BLSV14017 - Town Planning and Control

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Town Planning and Control will introduce you to both statutory and strategic planning-related concepts, especially relating to the regulation of development and the management of urban growth. You will research, analyse and evaluate land-use patterns, developmental controls and how building applications are assessed as you develop skills and knowledge related to legislative planning frameworks.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites Prerequisite: BLAR11045

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 30%
2. Written Assessment 30%
3. Written Assessment 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
This unit was very interesting and relevant to students' future career pathway.
Recommendation
Unit content will continue to provide context for Building Surveying professionals who engage in Town Planning and Development related tasks.
Action Taken
The unit continued to provide context for Building Surveying professionals who engage in Town Planning and Development-related tasks. The same lecturer with a relevant professional background conducted the unit for the current delivery. The current positive SUTE responses reflect the effectiveness of the action taken.
Source: Teaching Team
Feedback
More case studies are to be embedded in the unit learning and teaching content to improve knowledge and design skills of town planning.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit content is to be reviewed and presented to make it interesting and relevant to building surveyors.
Action Taken
The lecturer presented more case studies in class and also referred to some of them in the assessment tasks. The current positive SUTE responses reflect the effectiveness of the action taken.
Source: Students Unit Teaching Evaluation (SUTE) Report- 2025- T2
Feedback
Students find that the lecturer delivered the unit is passionate and engaging. They also identified that the lecturer showed genuine care for them.
Recommendation
It is recommended to hire the same lecturer or someone who has a similar professional background for the next delivery.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Students Unit Teaching Evaluation (SUTE) Report- 2025- T2 and Teaching Team
Feedback
Resources should be updated with recent case studies and practice examples to enhance students' town planning skills and keep them up to date with current industry practice.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit content be reviewed and embedded with recent case studies and practice examples to enhance students' town planning skills and keep them up to date with current industry practice.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Discuss the use of development controls within an institutional context
  2. Identify and evaluate strategic planning initiatives and other concepts related to development and urban growth
  3. Identify, analyse and evaluate issues related to statutory planning processes
  4. Analyse and apply development control procedures to building and planning applications.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
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