The Planning Review

Report of the Planning Review

The Planning and Development Review was initiated by the Minister for Planning and Deveopment, Paul Holloway, in June 2007.

The Review was conducted by a small, independent steering committee, reporting to the Minister. It took an intensive and wide-ranging look at the planning system, with a view to ensuring South Australia leads the nation in planning reform.

Michael O’Brien MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier, chaired the steering committee. The committee membership included Michael Hickinbotham, Fiona Roche and Grant Belchamber from the Economic Development Board, Tim Jackson and Stuart Moseley from local government, and planning law expert Jamie Botten. The committee engaged additional expertise as required during the Review process, including KPMG.

On 10 June 2008, the Final Report of the Planning and Development Review Steering Committee was released.

The Report of the independent Committee is available here:

Government Response

The State Government has made its initial response to the Report:

Further information detailing the Government's response is available in the Planning Reforms 2008 section of the Planning SA website