Planning and Design Code

1402 The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light) (24 September 2019). Can you guarantee that in the transition to the planning and design code, minimum allotment sizes in Stirling and Crafers for detached dwellings in residential areas, currently zoned mixed residential, will not fall below the current minimum of 500 square metres?

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning): I have been advised the following—

On 1 October 2019, the State Planning Commission released the draft Planning and Design Code for Phase Two (Rural Areas) and Phase Three (Urban Areas) for public consultation.

The draft code proposes a deemed-to-satisfy minimum allotment size of 500 square metres for detached dwellings in the residential areas of Stirling and Crafers. Given that the code has been released for consultation in accordance with the Community Engagement Charter, I am not in a position to guarantee an outcome until this process has been finalised and I have received the advice of the commission on the outcomes of the consultation process. Once I have made a final determination in relation to the code, it will be subject to parliamentary scrutiny through the Environment, Resources and Development Committee of parliament.