision. Create times after which it is deemed that the person does not have an opinion if they haven’t replied. Bring departments together to make the decisions in a meeting each week or month. Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 10 EIAs are where you don’t know If you know you have a standard, not an EIA Aim to create 20 standards a year. Use outside resources if necessary. Standards for social situations. Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 11 Government must identify sites with no environmental issues and pre approve them. This would include brown fill sites and areas for infill and zones of ‘outfill’. Remove zones and uses from EIA where possible Concentrate limited departmental resources on areas of significant environmental sensitivity. Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 12 Have a 15 page summary of the EIA Convert the two stage S & IR process (with two PPP stages) into a shorter one stage process. Otherwise simplify. Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 13 BALANCE SPEED IMPOVING THE PROCESS Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 14 Adv Douglas J Shaw : [email protected] 074 146 2015 3/28/2016 15