- The planning scheme can and should be reviewed regularly.
Planning reflects the constant change that occurs in society. Therefore, the scheme can and must change to keep pace. A common word used when changing the scheme is ‘amendment’.
Examples of amendments to the State Planning Provisions (SPPs), or to a Local Provisions Schedule (LPS) include:
- fixing minor errors
- reflecting administrative changes, for example, name changes, departmental reorganisations
- adopting a change to zoning or codes that affects all council areas, for example, bushfire planning
- changing the Permitted use of an area, for example, by rezoning land for that purpose
- spatially applying a code through an overlay.
The planning scheme will also need regular review, usually every five years.
Amendments to LPSs can be started by a council, or a landowner can request a council to consider a change.
There is more detail on this topic in the Tasmanian Planning Scheme page.
