Transcript Neil Savery: Chief Planning Executive National Business

National Business Leaders
Forum on Sustainable
Development
2008
Neil Savery: Chief Planning Executive
A complex environment
o reconcile local initiatives with national agendas
oOverarching governance arrangements
o respond to heightened expectations
o speed of knowledge acquisitions
o competing demands for resources
o not a complete science
o Climate change: one of the top priorities
o Minister’s Statement of Planning Intent
o Weathering the Change: Government’s climate change strategy
o ACTPLA’s business plan
o There is no one solution-
no silver bullet, no one responsibility
o requires a toot kit of responses involving:
o strong leadership
o partnerships
o regulation
o best practice
o market responses
o pricing
o initiatives
o education
o consumer expectations
o
Key focus areas
o COAG and COAG Working Groups
o delineation of planning and building systems
o reduction and streamlining of red tape in planning and building systems
o affordable housing
o climate change action plan (national adaptation framework)
o Local Government and Planning Minister's Council (LGPMC)
o regulatory reform
o national principles for energy and water efficiency
o housing affordability
o Planning Officials Group (POG)
o national principles for energy and water efficiencies via land use planning and infrastructure
design
o national urban policy: sustainable communities
o regulatory reform
o national integrated transport and land use planning charter
o national urban design protocol
o Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB)
o inner government agreement
o energy efficiency (NFEE1) 5 star (uniform national standards)
o water efficiency (inc. hot water systems)
o building materials
o internal environmental quality
o existing buildings
o
Joint Building Planning Working Group (JBPWG)
o national implementation model for planning and building delineation and
governance framework for local government variations:
o this is applied to sustainability measures
o roles of sustainable tools
o looking at national targets
o delineate planning and building performance measures with tools verifying performance and
individual proposals.
o Partnerships and contributions
o CSIRO - East Lake (including development assessment tool for sustainability measurement)
o Australian Greenhouse Office: Energy Efficiency Rating mandatory disclosure and your
development.
o Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) – assessment of deep cut
emissions for abatement
o International Centre for Local Environmental Initiatives
o Plumbing Regulators Forum – hot water systems regulation
o community – good design workshop
o
Government Policy
o planning strategy
o Planning and Development Act 2007
o Territory Plan: planning policy review
o water sensitive urban design
o sustainable subdivision code
o energy and water efficient housing
o energy and water efficient commercial buildings
o Education
o publications
o presentations
o articles
o sponsorship/events
o staff training and awareness
o school kit
o EER
o Lessons learned
o national consistency versus local responsiveness
o need to establish clear policy position
o provide adequate resources for implementation
o engage in partnerships – cannot operate as an island
o be flexible and innovative
o practice what you preach
o be a champion as well as a leader
o have capacity to monitor and measure
Thank you