Further to our earlier post in relation to the draft Department of Planning and Infrastructure circular on ‘How to characterise development‘ which can be found here, we advise that the circular has now been published without changes.
The new conciliation-arbitration process for residential development appeals commences on 7 February 2010. It replaces the former Minister Sartor’s scheme for planning arbitrators. Residential development appeals are class 1 appeals involving development and modification applications for detached single dwellings and…