Planning and Development: Comprehensive Quiz Solutions - College

This document presents solutions to a Planning and Development quiz assignment. The solutions cover key concepts such as environmental planning instruments, development control plans, and zoning regulations. It explains the roles of local and state governments in managing development and protecting the environment. The document also differentiates between exempt and complying development, providing examples and outlining the assessment processes. Additionally, it discusses the role of the Greater Sydney Commission in land use planning and the importance of development assessment to ensure projects meet community standards and regulations. The assignment includes references to relevant literature supporting the concepts discussed.

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Quiz 1
Environmental planning instrument is the State Environmental planning policies and
Local Environmental Plans. Generally, the local government and State government use these
documents as mechanisms of managing the relationship between the environment and
development, controlling development, protecting the ecosystems and environment, and
controlling certain activities (Matthews and Marston 2019). These documents are essential
because they contain a set of rules as well as other measures that control the development and
use of land in the area. One main function of Environmental planning instruments is to specify
the types of development that are allowed in a certain area (Sterner and Coria 2013). As an
investor, these documents will enable me know the kinds of development that I can start in an
area. They can assist me when I propose to undertake a development in an area.
The main differences between Environmental planning instrument and Development
Control Plans: Environmental planning instruments (EPIs) are legally binding documents while
Development Control Plans are not legally binding documents. EPI is a statutory document
possess by local and state governments. The process taken to prepare EPI is set by the
legislation. While a development Control Plan is a document adopted and prepared by the
council. A DCP is not a compulsory document nevertheless some council has a Development
Control Plan.
Quiz 2
Zoning refers to the process of dividing land into different Zones (e.g. industrial,
residential) in which some land uses are prohibited or permitted (Serkin and Wellington 2012).
Property zooning is normally governed by Ordinances (Serkin and Wellington 2012). Each land

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parcel that is in town is allocated to a zoning district normally described in numbers or letters
(such as R1). The Zoning district usually controls how an individual can use the land. For
instance, an area Zoned as Residential R1 might permit only houses to be constructed on the
land, whereas an area Zoned for Commercial purposes might permit retail stores as well as other
form of businesses (Geller 2010). Zoning designations, as well as uses differ depending on the
location of the land. Principal development standards contain the following: Height of
buildings, floor space ratio, Exceptions to development standards, rural subdivision, minimum
subdivision lot size, and calculation of site area and floor space ratios
Quiz 3
Small scale or minor development normally does not need development assessment to be
undertaken by the council. This kind of development is known as complying development or
exempt development.
Exempted developments are some works or building renovation that does not require
building or planning approval. Exempt development refers to extremely low impact development
that is being done mostly for certain industrial, commercial and residential properties. This
development has a negligible environmental impact. Examples of exempt development are:
Carports, desks, fences, garden sheds, painting a house or repairing a window. In Exempt
Development, if the proposed building or works meet all the standards of development, then
approval may not be required (Ruming and Goodman 2016). On the other hand, complying
development refers to a fast-track approval process for commercial, industrial, and residential
development.
You can find out whether your development is complying or exempt by looking at
(SEPP) State Environmental planning policy or (complying and exempt development codes).

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You can also check the environment impact of the development. For example, exempt has a
negligible environmental impact. This means that exempt development is less substantial than
complying development.
Quiz 4
Greater Sydney Commission is a government agency in charge of land use planning
across the area of Australia. GSC has specific responsibilities and roles for planning for Greater
Sydney. GSC guide and lead the planning for development, housing, and transport so that
Sydney will be a live able, productive as well as sustainable city for all people (Turner et al.
2016). The goal of GSC is to make human settlements and cities safe, inclusive, sustainable and
resilient. Therefore, Greater Sydney Commission is a body that guide and oversight metropolitan
planning in Sydney, Australia.
The District plans influence local level planning in that they act as a bridge between local
and regional planning. They inform community strategic plans, local environmental plans as well
as the assessment of local planning proposal. Additionally, District plans assist councils to
deliver and plan for change and growth. District plans help councils to align their strategies such
as local planning strategies. Therefore, it is true that District plans greatly influenced planning
that is taking place at the local level.
Quiz 5
Your development needs to be assessed to ensure that your proposal meets the required
standards of the community for the area in which you are building. The assessment is necessary
because it may prevent any damage that your development may cause to the people that are
living in the community (Hák, Janoušková and Moldan 2016). The assessment also ensures that
your development is in line with the provisions that control the development of the area you’re

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planning to start your development project. Your development should be assessed in order for
the City plan and Council to determine whether it is a type of development required in the area.
The assessment also ensures that your proposed development has sufficient infrastructure and
services, and to reduce or protect impacts on the amenity, environment as well as adjoining sites.
Yea, it is true that you should do anything with your property, but the assessment is vital
because it may prevent future harm that your proposed development may cause to the people and
the whole community. Therefore, it is essential for the City plan and Council to assess your
development to prevent any injury that it may cause to the people. Also, assessment is vital
because it ensures that any development projects followed the required standards stipulated by
the legislation.

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References
Geller, R.S., 2010. The legality of form-based zoning codes. J. Land Use & Envtl. L., 26, p.35.
Hák, T., Janoušková, S. and Moldan, B., 2016. Sustainable Development Goals: A need for
relevant indicators. Ecological Indicators, 60, pp.565-573.
Matthews, T. and Marston, G., 2019. How environmental storylines shaped regional planning
policies in South East Queensland, Australia: A long-term analysis. Land Use Policy.
Ruming, K. and Goodman, R., 2016. Planning system reform and economic development:
unpacking policy rhetoric and trajectories in Victoria and New South Wales. Built
Environment, 42(1), pp.72-89.
Serkin, C. and Wellington, L., 2012. Putting exclusionary zoning in its place: Affordable housing
and geographical scale. Fordham Urb. LJ, 40, p.1667.
Sterner, T. and Coria, J., 2013. Policy instruments for environmental and natural resource
management. Routledge.
Stevens, M., 2010. Implementing natural hazard mitigation provisions: Exploring the role that
individual land use planners can play. Journal of Planning Literature, 24(4), pp.362-371.

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Turner, A., Sahin, O., Giurco, D., Stewart, R. and Porter, M., 2016. The potential role of
desalination in managing flood risks from dam overflows: the case of Sydney, Australia. Journal
of Cleaner Production, 135, pp.342-355.