Development Assessment

• • Introduction to Development Assessment
  • DA and the Planning Frameworks of Australia
  • Planning Theory and its Relationship With Development Assessment
  • Development Assessment Approaches
  • Development Assessment - Residential
  • (Fieldwork) - Residential Streetscape and Site Analysis
  • Development Assessment - Industrial
  • (Fieldwork) - Industrial Streetscape and Site Analysis
  • Development Assessment - Retail and Mixed Use
  • (Fieldwork) - Retail and Mixed Use Streetscape and Site Analysis
  • Key Considerations in Making Lawful Planning Decisions
  • Conditions of Development Approval

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• CUR-URP-GCE-2022

Elective

• OUA-PSU-GCE-2022
• CUR-MAA-MAS-2022
• UNE-PRO-GCE-2022

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Access to: camera; hardware; webcam, speakers and microphone.

Introduction to the character of the development control process, to understand its role in the broader planning process, and to develop the necessary skills to apply development assessment to a range of typical development proposals to produce 'quality' development outcomes. In addition students will be expected to critically reflect on why we assess and control development.

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• Theoretical essay (30%)
• Portfolio (30%)
• Research report (40%)

Current study term: 29 May 22 to 28 Aug 22

Next study term: 27 Nov 22 to 26 Feb 23