Australian Capital Territory
Planning and Development (Draft Variation No 315) Public Availability Notice 2013
Notifiable instrument NI2013—84
made under the
Planning and Development Act 2007, section 70 (Public notice of documents given to Minister) and section 71 (Public availability notice – notice of interim effect etc)

The planning and land authority, within the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate (ESDD) is making available for public inspection Draft Variation 315 – Aranda Ambulance and Fire Station, including the related documents listed below, which has been given to the Minister for approval:
•	background papers
•	a written report on consultation that includes all of the following:
•	a report setting out the issues raised in any written comments including consultation comments on the draft variation
•	a report about the Authority’s consultation with the public, the National Capital Authority, the Conservator of Flora and Fauna, the Environment Protection Authority, the Heritage Council and the land custodian, being the ACT Government Directorates of Territory and Municipal Services and Economic Development. 

The draft variation was prepared to establish emergency services facility as an assessable development on land in Bindubi Street (blocks 17–19 and part block 24, section 1) and planning controls to guide the development.  A portion of the urban open space (part block 24) will be excised from the public land reserve to allow the transfer of land management responsibilities to the Emergency Services Agency. 

Draft Variation 315 and related documents are available online at www.act.gov.au/recommendedvariations and at the ESDD shopfront at 16 Challis Street, Dickson from Monday to Friday (except public holidays) between 8:30am and 4:30pm.

Effect of the draft variation 
Section 72 of the Planning and Development Act 2007 does not apply in relation to the draft variation and therefore it does not have interim effect. 

Ben Ponton
Delegate of the Planning and Land Authority
   18 February 2013