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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1988
"BUT IT IS NOT THE ONLY REASON,
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HE SAID IN THE POLICY DEBATE.
"THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE IS ESSENTIALLY A VEHICLE FOR PRODUCING OUTLINE ZONING PLANS FOR URBANISED AREAS, AND, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN INGENIOUSLY AMENDED TO BRING INTO EFFECT A RUDIMENTARY PLANNING PERMISSION SYSTEM, IT IS STILL FAR FROM WHAT IS NOW NEEDED TO PROVIDE FOR EFFECTIVE PLANNING IN THE TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MR BARNES NOTED THAT AMONG THE MORE SIGNIFICANT FEATURES OF THE PROPOSALS FOR NEW DRAFT LEGISLATION WOULD BE THE EXTENSION OF TOWN PLANNING TO COVER THE WHOLE TERRITORY.
THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT ONLY HAVE A FULLER CONTROL OF THE DEVELOPED AREAS, BUT WOULD HAVE POWERS TO ASSESS AND CONTROL ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN ALL AREAS.
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RURAL PLANNING AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY TO BE DISCUSSED
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THE DIFFICULTIES AND MANY OTHER ASPECTS OF THE RURAL PLANNING AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY WOULD HAVE ΤΟ BE DISCUSSED BY A WORKING PARTY PRIOR TO A MORE GENERAL CONSULTATION.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON GRAHAM BARNES, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DURING THE RESUMED POLICY DEBATE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR BARNES SAID RURAL PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURAL WERE INSEPARABLE ENTITIES OF THE STRATEGY.
IMPROVEMENTS
WITHOUT EFFECTIVE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONTROL POLICIES ΤΟ PROVIDE A RATIONAL BASE FOR EFFECTIVE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE RURAL AREAS, THE ACCELERATION OF INFRASTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMMES WILL MERELY OPEN UP LARGER TRACTS OF RURAL LAND FOR INDISCRIMINATE USES AND AGGRAVATE THE PROBLEM OF URBAN SPRAWL AND POLLUTION IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
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HE SAID THE GREATEST BENEFITS TO BE GAINED FROM THE STRATEGY ΤΟ PROVIDE A POSITIVE AND REALISTIC FRAMEWORK FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, TO HELP ΤΟ CONTROL POLLUTION AND TO PREVENT THE ENCROACHMENT OF INCOMPATIBLE ACTIVITIES ON PEOPLE'S NORMAL LIVES, TO REDUCE FLOODING AND TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORT TO THE VILLAGES.
HOWEVER, MR BARNES POINTED OUT THAT THERE DIFFICULTIES IN THE STRATEGY.
WERE SOME MAIN
THESE INCLUDED
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