Activity Centres Standing Advisory Committee (SAC)
After our community consultation on the draft activity centre plans in August 2024 for the Activity Centres Pilot Program, the Minister for Planning referred the key matters raised to the Activity Centres Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) for consideration. The SAC is an independent committee of experts in matters including planning, building, development, law and heritage.
The SAC made recommendations to the Minister for Planning that have informed the finalisation of the first 10 activity centre plans, and the new planning controls.
SAC summary reports
The SAC’s reports are now available to read, as well as the Department of Transport and Planning's response and the Urban Design background summary report.
How we developed our plans
To develop plans for the Activity Centres Pilot Program, we used a tested methodology consistently across all activity centres, while ensuring planning controls responded to community feedback and local conditions.
Each activity centre core was divided into sub-precincts, or ‘precinct typologies’, based on the level of development they can accommodate and the types of buildings, homes and businesses already there. Controls were then applied for each precinct type, based on the size of the activity centre.
Once we had baseline planning controls, we then tested and adjusted them in consultation with councils, community and stakeholders to make them appropriate and specific to each centre.
You can find out more by reading the City of Centres - Development of Typology-based Built Form Controls (PDF, 10.4 MB)
