URBAN GOVERNANCE, STRATEGY AND PLANNING LAW

PLA5UGP

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students examine the statutory bases of planning land use and development control, in particular relevant Acts and related legislation. Topics covered include: planning as a process and the limitations of land use 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: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Julie Rudner

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Enrolment in a Planning postgraduate program. Students enrolled in ACCPD or AGCPD or AMCPD or AMSPMD

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: PLA4UGP

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Statutory planning in Victoria

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Eccles, D. and Bryant, T.

Year: 1999

Edition/Volume: 2ND EDN

Publisher: FEDERATION PRESS

ISBN: N/A

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Competence to perform tasks involving the use of computerised planning information
02. Develop understanding of how planning schemes operate and assess the purposes and uses of various approaches to land use planning
03. Develop understanding of these elements by processing applications for planning approvals to achieve the objectives of planning and environmental protection
04. Further develop research and writing skills through independent research
05. Understand the principal elements of the Victorian Planning System and related administrative processes, and of environmental and planning legislation
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.