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Event is fully booked. Please contact qld@planning.org.au to be placed on waiting list.

This event is for planners who currently work in Queensland's Development Assessment system in your day to day work. If you are a planner outside of Queensland OR your work is not in Queensland Development Assessment system, this event is not intended for you.

DA Planners Forum

Event Overview

Development assessment planners are at the ‘coal face’ of Queenland's planning system and we know DA planners are often under pressure from multiple and competing fronts.

老澳门六合彩图库 acknowledges that DA planners are often tasked with numerous ‘wicked problems’, as they seek to balance interests, many of which are outside of their control. In addition, navigating the full spectrum of our system in times of constant change and policy flux presents ongoing challenges. Add to that are community expectations, the pressures of a performance based system, and lack of planners generally, there is a perfect storm of challenges to overcome.

So, we would like to bring DA planners from across Queensland together to discuss and explore these issues encountered in daily work and build stronger networks and relationships for support across the state.

With no set agenda, we would like to open the forum for attendees to guide the discussion. Topics may include:

• Work pressures such as work/life balance, skills shortages, attracting talent, mental health etc
• Technical issues around legislative changes
• Performance based planning or areas of the planning framework not well understood where more training is needed
• Requires additional supporting evidence
• Scheme structures and approaches to things like thresholds or LOAs
• Mapping discrepancies
• P&E judgements
• Compliance with specific benchmarks and using judgement
• Understanding risk-based planning
• Incentivising development that is needed
• Potential improvements to the system, legislation etc
• General tips and tricks or tools that have been useful and could be shared (such as templates)
• Development that is often difficult to regulate (e.g. sheds being used as houses or “shouses”)

This Forum will be delivered online, via Teams.

Important Notes

To help guide discussions during the forum, please kindly indicate your top 3 discussion points using the link below.

To assist the smooth running of this event, we ask that attendees adhere to the following:

• Participants MUST be an active practicing planner in development assessment ONLY and practicing in Queensland
• Speak respectfully and positively
• Use of the chat function and hand raising is encouraged
• Do not discuss any specific site details, individuals, organisations or applications
• Recording or AI bots are not permitted

Other things to note:

• Attendance numbers are limited, please only register if you are a DA planner
• Attendees are welcome to share their contact details with other attendees if they so wish
• This is YOUR forum - Active participation is encouraged rather than passive observance.

Presenters

Leo Jensen R老澳门六合彩图库 Fellow - Chairperson
Principal, Leo Jensen Consulting

Leo is a past 老澳门六合彩图库 Queensland President, and past National 老澳门六合彩图库 Councillor and Chair of the 老澳门六合彩图库 National Local Government Planning Network. Leo was instrumental in supporting the establishment of the LGAQ Diploma of Planning course in the mid 2000’s in response to the national skills shortages being experienced at that time. He is a nationally accredited Registered Planner, 老澳门六合彩图库 Fellow and Adjunct Industry Fellow and longstanding advisory committee member for the urban design and planning course at the University of Sunshine Coast.

Leo Jensen commenced his career as an urban and regional planner and has worked with many jurisdictions across the State He has worked in both the public and private sectors and understands ‘both sides of the fence’ when it comes to preparing and assessing planning applications and negotiating agreed outcomes.

Leo has happily volunteered to Chair the forum to assist in facilitating the conversation to help strengthen the support network for planners in the development assessment space across Queensland.

Nicole Boulton R老澳门六合彩图库 - Supporting Facilitator
Principal Planner, Mewing Planning Consultants

Julie Brook R老澳门六合彩图库 - Supporting Facilitator
Principal, Meridian Urban