Overview
This course introduces Local Government Officers to their roles and responsibilities at each stage in the design review process, ensuring it aligns with local planning objectives and is consistent and transparent. This includes guidance for those coordinating the design review process, as well as those providing planning assessment and recommendations to decision-makers.
The course provides a background on what good design means in the Western Australian planning context and how the 10 Design Principles of State Planning Policy 7.0 Design of the Built Environment operate in practice.
Target Audience
Suitable for Local Government Officers, including design review coordinators, planners and administrators.
Learning Outcomes
- Receive a general introduction to design review and its benefits, including the history and policy foundations of design review.
- Develop familiarity with the design review process and Government Officers’ roles within it.
- Recognise local government design review governance and policy context, including how panels are established, resourced and managed.
- Understand Government Officers’ responsibilities before, during and after a review, and how they contribute to effective outcomes.
- Understand best practice for managing conflicts of interest, supporting consistent processes, and preparing effective panel briefings.
- Gain a broad understanding of good design, particularly its relationship to the 10 Design Principles set out in State Planning Policy 7.0 Design of the Built Environment.