Community housing joins development fast-track under Greens' changes

Community housing joins development fast-track under Greens' changes

Proposed changes in ACT exempt community housing from third-party appeals while prioritising environmental factors and First Nations cultural rights.

Greens propose amendments for government planning bill

The ACT Greens have proposed amendments to Labor’s Territory Priority Projects bill they say better balance Canberra’s housing needs with environmental and cultural protections. Territory Priority Projects (TPPs) waive third party appeal rights but require pre-development application consultation and Parliamentary scrutiny. Under the original bill, public housing and health projects declared as Territory Priority Projects would have been exempt …