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Paul Summers Planning Strategies: Presentations & Publications

On this page you will find presentations and publications by Paul Summers. Hyperlinks will take you to some of these. Note that some of these links are to external pages not controlled by PSPS. Please report broken links (via hyperlink at bottom right of this page).

The structure of the page is as follows:

1) Presentations: Listed in reverse date order (last updated 09/04/2011).

2) Publications:

a) Biophysical & Environmental Protection Studies (last updated 18/11/2010)

b) Community Consultation & Community Governance

c) Economic Development

d) Infrastructure Charging

e) Planning Schemes (last updated 11/07/2007)

f) Planning Scheme Policies

g) Regional Planning

h) Statistical Analysis & Projections

i) Transport

j) Urban Design

Presentations

Paul is an inspirational speaker, on a range of topics. Here you will find a series of links to recent presentations descending date order. You may need Internet Explorer Version 7 or later and some documents need an Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click Internet Explorer or go to the Download Problems Page to obtain an Adobe Acrobat Reader free of charge. Some files are quite large and without broadband connection can take some time to open. For presentations of the file type mhtml, once it is open, click in the presentation window to animate each slide and click in the left window to move between slides.

TITLE	FILE TYPE	FILE SIZE	FORUM	WHERE	WHEN
The Plantation - An Intriguing Application, Prosecution & Appeal Process	pdf	0.36MB	Noosa Parks Association – Friday Forum	Noosaville QLD	20/05/2011
Cedarton Foresters Cooperative – Development Application (password required)	pdf	0.15MB	Cedarton Foresters Cooperative	Booroobin	09/04/2011
Bella MultiSport Park Update on DA Circumstances (password required)	wmv	16.34MB	Bella Residents Action Group	Bella Creek	06/03/2011
Anecdotes & Achievements on Planning in Noosa [animated version in media window (activation is automatic, use pause buttons etc.) or as PDF without animation]	wmv & pdf	26.32MB & 0.64MB	Noosa Rotary	Noosaville QLD	12/10/2010
Art, Science, Population & Strategic Planning	pdf	0.40MB	Sunshine Coast Regional Council workshop	Kawana QLD	13/03/2010
Art, Science, Carrying Capacities & Planning on the Sunshine Coast	pdf	1.83MB	World Environment Day	University of the Sunshine Coast QLD	28/06/2009
Draft SEQ Regional Plan 2009-2031 [animated version in browser window (click in browser window to activate animation in slides and click slides in the left menu to move between slides) or as PDF without animation]	html & pdf	6.95MB & 0.28MB	Noosa Residents & Ratepayers Association	Noosaville QLD	12/03/2009
Draft SEQ Regional Plan 2009-2031 (see above, slight variations only)	NA	NA	Sunshine Coast Environment Council	Caloundra QLD	21/02/2009
DA Monitoring	pdf	0.08MB	Noosa Parks Association workshop	Noosaville QLD	31/01/2009
Woodford Chronicles – The Planning	pdf	0.21MB	Woodford Folk Festival (Concert)	Woodford, QLD	31/12/2008
Population Growth	pdf	0.38MB	Woodford Folk Festival (GreenHouse)	Woodford QLD	29/12/2007
Noosa Planning Update	pdf	0.43MB	Noosa Parks Association, Nature Discovery	Noosaville QLD	16/03/2007
Maleny Planning Update	pdf	0.32MB	Maleny & District Green Hills	Maleny QLD	25/11/2006
Northern Catchments Action Plan	pdf	0.11MB	Northern Implementation Group, Healthy Waterways	Nambour QLD	16/10/2006
Queensland: Beautiful One Day, IPA-ised the Next	pdf	1.63MB	Australian Institute of Building Surveyors	Mudjimba QLD	19/09/2006
Palmwoods Town Centre Concept Plan	pdf	0.33MB	Palmwoods Community	Palmwoods QLD	26/07/2006
Planning Tools Affecting Noosa’s Future	pdf	0.30MB	Noosa Chamber of Commerce	Noosa QLD	09/02/2006
A Tale of Two Developments: How the Dickens Do You Make Community Participation a Reality in the DA Process?	pdf	0.63MB	Planning Institute Australia Queensland Conference	Yeppoon QLD	15/07/2005
Insights into Australia’s Emerging Population Dilemmas	pdf	0.17MB	Noosa Parks Association, Nature Discovery	Noosaville QLD	13/05/2005
Palmwoods In- and Out-of-Centre Development	pdf	0.21MB	Maroochy Shire Council, Palmwoods Consultation Session	Palmwoods QLD	07/04/2005
NORSROC Sub-Regional Framework	pdf	0.54MB	Friends of SEQ	Nathan QLD	19/03/2005
Maroochy Biodiversity Strategy	pdf	0.11MB	Maroochy Biodiversity Strategy Expert Panel	Rosemount QLD	16/03/2005
SEQRP – Environmental Defenders Office	mhtml	9.47MB	EDO Workshop	Nambour QLD	30/01/2005
SEQRP - Implications for Maleny	mhtml	10.94MB	Community Meeting (convenor Maleny District Green Hills Fund)	Maleny QLD	29/01/2005
Thirroul Visioning Workshop	pdf	0.43MB	Community Workshop (convenor Thirroul No High-Rise Committee)	Thirroul NSW	05/12/2004
NORSROC Sub-Regional Framework	NA	NA	NORSROC Meeting	Redcliffe QLD	04/06/2004
Community Governance, Politics & Planning: Achieving Community Vision - Noosa Style	html	3.52 MB	Planning Institute Australia National Conference	Hobart	24/02/2004
Structural Framework	NA	NA	NORSROC Meeting	Caloundra QLD	30/01/2004
Recent Population & Housing Trends	pdf	0.41MB	DLGP Seminar	Mooloolaba QLD	07/10/2003
Caloundra City Plan Review Workshop 2	NA	NA	Community Meeting (convenor Retain Maleny’s Character)	Maleny QLD	13/09/2003
Caloundra City Plan Review Workshop 1	NA	NA	Community Meeting (convenor Retain Maleny’s Character)	Maleny QLD	16/08/2003
Maleny Community Precinct: Planning context and critique of the survey and land use concept plan	mhtml	5.9MB	Community Meeting (convenor Retain Maleny’s Character)	Maleny QLD	14/06/2003
Why Plan?	pdf	0.1MB	Community Meeting (convenor Noosa Residents & Ratepayers Association)	Noosaville QLD	12/05/2003
Maleny Community Precinct ‘Pre-Consultation’ Workshop: Maleny community 10/05/2003	mhtml	2.7MB	Community Workshop (convenor Caloundra City Council)	Maleny QLD	10/05/2003
Positioning Maleny – for IPA Planning Schemes	mhtml	7.3MB	Community Workshop: Maleny District Green Hills Fund & Retain Maleny’s Character	Maleny QLD	30/03/2003
Community Governance, Politics & Planning: Achieving Community Vision - Noosa Style	NA	NA	Workshop: Planning Institute Australia (Northern Rivers Branch)	Ballina NSW	13/11/2002
Art & Science of Strategic Planning in Queensland: Data & Policy Integration Using GIS	NA	NA	Workshop: Planning Institute Australia (Northern Rivers Branch)	Ballina NSW	13/11/2002
Transport Planning in Prime Visitor Locations	mhtml	4.6 MB	Byron Shire Council	Mullumbimby NSW	12/11/2002
Community Governance, Politics & Planning: Achieving Community Vision - Noosa Style (see updated presentation above)	NA	NA	Conference: Planning Institute Australia (Queensland Division)	Noosa Heads QLD	01/11/2002
Measuring the True Cost of Population Growth	mhtml	0.5 MB	Forum: Mary River Catchment Coordination Committee	Gympie QLD	03/06/2002
Art & Science of Strategic Planning in Queensland: Data & Policy Integration Using GIS	NA	NA	Conference: SEQ Spatial Information Expo	Brisbane QLD	23/05/2002
Road Infrastructure Charging - Noosa Style	mhtml	1.7 MB	Forum: Planning Institute Australia (Queensland Division)	Brisbane QLD	28/08/2001
Scenic Amenity: Planning Implications in the NORSROC Sub-Region using Noosa as a Case Study	mhtml	1.8MB	Forum: NORSROC Technical Working Party (Planning)	Caboolture QLD	10/04/2001
Smart Growth: A Noosa Case Study	mhtml	3.2 MB	Conference: Urban Development Institute	Mudjimba QLD	28/10/2000
Political Imperatives of Population Planning: Can a Community Say Enough is Enough	mhtml	0.06MB	Conference: Planning Institute Australia (Northern NSW Branch)	Coffs Harbour NSW	30/06/2000
Planning and wildlife	NA	NA	Land for Wildlife	Cootharaba QLD	17/07/1999
Planning in sensitive locations	NA	NA	Golden Egg Forum	Noosaville QLD	03/06/1999
Catchment Planning	NA	NA	Mary River Catchment Coordination Committee	Kenilworth QLD	13/05/1999
Noosa Junction & Shire Business Centre	NA	NA	Noosa Junction Chamber of Commerce	Noosa Heads QLD	04/11/1998
Quilting the Catchment	NA	NA	Mary River Catchment Coordination Committee	Gympie QLD	15/10/1998
Planning in Noosa	NA	NA	U3A	Tewantin QLD	09/1998
Planning in Noosa	NA	NA	Rotary	Tewantin QLD	07/1998
GIS & Planning Schemes	NA	NA	RAPI Workshop	QLD	30/06/1998
Environmental planning and tourism	NA	NA	Noosa TAFE	Noosa Heads QLD	24/03/1998
Planning today and tomorrow	NA	NA	Noosa Parks Association	Noosaville QLD	20/02/1998
GIS & Planning Schemes	NA	NA	RAPI Workshop	QLD	10/02/1998
Noosa Planning	NA	NA	Royal Australian Institute of Architects Sunshine Coast	Buderim QLD	09/1997
Planning in Queensland	NA	NA	Sunshine Coast University College	Sippy Downs QLD	04/1997
Environmental planning and tourism	NA	NA	Noosa TAFE	Noosa Heads QLD	02/1997

If your organisation has interest in receiving a presentation on these or other topics, please Paul Summers Planning Strategies.

Publications

In this section, a list of some of the projects and documents which Paul Summers authored, co-authored, carried out editing or review processes or project managed is provided. Many of these were prepared during his 15+ year association with Noosa Council. The documents are listed under the following themes:

· Biophysical Studies

· Community Consultation & Community Governance

· Economic Development

· Guiding or Process-Related Documents

· Infrastructure Charging

· Planning Schemes

· Planning Scheme Policies

· Regional Planning (updated 20/06/2005)

· Statistical Analysis & Projections

· Transport

· Urban Design

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Paul also chaired, coordinated or participated in many projects or activities conducted by Noosa Council including:

· Boreen-Tin Can Bay Road Community Reference Group (Member)

· Coastal Transport System Community Reference Group (Member)

· Excellence in Design Awards (Coordinator and instigator)

· Lake Macdonald Recreation Management Committee (Member)

· Noosa River Catchment Management Strategy (Coordinator and Chair of Technical and Community Reference Groups)

· On-Site Effluent Disposal Working Group (Chair)

· Shire Business Centre Civic Precinct Working Group (Member)

Biophysical & Environmental Protection Studies

· Acid Sulphate Soils in the Noosa River Catchment (1995 – project manager, 2002 - update author): A planning study originally prepared as a supporting document to Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan. The original study prepared in 1995 was the first Shire-wide acid sulphate soil study conducted in Queensland. The document was updated with finer level mapping in 2002 and brings forward recommendations for Noosa’s ground-breaking Choosing Futures process.

· Agriculture & Agricultural Land in Noosa Shire (1995 - author): The first Shire-wide analysis of agricultural land and the agricultural industry in Noosa Shire. The study supports Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan.

· Analysis of the Lake Weyba Catchment (1995 – co-author): An analysis of the biophysical aspects of the Lake Weyba catchment in Noosa and Maroochy Shires. The study supports Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan.

· Bushfire Hazard Planning in Noosa Shire (1995 – author): The first Shire-wide analysis of bushfire hazard and if not the first, one of the first such studies in Queensland. The study supports Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan.

· Extractive & Clay Mineral Resources of Noosa Shire (2002 - update author): A planning study originally prepared as a supporting document to Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan. The document was updated with additional information in 2002 and brings forward recommendations for Noosa’s ground-breaking Choosing Futures process.

· Flooding in the Noosa River Catchment (1995 – project manager, 2002 - update author): A planning study originally prepared as a supporting document to Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan. The original study prepared in 1995 was one of the first full river catchment flood studies conducted in Queensland. The document was updated in 2002, including the provision for the setting of minimum floor heights based on the original mapping. It brings forward recommendations for Noosa’s ground-breaking Choosing Futures process.

· Manual for Erosion & Sediment Control (external link, 2008 – consultancy assistance): A manual modelled on the NSW bluebook adapted for Queensland circumstances. PSPS provided technical and digital assistance in the preparation of the manual.

· Maroochy Shire Biodiversity Strategy (2006 – joint author): A major strategy analysing biodiversity values using BAMM and landscape ecology techniques, then comprehensively analysing threats to those values, then analysing the 29 programmes in operation in Maroochy Shire to determine their capacity to protect the Shire’s biodiversity. An extensive range of conclusions and recommendations were brought forward.

· Minimum Floor Heights (2001 – author): Explanatory note defining procedures for amending minimum floor heights associated with flooding under Noosa’s planning scheme.

· Geology & Soils of Noosa Shire (1995 – project manager): The first comprehensive analysis of geology and soils of Noosa Shire and land suitability based on this data. The study supports Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan.

· IPA Regulations for Clearing of Native Vegetation (2001 – author): Explanatory note for Noosa Council and the community in the interpretation of provisions of the Integrated Planning Act relating to the clearing of native vegetation on freehold land

· Networks based on Landform, Landscape, Aesthetic & Environmental Values in Noosa Shire (1995 – author): This study comprises an evaluation of open space in Noosa Shire at regional and local scales. It was the model for guidelines developed by the State Government for analysis of regional open space. The study supports Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan.

· Noosa Shire Fauna Study (2002 – editor/reviewer): This study comprises a desktop analysis and literature review of fauna in Noosa Shire. It was the first Shire-wide study of fauna carried out for Noosa.

· Topography & Slope of Noosa Shire (1995 – author): The first shire-wide analysis of agricultural land and the agricultural industry in Noosa Shire. The study supports Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan.

· Vegetation of Noosa Shire Edition 2 (2003 – co-author and editor/reviewer): The second shire-wide analysis of vegetation in Noosa Shire. The principal author, Dave Burrows, made use of Queensland’s bioregional ecosystem classification techniques to classify vegetation in Noosa Shire with state, regional and local status. Implications for conservation and planning in Noosa Shire are assessed.

Community Consultation & Community Governance

· Community Board Brief (2001 – co-author): A brief that supports the call for nominations for membership of Noosa’s community boards. The document describes the role of the boards and the process for selection of board members.

· Phases 1 & 2 - Community Consultation Reports (1995 – co-author): A comprehensive report following on from workshop process conducted with the Noosa Shire community in 1994. The study supports Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan.

· Project Management Brief (2001 – co-author): A brief for the appointment of the project manager for Noosa’s innovative community governance process.

· Proposals for The Noosa Plan (2001 – co-author): The statement of proposals for its planning scheme being prepared as part of Noosa’s ground-breaking Choosing Futures process. A statement of proposals is a formal part of the planning scheme preparation process under Queensland’s Integrated Planning Act 1997. The document comprises a comprehensive set of proposals for the Shire as a whole and for each of its 14 localities.

Economic Development

· Economics, Employment & Industry in Noosa Shire (1996 – project manager): An analysis of economics, employment and industry in Noosa Shire. The study supports Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan.

· Retail Development in Noosa Shire (1MB - 2002 - author): A planning study examining Noosa Shire’s retail history over the last decade and the policy positions that Noosa Council has taken during that period. The study brings forward recommendations for Noosa’s ground-breaking Choosing Futures process.

· Shire Business Centre Master Plan: Stage 1 – Concepts (2001 - author): A planning study providing the first stage master planning for the privately-held Noosa Shire Business Centre site of 40+ hectares at Noosaville. The Shire Business Centre comprises a new multi-function employment node for Noosa Shire.

Infrastructure Charging

· Coastal Major Road Network Infrastructure Charges Plan (2002 - author): A planning instrument comprising an ICP prepared under Queensland’s Integrated Planning Act 1997. This ICP was one of the first completed in Queensland and deals with one of the most complex issues for infrastructure charging in high growth and high volume tourist locations. The ICP was also one of the first or the first operational ICP in Queensland. A separate web presentation, Road Infrastructure Charging: Noosa Style (1.29MB) is available. See the section on Transport below as well.

Planning Schemes

· Paper: Development, Constraints & Biodiversity Planning in Queensland published in Queensland Planner June 2007 or access the PSPS formatted colour version here.

· Noosa Hill Development Control Plan (1991 - author): Noosa Shire’s first development control plan designed to maintain the natural beauty of Noosa Hill by ensuring that any development is integrated with the existing environment. The plan deals with the sensitive backdrop areas of Noosa Heads and its Hastings Street precinct. It was awarded the Royal Australian Planning Institute’s Strategic & Policy Planning Award for Excellence where the judges were impressed by the fact that the Council had chosen to deal with this high profile and controversial area, arriving at a positive and well presented plan.

· Schedule to the Planning Scheme (1990 - author): The original planning scheme document dated from 1985 and contained many errors, performed poorly and was based on a zoning framework that had many faults. The goal was to replace the document with an entirely new version and correct the faults of the zoning framework with the new document, rather than effecting zoning changes. This was the first time this approach was tried in Queensland.

· Shire of Noosa Strategic Plan (1988 - author): Noosa Shire’s first Strategic Plan. Whilst dated today, this plan was a contemporary model that was displayed as a best practice example in the then Department of Local Government for a number of years.

· Shire of Noosa Strategic Plan (1997 author of Shire-wide material and 8 of its 11 locality plans). Noosa Shire’s second Strategic Plan and a comprehensive locality based model. Whilst comprising a part only of the existing scheme, this plan supplanted much of the dated zoning scheme operations. It remains a contemporary model of planning approaches in Queensland despite its age and the introduction of the Integrated Planning Act.

Planning Scheme Policies

· *Agriculture & Agricultural Land in Noosa Shire* (1999 - author)	· *Group Housing Developments* (1991 - author)
· *Beach Access Contributions* (1994 - author)	· *Home-Based Businesses* (1999 – co-author)
· *Bed and Breakfast Accommodation & Guest Houses in the Rural Area* (2002 – co-author)	· *Noosa Heads/Sunshine Beach Pedestrian System* (1991 - author)
· *Building Height* (1999 - author)	· *On-Site Domestic Wastewater Systems* (2001 - author)
· *Business Development Impacts on the Shire Business Centre* (2001 – author)	· *Park Requirements on Subdivision Applications* (1994 - author)
· *Contributions in Lieu of the Provision of Off-Street Parking* (2002 - author)	· *Performance Bonds* (1991 - author)
· *Development Applications over Land Subject to Threatened Species Listings* (1999 - author)	· *Reconfiguring Lots in the Original Glenmore Lakes Estate* (1999 – co-author)
· *Display Homes & Estate Sales Offices* (1999 - author)	· *Sewerage Headworks Contributions* (1998 – co-author)
· *Duplex Dwellings at Boreen Point & Teewah* (1999 - author)	· *Tennis Courts* (1999 - author)
· *Duplex Dwellings in the Rural Pursuits & Rural Residential Zones* (1992 - author)	· *Traffic Lights* (1991 - author)
· *General Stores in Residential Areas* (1999 - author)	· *Water Supply Headworks Contributions* (1998 – co-author)

Regional Planning

· Issues & Options for Centres & Residential Development (2003 author): An SEQ2021 study reflecting the deliberations of the Centres & Residential Development Working Group. The discussion paper examines current positions and trends; issues, opportunities and constraints; desired regional outcomes and policy options for this important issue for south-east Queensland.

· NORSROC Sub-Regional Framework (2004 – author, 120 page, 13.04MB): An overall strategy for the NORSROC Sub-Region in south-east Queensland prepared on behalf of the seven Local Governments making up the sub-region.

· NORSROC Statistical Analysis (2004 – author, 0.24MB) Statistical analysis supporting the Sub-Regiona Framework.

Statistical Analysis & Projections

· Population Capacity in the Coastal Area of Noosa Shire (2001 - author): A planning study comprising a comprehensive small area analysis of the population potential in the coastal area of Noosa Shire. It uses highly detailed spreadsheets to relate census results for individual collection districts to the development potential by cadastral lot under Noosa’s planning scheme, giving comprehensive population, household and dwelling structure capacities.

· Population Cap or Not? (1999 – author): An explanatory note addressing Noosa’s so-called population cap.

· Population Capacity Analysis based on the 1985-95 Planning Scheme (1995 – author): A planning study comprising a comprehensive small area analysis of the population potential for Noosa Shire, based on the capacity permitted by planning scheme in 1995. It uses highly detailed spreadsheets to relate census results for individual collection districts to the development potential by cadastral lot under Noosa’s planning scheme, giving comprehensive population, household and dwelling structure capacities. It was this study that informed a variety of other biophysical and infrastructure studies leading to the notion of the need for a ‘population cap’ in Noosa Shire. The study supports Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan.

· Population Carrying Capacity in Noosa Shire (2004 – author, 125 pages, 5.76MB): An analysis of the population carrying capacity of Noosa Shire derived from the 2001 Census results, the IPA-based planning scheme and the addition of an area of Maroochy Shire to Peregian Beach. This analysis updates each of the preceding studies (1995 and 2001).

· Schools & Population in Noosa Shire (1995 – author): An analysis of the capacity of schools (existing and planned) to cater for future population. The study supports Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan.

Transport

· Coastal Area Traffic & Transport to 2016 (2002 – project manager): A planning study providing a comprehensive analysis of the transport needs and directions for the coastal area of Noosa Shire to 2016. The study brings forward a range of recommendations, including the fact that Noosa cannot rely on transport by private motor vehicle in the coastal area and that a transition to public transport will be necessary. The recommendations are brought forward as a part of Noosa’s ground-breaking Choosing Futures process. Also see the section on Infrastructure Charging above.

· Estimates for Future Road Infrastructure in the Coastal Area of Noosa Shire (2002 – project manager): A planning study comprising a comprehensive analysis of the road upgrading needs for the coastal area of Noosa Shire to 2016. The study supports the Coastal Major Road Network Infrastructure Charges Plan and is part of Noosa’s ground-breaking Choosing Futures process. Also see the section on Infrastructure Charging above.

· Parking Contribution Rates in Noosa Shire (2001 – co-author): A planning study supporting a planning scheme policy PSP13 Contributions in Lieu of the Provision of Off-Street Parking. The study analyses the cost of acquiring land and constructing parking across various localities in the Shire. It identifies whether parking contributions should be accepted and if so the quantum of such contributions.

· Transport & Road Networking in Noosa Shire (1996 – co-author): A planning study providing an analysis road network planning in Noosa Shire. The study supports Noosa’s 1997 Strategic Plan.

Urban Design

· Pomona Town Centre Streetscape (1991 – preparation of concept plans): town centre upgraded 1992.

· Noosa Junction Streetscape & Traffic Calming (1995 – preparation of concept plans): streetscape and traffic calming implemented 1996.

· Noosaville Foreshore Conceptual Design (1999 - project manager and co-author) Noosaville's famous foreshore along the Noosa River was upgraded in 2000/02, following the preparation of concept plans in 1998/99 by a consortium of designers.

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