There are a number of planning documents that affect the Park Lands. One of them is called a "Community Land Management Plan" (CLMP). The City Council is undertaking a long-overdue revision of this Plan and has released, for community consultation, a draft of the "General Provisions" (the over-arching framework).

The document includes a proposed "dog management map" which indicates areas where dogs would be permitted either on-lead or off-lead.

One of the biggest problems with Park Lands management is that the State Government tends to disregard documents of this type. The State Government simply over-rides the City Council by re-zoning or taking over sites when it determines to build something over your Open Green Public Park Lands. There are examples listed here, including a proposed $660 million stadium, a hospital and a multi-storey car park.

Nevertheless planning documents do have some influence on what the City Council chooses to permit within your Open Green Public Park Lands; e.g. with smaller-scale but important issues such as lighting, car parking, advertising signage, public art and monuments, dog management, use of drones and model aircraft etc.

Submissions on the draft CLMP are due by 3 September.

APA will be reviewing this draft document and will make suggestions in our newsletter of 16 August 2021..