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Chief Strategic Planner's Papers, 1972-1984

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Unique IDAS-0818DateBetween 1st January 1972 and 1st January 1984Date qualifiercircaFormatRegistered File Video - VHSDescriptionThese files are the working papers of Kerry Nash when he was the Chief Strategic Planner of CA 8, Planning and Building Department. The files deal with a variety of subjects, including the following:

- the review of Council's 1977 to 1980 Strategic Plan, and minutes of meetings of the Review Committee. Council has published a number of strategic plans since 1971 which set out its objectives, policies, and action priorities. Nash was heavily involved in the 1980 review of Council's strategic plan.

- the Land Information Computer Systems that Council installed to deal with land valuations (for rating purposes) called VOSS (Valuation Ownership & Sales System), development and building applications (for the Planning Department) called DABA, and building activity and land use called BAS. The files of these land use surveys are contained in CRS 72, Land Use Survey Files, 1976+

- Action Plans for Circular Quay, Pitt Street, Pyrmont, Railway Square, South Paddington, West Rocks, Chippendale, and the Central Business District.

- general files on reorganisation and work programs for the Department.

- Interim Development Orders for West Rocks, West Surry Hills, Darlinghurst, Kings Cross, Surry Hills, South Paddington, Newtown, Chippendale, Centennial Park and Woolloomooloo.

- Appeals, legislation and ordinances affecting the Strategic Planning Branch.

- Paddington Town Hall, the Woolloomooloo Action Plan, 1988 Olympic Games, the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Haymarket.

- the 1980 Strategic Plan. This includes minutes of meetings of the 1980 Strategic Plan Committee, and landscape sketches and photographs that were used in the Plan.

Some of the files have their own numbering system which has been retained by Archives, others had no numbering system but were grouped by subject. The files have been left in the order in which they were received.

There were a number of files containing papers belonging to files in the main correspondence series. These papers were removed and placed on the appropriate files. The files are CRS 34, TC 2600/69, and CRS 326, Y05-001316 and Y05-001317.
In 1984, Kerry Nash moved out of the Planning Department when he was made Director of the newly created Information Systems Department, (CA 4).
Relationship summaryRELATED TO: George Clarke Papers AS-0069 (01/01/1972 to 10/05/1979)
RELATED TO: San Sebastian Documents AS-0532 (01/01/1972 to 01/01/1984)
RELATED TO: Planning for public spaces AY-31 (01/01/1972 to 01/01/1984)
RELATED TO: Heritage planning and preservation AY-93 (01/01/1979 to 01/01/1984)
RELATED TO: Strategic town planning AY-30 (01/01/1972 to 01/01/1984) LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Source system ID818System of arrangementBoxes 1 - 6 by subject then numerical by item number. Boxes 7 - 12 by subject.

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