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Resident third party objections and appeals against planning applications: implications for medium density and social housing

Summary

This project aims to examine two models of public engagement in planning approval processes—Third Party Objection and Appeal Rights (TPOAR) and Fast tracked planning (e.g. as used as part of approving developments funded under the Nation Building Stimulus Package)—to see how they impact on housing supply, resident perceptions, and realisation of planning goals.

Project Number: 30678
Research Theme: Public_and_Community_housing, Urban_planning_and_development
Project Leader: Cook, Nicole
Funding Year: 2011
Research Centre: RMIT

Description

The study will employ a mixed method approach.

1. A review of national and international approaches to TPOAR compared to 'fast-tracked' planning mechanisms will be conducted.
2. Planning permit activity and planning appeal data in Victoria will be systematically analysed to understand if there are variations across regions in the way appeals occur towards social housing or high density developments. 
3. Case studies of three medium density development sites based on interviews with developers planners and opposition resident groups will give a picture of the dynamics involved in the process of appealing or fast-tracking developments.
   

More Information

Positioning Paper: No. 145: Resident third party objections and appeals against planning applications: implications for higher density and social housing
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