Directions Paper - Western Australian Planning Commission

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Directions Paper on the Integration of NRM and Land Use PlanningNRM principles, targets and actions into the landuse planning system could be achieved. Duringthe operation of the EnviroPlanning project over$400,000 was distributed to local governmentpartnership projects. The projects ranged fromdeveloping a local planning policy to encouragelow rainfall tree farming in the Avon through toimproving the consideration of natural resourcemanagement into a local planning strategy in theShire of Busselton. Summaries of the projectsfunded can be found in Appendix 1.Awareness raisingThe main purpose of the AwarenessRaising component of the project was, asthe name suggests, to raise awareness ofthe opportunities available to improve theintegration of NRM into land use planning. Theprogram had two key objectives, to improvethe understanding of NRM professionals of theland use planning system and how it can beused to achieve NRM outcomes, and secondlyto improve the awareness of land use plannersof NRM and of the opportunities to improve theintegration of NRM into land use planning.Forums on integrating NRM and land useplanning were held in Geraldton, Northam,Albany, Bunbury and Perth by EnviroPlanningand were attended by a range of NRM andplanning professionals. The forums provideda useful opportunity for both the NRM andplanning professionals to network, exchangeideas, and hear from the various agenciesopportunities for improving the integration ofNRM into land use planning. The networkingand information sharing were found to behighlights of the forums by participants. A copyof the forum summary report has been includedwithin Appendix 2.In addition a workshop was held to highlightNRM and land use planning issues withinperi-urban areas, presentations were madeto relevant planner forums, articles placed innewsletters of regional NRM groups and WALGAand an EnviroPlanning web page establishedto promote the progress of the project. Furtherinformation is available from: www.wapc.wa.gov.au/Initiatives/EnviroPlanning/default.aspx.Figure 1: Three components of the EnviroPlanning Project, culminating in this Directions Paper.2
Directions Paper on the Integration of NRM and Land Use PlanningState land use planning and NRM frameworkThe third major component of the EnviroPlanningproject was the review of the State PlanningFramework to examine how the integration ofNRM into land use planning could be improved.A number of investigations into the land useframework were undertaken, such as a reviewof the NRM regional strategies from a landuse planning perspective, review of the stateplanning framework to determine the level bywhich it currently guides the integration of NRM,preparation of guidance on integrating NRM intolocal planning strategies, exploration of the rolesand responsibilities of the key state agencies inthe land use planning system and a review ofEPA guidance statements. Outcomes of theseinvestigations have been incorporated into thisDirection Paper.2.2 Directions paperThis Directions Paper is the synthesis of the workundertaken by EnviroPlanning since 2006 andcombines the outcomes of workshops, studies,reviews, audits and grant funded programs todemonstrate best practice integration of NRMinto land use planning, and a new way forwardin the WA planning system.will require involvement from various State Govtdepartments, WALGA and the regional NRMgroups. The main body of the report is largelydirected to increasing the knowledge of NRMprofessionals, and providing information for localgovernments, on the opportunities available forintegrating NRM and land use planning.The paper begins with an overview of the currentframework for NRM and land use planning withinWestern Australia and establishes the linksbetween the two systems. It discusses the roleof the key agencies within these frameworks andthe limitations of the land use planning systemin dealing with natural resource managementissues.The second major component of the directionspaper explores the opportunities for integratingNRM into the current land use planningsystem, highlighting the barriers and proposingrecommendations for addressing these barriers.Finally, the Direction’s paper provides a detailedcase study example of how one NRM issue,biodiversity, can be addressed through theplanning system.The purpose of the Directions Paper is to:• Identify opportunities and constraints ofintegrating NRM into land use planning• Provide recommendations as to howintegration of NRM into land use planningcan be improvedThe paper is targeted at a wide audienceincluding the regional NRM groups, localgovernments, State NRM agencies, the WesternAustralian Planning Commission and theDepartment for Planning and Infrastructure.The recommendations arising out of the reportare directed at the WAPC, however the actionsrequired to implement the recommendations3
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