Australian Capital Territory
Land (Planning and Environment) (Draft Variation No 259) (Woden) Notice 2005

Woden Town Centre and all Town Centres
Notifiable instrument NI2005—276
made under the
Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991, section 19(1) (Public Consultation - Notification)

Draft variation No.259 to the Territory Plan has been prepared by the ACT Planning and Land Authority in accordance with section 19 of the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 (the Act).  

The draft plan variation proposes to implement aspects of the Woden Town Centre Master Plan and amend the Woden Town Centre precincts.  For all Commercial B – Town Centres: precinct ‘c’ plot ratio control is deleted and an exemption from undertaking a preliminary assessment is introduced in relation to a proposed building based on gross floor area and height limit criteria.

The documents relating to this draft plan variation may be viewed at:

•	ACT Planning and land Authority Customer Service Centre, Ground Floor, South Building, Dame Pattie Menzies House, 16 Challis Street, Dickson (opposite the Motor Registry) 8:30am to 4:30pm weekdays.  Copies of the draft plan variation can be obtained here; 
•	ACT Government libraries at Belconnen, Civic, Dickson, Erindale, Griffith, Gungahlin, Kippax, Tuggeranong and Woden during normal opening hours; and
•	the ACT Planning and Land Authority web site at www.actpla.act.gov.au/tplan/index.htm.

Written comments from the public are invited on the draft plan variation by 
19 September 2005.  Comments should include reference to this draft variation, a return postal address, and be addressed to:

The Manager, Territory Plan Section
ACT Planning and Land Authority

Comments may be submitted in one of the following ways:

•	Hand deliver to:
ACT Planning and Land Authority Customer Service Centre, 16 Challis Street, Dickson
•	Post to:
PO Box 1908
CANBERRA   ACT   2601
•	Email:		terrplan@act.gov.au
 
Copies of written comments received, and any response from the National Capital Authority, will be made available for public inspection at the ACT Planning and Land Authority Customer Service Centre, 16 Challis Street, Dickson, during normal office hours for a period of 15 business days after the closing date for comments.

Section 9 of the Act applies to the draft variation, which has interim effect for a maximum period of 1 year commencing on 5 August 2005 and ending on 
4 August 2006.  During this period, or a period commencing on 
5 August 2005 and terminating at the expiration of the day before: 
•	the date the draft variation comes into effect;
•	the date the corresponding plan variation is rejected by the Legislative Assembly; or
•	the date the draft variation, or the corresponding plan variation, is withdrawn under section 22(1)(c), section 27(a) or section 30A(3)(b) of the Act;
whichever is shorter, the Territory, the Executive, the Minister or a Territory Authority shall not do any act, or approve the doing of any act that –
(a)	would be inconsistent with the Territory Plan, if it were varied in accordance with the draft variation; or
(b)	is inconsistent with the Territory Plan.

Jacqui Lavis
Delegate for the ACT Planning and Land Authority

2 August 2005