URBAN GOVERNANCE AND PLANNING LAW
PLA4UGP
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students examine the statutory bases of planning landuse and development control, in particular relevant Acts and related legislation. Topics covered include: planning as a process and the limitations of landuse and development controls; the principles of judicial review of administrative action; scheme amendment; permit applications and applications for review; enforcement; and compensation for land acquisition and the impact of planning decisions. In this subject the focus is on the formulation and implementation of planning policies and development controls on land.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Trevor Budge
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Enrolment into a postgraduate planning program or the Bachelor of Urban, Rural & Environmental Planning or students enrolle din ABURE or ACCPD or AGCPD or AMCPD or AMSPMD
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: PLA4SP, PLA5UGP
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Statutory planning in Victoria, | Prescribed | Eccles, D. and Bryant, T. | 2ND EDN, FEDERATION PRESS 1999 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Competence to perform tasks involving the use of computerised planning information
- Activities:
- Lectures, report
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
02. Develop understanding of how planning schemes operate and assess the purposes and uses of various approaches to land use planning
- Activities:
- Lectures, report, test
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
03. Develop understanding of these elements by processing applications for planning approvals to achieve the objectives of planning and environmental protection
- Activities:
- Lectures, report, test
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Speaking(Speaking)
04. Further develop research and writing skills through independent research
- Activities:
- Report, test
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
05. Understand the principal elements of the Victorian planning system and related administrative processes, and of environmental and planning legislation.
- Activities:
- Lectures, report, test
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
Bendigo, 2015, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Trevor Budge
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
Five 7.0 hours seminar other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
"Includes field visits."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 hr test (1000 word equivalence) | 20 | 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Case study report (1,500 words) | 30 | 04, 05, 03, 02 | |
| Group report and presentation (1000 words) | 20 | 01, 03, 02 | |
| Role Play and 750 word reflective piece | 30 | 05, 04, 03 |