Local Planning Services Review Fraser Report 2007

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Local Planning Services Review Report 
 
November 2007 
 
 
 
 
 
To go fast, go alone; 
 
To go far, go with others 
 
African expression 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective: 26 November 2007 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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Table of Contents
 
 
             Item                                   Page  
  
 
Table of Contents           2 
 
Executive Summary           3 
 
Introduction                                                                                                                                                            7             
 
Background                                                                                                                                                            10             
 
Discussion            10 
 
Conclusions            28 
 
Recommendations           29 
 
Annexes 
 
Annex A – Islands Trust Terms of Reference for A Focused Review of   31 
Local Planning Services 
 
Annex B – Local Planning Services Review Report by Stantec Consulting Ltd   34 
                          March             2007             
   
Annex C – LPS Continuous Improvement Process and Objectives    49 
 
Annex D – Key Components of a Successful Change Process      54 
 
Annex E – Staff Time and Funds Spent on Development Management Applications     55 
  And Community Planning Projects in Fiscal Year 2006 / 2007 
 
Annex F – Development Management Application Timelines from 2001 – 2006  58 
 
Annex             G             –             Office             Location             Comparison                                                                                           64             
 
Annex             H             –             Geographic             Information             Systems             Sub-unit                                                                              68             
 
Annex             I             –             Compliance             Sub-unit                                                                                                        69             
 
Annex J – Proposed LPS Staffing             Increases                                                                                           71             
 
Annex K – Draft OCP/LUB Implementation Schedule for Fiscal Year 2008 / 2009  72 
  With Impact of Implementation of Increased Staff
 
 
Annex L – Analysis of How Many Days per Week Islands Planners Should Visit  73 
                          Their             Assigned             Islands             
 
 

 
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Executive Summary 
 
 
 This report is intended to provide the Islands Trust Council with an understanding of the reasons 
why the Local Planning Services unit is not currently providing optimal levels of service and to make 
recommendations that will improve service delivery. The process of improving service delivery is nothing 
short of a cultural change in our workplace and will require an ongoing commitment to improvements as 
well as some immediate struct

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