Australian Capital Territory
Planning and Development (Draft Variation No 351) Public Availability Notice 2015
Notifiable Instrument NI2015—605
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 Planning Directorate (EPD), is making available for public inspection Draft Variation No 351, including the related documents listed below, which has been given to the Minister for approval:
•	background papers
•	a report on consultation, including:
•	a written report setting out the issues raised in any written comments (including consultation comments) about the variation
•	a written 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 custodians, being the Territory and Municipal Services Directorate and Arts ACT

The draft variation was prepared to rezone an area immediately west of the suburbs of Holt and Macgregor for future urban development with changes including:
•	rezoning part of the site to a range of urban zones
•	introducing a nature reserve overlay to the Murrumbidgee River corridor zone
•	rezoning the Strathnairn Arts Precinct and Belconnen Farm Heritage Precinct to community facility zone
•	apply a future urban area overlay to part of the site
•	introducing a site-specific structure plan and concept plan into the Territory Plan

Draft Variation No 351 and related documents are available for viewing online at www.act.gov.au/recommendedvariations and at the EPD 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.  The current Territory Plan will continue to apply while the variation remains in draft form.

Jim Corrigan
Delegate of the planning and land authority
21 October 2015