National Capital Plan exposure draft: ISCCC response
Canberra Times 24 July 2015 The ISCCC submission to the National Capital Authority regarding the exposure draft of the National Capital Plan is reported in the Canberra Times. More…
The ISCCC takes on matters on behalf of its Member Groups that impact on the inner south Canberra area.
Canberra Times 24 July 2015 The ISCCC submission to the National Capital Authority regarding the exposure draft of the National Capital Plan is reported in the Canberra Times. More…
Canberra Times July 2015 Planning changes allowing dual occupancy on Fluffy blocks look set to go ahead despite some vehement opposition, after the planning directorate recommended the green light. The change will allow dual occupancy on the properties where Fluffy homes are being demolished for all blocks bigger than 700…
The ISCCC has submitted a detailed response on 21 July 2015 to the exposure draft of the National Capital Plan. The ISCCC commends the NCA on the thoroughness and care with which the exposure draft has been prepared. While there are some aspects with which we have concerns, as discussed…
The ACT Environment and Planning Directorate report on DV343 following consultation can be found here…
Canberra Times 23 July Minister Gentleman has referred the DV343 to the Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Planning, Environment and Territory and Municipal Services. Read The Canberra Times article here….
The ISCCC wrote on 21 July 2015 to Planning Minister Mick Gentleman expressing disappointment that the Environment and Planning Directorate (EPD) is reported as recommending that DV343 be approved, particularly as more than 100 of the 124 submissions did not support the variation. More…
For better or worse, we now know the addresses of all the 1,022 Canberra homes affected by the Mr Fluffy debacle. 68 of these homes are in the Inner South, with as many as 20 in Narrabundah, 15 in Yarralumla and 11 in Griffith.
Canberra Times 6 July 2015 Draft Variations 332,333 and 334 on public housing sites redevelopment in Griffith and Red Hill released for public comment. More… View the interactive map here
Canberra Times May 27 2015 Asbestos Taskforce head Andrew Kefford has rejected suggestions that the Mr Fluffy buyback scheme is unjustified, given the cost and health risks. Mr Kefford said health was only one of the reasons to buyback and demolish Canberra’s 1021 Fluffy homes. He was responding to the…
The ISCCC has expressed concerns in its response to Draft Variation 343 regarding buy back and sub division of some blocks affected by the Mr Fluffy Scheme. More…
Canberra Times 23 May 2015 ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has written to the federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt asking him to refuse a submission to include Canberra on the national heritage list. The Federal Government is considering an assessment of the listing of Canberra as a National Heritage site.…
ABC 26 May 2015 The ISCCC calls on the ACT Government to scrap the Draft Variation to the Territory Plan, which plans to offer dual occupancies on Mr Fluffy loose-fill asbestos blocks, so that it can be rewritten. More…