Tuesday, 2 June 2026
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Preston electorate
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Preston electorate
Nathan LAMBERT (Preston) (15:31): (1655) My question is for the Minister for Planning, and my question is: if a development plan for Preston Market were submitted for approval, at what point would that development plan be made public? Deputy Speaker, as you may recall, it was our government that put a heritage overlay in place over Preston Market back in 2023. But at the same time we did that we also put in place what is called a development plan overlay. That overlay means that you cannot just go and get a planning permit to put a new building on that site as you normally would. Instead you first have to put together what is effectively a sitewide blueprint for how the market’s operations will be protected, how parking will be provided, how pedestrian access will be provided and so forth. Those blueprints are not strictly binding on the planning permits that follow, but they are strongly suggestive. I think there would be a great deal of community interest in such a development plan if one were submitted. Any information that the minister could provide to us about how that process would work would be greatly appreciated by the Preston community.