SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 12·3.4
Sustainable Development - Balancing Three Pillars
The SPPS does not prioritize one pillar of sustainable development over others. Planning decisions must balance social, economic and environmental objectives according to planning judgment in each case.
The SPPS does not seek to promote any one of the three pillars of sustainable development over the other. In practice, the relevance of, and weight to be given to social, economic and environmental considerations is a matter of planning judgement in any given case. Therefore, in summary, furthering sustainable development means balancing social, economic and environmental objectives, all of which are considerations in the planning for and management of development.
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