The Greens’ Caroline Le Couteur has unveiled her party’s thoughts on planning:
The ACT Greens planning measures include over four years:
— $1 million for amendment of the Territory Plan to aim at the ACT’s greenhouse gas reduction targets
— $366,000 for construction industry education during the transition to energy efficient buildings
— $200,000 to connect communities through neighbourhood planning
— $20,000 to engage with the plumbing industry in changing over to energy efficient hot water
— $100,000 to research and introduce planning changes to make housing more affordable
— $800,000 for better planning advocacy and support
— $301,000 to Build it Better – proactive prosecution and remediation of building faults, especially for multi-unit development regulation and enforcement