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Discussion Documents
2005
Criteria for Decision-making in KZN Development Bill: Stephen Berrisford ¿ 26 January 2005 (89 Kb)  more details...
The document contains the criteria for the following decisions: Preparing a development scheme, amending a development scheme, considering a development application, amending a condition of approval for development, amending a condition of approval for subdivision, amending, suspending, or removing a restrictive condition, the permanent closure of a road or public place and exemption of a municipality from the provisions of the Bill.


2004
Stephen Berrisford: KwaZulu-Natal Development Bill (December 2003) with tracked changes (493 Kb)  more details...
Copy of the Bill with comments by Stephen Berrisford in comment boxes

Compliance of KwaZulu-Natal Development Bill, 2003 (December 2003) with the principles agreed upon by the KwaZulu-Natal Land Use Management Legislation Drafting Steering Committee, as agreed by the Committee on 10 June 2003 (881 Kb)  more details... new
Compliance with the principles for the drafting of new development legislation ¿ Compliance with the Constitution, 1996 ¿ Provisions of the legislation must be practical ¿ Legislation must promote lawful development ¿ Legislation must be development orientated ¿ Guided decision making ¿ Provincial supervision ¿ The Development Tribunal The Development Appeal Tribunal ¿ The need for municipalities to comply with certain criteria and make application to the Minister for exemption from the provisions of the Act.

Stephen Berrisford: Presentation ¿ Compliance of the revised KwaZulu-Natal Development Bill with the principles for the drafting of new development legislation and the Constitution, 1996 (284 Kb)  more details...
Compliance with the principles for the drafting of new development legislation ¿ Compliance with the Constitution, 1996 ¿ Provisions of the legislation must be practical ¿ Legislation must promote lawful development ¿ Legislation must be development orientated ¿ Guided decision making ¿ Provincial supervision ¿ The Development Tribunal The Development Appeal Tribunal ¿ The need for municipalities to comply with certain criteria and make application to the Minister for exemption from the provisions of the Act.

Notes prepared for the KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Commission for the purposes of Briefing a Review Panel appointed to consider draft KwaZulu-Natal Development Bill (103 Kb)  more details...
Briefing document  Compliance of revised draft Bill with principles  Legislative competence  Guided discretion  Policies to support legislation.

Power of the Provincial Legislature to establish an independent tribunal to hear appeals against municipal decisions made in terms of the KwaZulu-Natal Land Use and Development Act (674 Kb)  more details...
Meaning of the terms "provincial planning", "regional planning and development", "municipal planning", and "urban and rural development",  bylaws and provincial legislation  provincial supervision.

Revised KwaZulu-Natal Development Bill: Position of the Department of Traditional and Local Government Affairs: The Principle of a Fair Balance of Interests (334 Kb)  more details...
Briefing document  The principle of a fair balance of interests  Guided decision making  Provincial monitoring and supervision  Exemption  Independent appeal tribunal  The practicality of provisions  Legislation favouring lawful development.

New Development Legislation: Need to Provide for Guided Decision Making (109 Kb)  more details...
The need for guided decision making was discussed at the Steering Committee held on 11 September 2003. Peter Rutsch investigated the need to provide for guided decision making in the Act as well as the appropriate level of guidance required. This document contains Peter Rutsch's findings, a response by Gert Roos (project co-ordinator) and Peter Rutsch's summaries of the relevant case law.

KwaZulu-Natal Development Bill (Draft Bill¿December 2003) (401 Kb)  more details...
The KwaZulu-Natal Development Bill was previously called the KwaZulu-Natal Land Use and Development Bill. The Bill regulates development schemes, development, subdivision, the amendment, suspension and removal of restrictive conditions, the closing of roads and public places, enforcement, municipal decision making (on development), provincial supervision, the Development Tribunal, the Appeal Tribunal, the Development Research and Policy Commission, development policies and the repeal of existing legislation (development).


2003
Planning Policy Guidance 24: Planning and noise (England) (251 Kb)  more details...
Example of a development policy (England)  Used to assess the need to provide for development policies in the Development Bill.

Acknowledgement:Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (England)
Main Page:http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk
Scottish Planning Policy 1: The planning system (Scottland) (166 Kb)  more details...
Distinguishes between Scottish planning policies, planning advice notes and circulars  Policy used to assess the need to provide for development policies in the Development Bill.

Acknowledgement:Scottish Executive
Main Page:http://www.scotland.gov.uk
Index of planning policy guidance and planning guidance and advice (England) (210 Kb)  more details...
Index pages from the website of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in England  Illustrates the difference between policies and guidelines in England  Index used to assess the need to provide for development policies in the Development Bill.

Acknowledgement:Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (England)
Main Page:http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk
Policy No. DC 3.4: Subdivision of rural land (Western Australia) (96 Kb)  more details...
Example of a development policy (Western Australia)  Policy used to assess the need to provide for development policies in the Development Bill.

Acknowledgement:Western Australian Planning Commission
Main Page:http://www.wapc.wa.gov.au
Five year review: Highlights of consultations (Ontario) (159 Kb)  more details...
Review of Provincial policy Statement (Ontario)  Review used to develop process for adoption and amendment of development policies in terms of the Development Bill.

Acknowledgement:Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Main Page:http://www.mah.gov.on.ca
NPPG 19: Radio telecommunications (Scottland) (107 Kb)  more details...
Example of a development policy (Scottland)  Policy used to assess the need to provide for development policies in the Development Bill.

Acknowledgement:Scottish Executive
Main Page:http://www.scotland.gov.uk
Provincial Policy Statement: Extract on agricultural policies (Ontario) (66 Kb)  more details...
Provincial Policy Statement  Extract on agricultural policies (Ontario)

Acknowledgement:Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Main Page:http://www.mah.gov.on.ca
Provincial Policy Statement 1997 (Ontario) (48 Kb)  more details...
Example of an all inclusive development policy (Ontario)  Index page  Policy used to assess the need to provide for development policies in the Development Bill.

Acknowledgement:Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Main Page:http://www.mah.gov.on.ca
New Development Legislation: Proposal for the Amalgamation of the Planning and Development Commission and the Development Tribunal (39 Kb)  more details...
Proposal prepared by Peter Rutsch (legal consulted appointed by the Provincial Planning and Development Commission). Proposal consists of draft provisions for the amalgamation of the two statutory bodies.

KwaZulu-Natal Land Use Management Legislation: Key Issues: Final Report (173 Kb) 
KwaZulu-Natal Land Use and Development Bill (Draft Bill ¿ August 2003) (268 Kb) 
Matters to be dealt with at the Drafting Steering Committee meeting to be held on 14 August 2003 (317 Kb)  more details...
KwaZulu-Natal Land Use Regulations Repeal Bill  KwaZulu-Natal Town Planning Ordinance Amendment Bill  Name of the Bill  Economic controls  Planning obligations  Competency of the Legislature to establish an independent appeal tribunal.

Provincial Planning and Development Commission Principles relating to new Land Use Management Legislation (37 Kb)  more details...
Principles for the drafting of new development legislation  Document prepared by the Provincial Planning and Development Commission.

KwaZulu-Natal Land Use Management Legislation: Scope and Format (282 Kb)  more details...
New development legislation: Interim legislation  Scope  Regulations.

Draft Communication Plan: New KwaZulu-Natal Development Legislation Steering Committee ¿ 10 June 2003 (97 Kb)  more details...
Draft Communication Plan  superseded by plan adopted on 23 June 2003.

South African Law Commission Act, 1973 (186 Kb)  more details...
Act in terms of which the Law Commission was established  Act used as an example of legislation establishing a research commission.

New legislation: Progress by May 2003 (42 Kb)  more details...
Progress report on the history of the drafting of new development planning legislation for KwaZulu-Natal.


2000
KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Regulations (Draft Regulations ¿ 2000) (244 Kb)  more details...
Draft regulations in terms of the KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Act. Act never brought into operation.


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