Part A: Processes & Analysis

1 – You are a local government planner. The elected Council of the local government for which you work has controversially decided to sell land it owns at 160 and 150-200 Dandenong Road, St Kilda East after rezoning it to make it worth as much as reasonably possible.
Your job is to write a report for Council outlining responses to the three points below, with the overall goal of getting the highest price for the sale of land after a scheme amendment; while concurrently achieving the goals and objectives of the relevant planning scheme and Planning and Environment Act (1987):
1.what planning controls currently apply to the land?
2.what new zone and/ or overlays would be appropriate for a scheme amendment applying to the subject land, with reasons?
3.what steps would need to be undertaken to achieve a successful amendment process, and what might be the likely impediments to success?

Part B: Argued Case

2 – “Existing Use Rights, Ancillary Use Rights and Ultra Vires rules impede the achievement of planning goals and objectives”. Make an argument regarding this statement, using references to relevant parts of the act, VPP, case law and examples as appropriate.