10Principles of good planning

10 Principles of good planning (1) To achieve good planning outcomes, a person must consider the object of this Act and the following principles (the principles of good planning) in developing planning strategies, plans and policies: (a) activation and liveability principles; (b) cultural heritage conservation principles; (c) high-quality design principles; (d) housing affordability principles; (e) integrated delivery principles; (f) investment facilitation principles; (g) long-term focus principles; (h) natural environment conservation principles; (i) sustainability and resilience principles; (j) urban regeneration principles. (2) In this Act: activation and liveability principles means the following: (a) planning and design should support diverse economic and social activities, including through promoting different but compatible uses for buildings and other areas; (b) urban areas should include a range of high-quality housing options with an emphasis on living affordability; (c) urban areas should be designed to promote active travel and convenient and efficient use of public transport;

(d) districts should be planned, designed and developed to support active and healthy lifestyles and to cater for a diverse range of cultural and social activities; (e) policies should support and enhance the quality of life and wellbeing of residents. cultural heritage conservation principles means the following: (a) planning and design should promote the unique cultural heritage of the ACT by acknowledging established heritage significance in design and placemaking; (b) development should— (i) respect local heritage; and (ii) avoid direct impacts on heritage or, if a direct impact is unavoidable, ensure that the impact is justifiable and proportionate. high-quality design principles means the following: (a) development should be focussed on people and designed to— (i) reflect local setting and context; and (ii) have a distinctive identity that responds to the existing character of its locality; and (iii) effectively integrate built form, infrastructure and public spaces; and (iv) provide appropriate solar access; (b) public spaces should be designed to be used, appropriately landscaped and vegetated, and should be designed to contribute to the urban forest;

(c) built form and public spaces should be designed to be inclusive and accessible to people with differing needs and capabilities, including through the serious consideration of universal design practices; (d) developments should be planned and designed to be well-connected and integrated with surrounding development in ways that facilitate the safe, secure and effective movement of people within and through them. housing affordability principles means the following: (a) planning strategies, plans and policies should support the delivery of reforms that improve housing access, affordability and choice; (b) planning strategies, plans and policies should support more housing options for people who have a low income; (c) planning strategies, plans and policies should ensure affordable housing is close to essential services, amenities and affordable transport options, including public and active transport. integrated delivery principles means the following: (a) policies relating to planning, including those arising outside the planning system, should be coordinated to efficiently and effectively achieve planning outcomes; (b) planning, design and development should promote integrated transport connections and equitable access to services and amenities; (c) infrastructure, public spaces and facilities should be planned to meet future needs and designed to be integrated with related development; (d) built form should be durable, designed to be adaptive (including in relation to the reuse of buildings or parts of buildings) and compatible with surrounding public spaces.