ACT Planning and Land Authority

OUTPUT CLASS 1:  ACT PLANNING AND LAND AUTHORITY
PRINCIPAL MEASURES	
OUTPUT 1.1: STRATEGIC AND LAND PLANNING	
Description:	Maintenance and advice on the Territory Plan and co-ordination of integrated land use and transport planning	

Measures	2004‑05
Targets1	2004‑05
Estimated
Outcome	

Quantity			
Number of hectares of maintenance in respect to unleased Territory land. 	500	500	
Land Concept Plans – no. of dwellings transferred to LDA. 	2  640	2  640	
Quality audit review of completed developments. 
	20	20	
Quality/Effectiveness			
Communication Strategy Implementation			
- Customer awareness of ACTPLA, planning processes and functions shows an increasing trend. 	
June 2005	
June 2005	
Timeliness			
Average time to submit draft Territory Plan variations to the Executive. 	4 months	4 months	
			
Survey plans examined and signed by the Commissioner for surveys within following time frames 
(i)	Broadacre subdivision
(ii)	Urban infill
(iii)	Rural plans	

10 days
15 days
20 days	

10 days
15 days
20 days	
			
Completion of scoping of legislative changes resulting from a review of the planning and land system. 	June 2005	June 2005	
			
Spatial Plan Implementation			
Stage 1 of the Molonglo Valley planning investigations. 	100%	100%	
Stage 2 of the Molonglo Valley planning investigations. 	50%	50%	
Completion of Preliminary Environmental and Infrastructure investigations for the East Basin Urban Renewal Project. 	
June 2005	
June 2005	
			
Sustainable Transport Plan Implementation			
Completion of preliminary design and investigation in relation to the Sustainable Transport Corridor. 	
June 2005	
June 2005	
			
Central Canberra Implementation			
Adoption by the Government of design development code for Central Canberra. 	
June 2005	
June 2005	
Establishment of management structure and agreed business plan. 	June 2005	June 2005	

Measures	2004‑05
Targets	2004‑05
Estimated
Outcome	
			
Cost			
Territory Planning	$12  728  553	$9  177  600	
Estates Land Release Planning 	$1  100  000	$1  100  000	
			
TOTAL COST ($’000)	$13  828.6	$10  277.6	
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR OUTPUTS ($’000) 	$12  010.8	$12  010.8	
Notes
1.	The 2004‑05 Targets have been revised to reflect the impact of the Appropriation Act 2004‑2005 (No. 2) where applicable.

OUTPUT CLASS 1:  ACT PLANNING AND LAND AUTHORITY
PRINCIPAL MEASURES	
OUTPUT 1.2: DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING REGULATION	
Description:	Provision of Development Application assessment processes, lease and Land Act compliance, lease management services and regulation of the ACT Building Industry	

Measures	2004‑05
Targets1	2004‑05
Estimated
Outcome	

Quantity			
Number of development applications assessed			
Single dwelling applications. 	4  500	4  500	
Other development applications.	800	800	
Number of compliance services.	900	900	
Number of leasing and development related leasing activities.	2  500	2  500	
Building: Audits and Compliance			
Percentage of Audits/investigations undertaken in respect to Building Applications lodged. 	10%	10%	
Electrical: Audits and Compliance			
Percentage of Audits/inspections undertaken in respect to new electrical installations (new buildings). 	100%	100%	
Hydraulic: Audits and Compliance			
Percentage of Audits/inspections undertaken in respect to new sewerage connections. 
	100%
	100%
	
Quality/Effectiveness			
Percentage of development application appeals resolved by mediation. 	50%	50%	
Percentage of AAT decisions that support ACTPLA’s position.	100%	100%	
Percentage of opened compliance cases resolved. 	100%	100%	
			
Timeliness			
Percentage of Development Applications assessed within statutory timeframes			
- single dwellings applications	90%	90%	
- other development applications	75%	75%	
			
Median processing time (business days) for development applications			
- Single dwelling applications	2 days	2 days	
- Other development application	28 days	28 days	
Percentage of Certificates of Occupancy or Use issued within 2 working days of receipt of required certificates
	90%
	90%
	
Cost			
Development Management	$25  658  447	$28  434  400	
Bushfire Recovery Costs	$675  000	$675  000	
			
TOTAL COST ($’000)	$26  333.4	$29  109.4	
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR OUTPUTS ($’000) 	$22  865.2	$22  865.2	
Notes
1.	The 2004‑05 Targets have been revised to reflect the impact of the Appropriation Act 2004‑2005 (No. 2) where applicable.