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02 November 2009
Draft Muchea employment node structure plan released for public comment
A draft structure plan for a future industrial centre in the Shire of Chittering has been released for public comment by the WAPC.
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31 October 2009
Planning guidelines for pedestrian access ways
Western Australian Planning Commission Chairman Gary Prattley today announced the release of two planning guidelines to help manage pedestrian access ways within Western Australia.
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25 August 2009
Rural Settlement and Land Use in Western Australia
The WAPC seeks to minimise the loss of farmland and agricultural activities to maintain and encourage rural production and employment. The WAPC considers the highest and best use for rural land to be agriculture and horticulture.
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05 August 2009
Moresby Range Management Strategy finalised
The WAPC has finalised a management strategy to guide future development and land management activities in the Moresby Range.
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15 July 2009
Festival of Ideas for future of Stirling
Precinct planning workshops to plan and develop a new sustainable city.
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08 July 2009
Metropolitan Region Scheme and Peel Region Scheme Amendments Deferred
Future urban rezoning amendments to the Metropolitan Region Scheme will be deferred until the end of January 2010. Urban rezoning requests to the Peel Region Scheme are also being deferred.
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20 May 2009
Planning for Maylands's Activity Centre Growth
An urban design framework to guide the development of Maylands has been released for public comment.
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19 May 2009
Lifting of Urban Deferred Classification for Point Grey
The WAPC has lifted the urban deferred zoning for 270 hectares of land at Point Grey.
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30 April 2009
Consultation period extended
The consultation period for the Building a Better Planning System Consultation Paper has been extended until Friday 15 May 2009.
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20 April 2009
The WAPC’s position on the interpretation of the Tourism Planning Taskforce Report and Planning Bulletin 83 as they apply to caravan parks
The WAPC confirms that references to restrictions on permanent residential accommodation in either the Tourism Planning Taskforce Report or Planning Bulletin 83 do not apply to caravan parks.
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26 February 2009
Manual to guide and inform planning process for basic raw material extraction
A manual has been developed to assist applicants in understanding the legislative requirements associated with establishing an extractive operation in Western Australia.
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18 February 2009
Temporary approval for Baldivis asphalt plant
The WAPC has granted the Southern Gateway Alliance a 12 month approval for a temporary asphalt plant, project office, and crush rock and pugmill processing area.
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04 January 2009
Limits to growth at Preston Beach
The WAPC has adopted a policy specifying the manner in which the ultimate size of the settlement at Preston Beach will be determined through strategic planning processes.
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06 November 2008
Regional hotspots released
The WAPC and DPI, in conjunction with LandCorp, have jointly prepared 10 regional hotspot land supply reports for centres in the Pilbara, Kimberley, Gascoyne and Goldfields-Esperance regions.
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05 November 2008
Agreement to use PICC population and employment projections for forward planning in the Pilbara
All agencies and businesses in the Pilbara have agreed to use the same set of population projections for planning purposes.
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30 October 2008
Future development of the north-east corridor
The WAPC supports the consolidation of existing settlements prior to considering proposals for new areas.
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27 October 2008
East Parade regeneration
The WAPC is seeking comment on three options for the future redevelopment of properties surrounding the intersection of East Parade and Guildford Road, Mt Lawley.
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20 October 2008
Perth Region NRM to host 2009 State Coastal Conference
Perth Region NRM will bring the WA State Coastal Conference and WA Coastal Awards for Excellence Ceremony to Perth for the first time in October next year.
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20 October 2008
Moresby Range Management Strategy
Draft management strategy to guide future development and land management activities in the Moresby Range.
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30 September 2008
Strategic planning for Greater Bunbury
The WAPC and Department for Planning and Infrastructure (DPI) are planning for the future of Greater Bunbury, in response to the sustained growth of the region and the recently introduced Greater Bunbury Region Scheme.
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19 September 2008
Port Geographe and the outcome of proceedings in the State Administrative Tribunal in May-July 2008
The WAPC has recently been concerned that the development of canals at Port Geographe may not meet conditions intended to maintain safe boating and navigation standards, and good water quality requirements.
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09 September 2008
No precedent in east Wanneroo subdivision approval
Approval for the creation of two lots (83.11 ha and 8.09 ha) in Mariginiup does not pre-empt planning for possible urban development in the area.
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07 July 2008
Study to consider a revitalised Canning Bridge precinct
New planning study to look at precinct around the Canning Bridge Railway Station.
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23 June 2008
Approval for a new site for the Busselton regional hospital
The WAPC has approved a subdivision application which creates a site at Vasse New Town for the proposed Busselton regional hospital.
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19 June 2008
Proposed vision for the South-West's future: have your say
A framework to identify key issues facing the South-West region was released today for discussion and public comment.
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11 June 2008
Urban design workshop for Ashfield
A forthcoming workshop will give Ashfield residents, businesses and other interested stakeholders the opportunity to review options for revitalising the area surrounding the Ashfield train station.
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11 June 2008
Geraldton regional flora and vegetation survey
A new study of native vegetation will help inform the assessment of development proposals, future land use and conservation planning in the Greater Geraldton Region.
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29 May 2008
Funds for Busselton environmental planning strategy
The Shire of Busselton will receive $42,000 for the development of a local environmental planning strategy.
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29 May 2008
Planning begins for a revitalised Ashfield
Precinct plan to take advantage of Ashfield's strategic location and under-used industrial land
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22 April 2008
Liveable Neighbourhoods adopted as policy
The WAPC has released an updated edition of the 'Liveable Neighbourhoods' document for adoption as operational policy statewide.
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16 April 2008
Victoria Quay Planning Committee established
The Victoria Quay Planning Committee met for the first time on 2 April 2008.
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17 March 2008
Call for expressions of interest to host the 5th state coastal conference in 2009
Expressions of interest are now being sought to host and organise the 5th state coastal conference to be held in 2009.
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11 March 2008
New landscape planning manual release
A new manual has been released to help planners, developers and planning approvers/decision-makers address the complex, but often inadequately understood issues of visual landscape.
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21 December 2007
Approval of office and retail in new and existing buildings on West Victoria Quay, Port of Fremantle
The WAPC has decided on the modifications that must be made to the proposed office and retail development by ING Real Estate on Victoria Quay.
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19 November 2007
2007 Metropolitan Development Program
A report on the Metropolitan Development Program will not be published in 2007.
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01 November 2007
50 Victoria Avenue, Claremont
In May 2007, the WAPC's Statutory Planning Committee considered two subdivision applications for 50 Victoria Avenue Claremont (Colwyn House).
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22 October 2007
Greater Bunbury Region Scheme
The Greater Bunbury region scheme (GBRS), tabled in Parliament.
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18 October 2007
Bayview Coral Bay Masterplan Approved
A masterplan to guide future development at Bayview Coral Bay has been approved.
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17 October 2007
Remarks by Mr Brian Burke
WAPC Chairman, Mr Jeremy Dawkins, has questioned the accuracy of remarks made by Brian Burke in an interview on Perth radio station 6PR.
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24 July 2007
Planning framework to guide Lower Great Southern growth
The WAPC has released the Lower Great Southern Strategy to provide guidance for the future planning of the region.
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18 June 2007
Planning for Western Australia's tourism future
An interim policy position has been endorsed by the WAPC to provide guidance on subdivision, development and scheme amendment proposals for tourism purposes.
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15 June 2007
WAPC introduces new subdivision fees
The WAPC will introduce a revised fee structure and higher fees for subdivision applications from 1 July 2007.
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25 May 2007
The WAPC is committed to impartiality
The WAPC has strict rules, based on legislation and the public sector code of ethics, to ensure that its decisions are made impartially.
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05 April 2007
Albany waterfront
The WAPC has received legal advice that under the Albany planning scheme the WAPC is not required to approve the waterfront structure plan.
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21 March 2007
Community consultation key feature of Stirling City Centre Structure Plan review
To commence the community consultation process of structure plan review, a survey will be sent to 4,000 households.
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09 February 2007
WAPC to review Albany waterfront plans
The WAPC will request advice from the Heritage Council and further submissions from LandCorp on the appearance of the proposals viewed from the water and from Stirling Terrace.
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08 November 2006
Gnarabup Beach Structure Plan endorsed
The South-West Region Planning Committee (SWRPC) has endorsed the Gnarabup Beach structure plan subject to minor modifications.
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03 November 2006
Approval to extend Wattle Grove poultry farm
A proposed expansion of a poultry farm at Lot 251 Victoria Road, Wattle Grove, has been granted planning approval, subject to eight stringent conditions.
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26 October 2006
Approval for redevelopment of the Blue Bay Motel site at Halls Head
The WAPC has approved with conditions a long-standing proposal to redevelop the previous Blue Bay Motel in Oversby Street, Halls Head.
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11 October 2006
Planning and Development Act 2005 maintains the existing arrangements for the pre-sale of subdivided land
The Planning and Development Act 2005, which came into force on 9 April 2006, consolidated the previous planning Acts and maintained most of the earlier planning processes.
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21 September 2006
Redevelopment of Old Treasury Buildings approved
Last night the Central Perth Planning Committee (CPPC) completed an extended assessment of proposals for the conservation and re-use of the Old Treasury Buildings and the Old Titles Office.
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18 August 2006
Real-time visualisation of Old Treasury Buildings
The Central Perth Planning Committee (CPPC) has given further detailed consideration to proposals for new government offices within and beside the Old Treasury Buildings and the Old Titles Office.
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16 August 2006
New WAPC fee schedule
The WAPC will introduce a new fee structure for statutory planning applications from Monday 28 August 2006.
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11 August 2006
Draft East Wanneroo Land Use and Water Management Strategy
The WAPC would like to clarify the status of the East Wanneroo Land Use and Water Management Strategy as a draft document.
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20 July 2006
Assessing Old Treasury Buildings proposals
The Central Perth Planning Committee (CPPC) is actively assessing proposals for new government offices within and beside the Old Treasury Buildings and the old Titles Office.
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01 June 2006
Scarborough redevelopment
The WAPC has granted consent for the City of Stirling to advertise the town planning scheme amendment 458 for public comment.
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30 May 2006
Belmont Park racecourse redevelopment
The WAPC has given in principle support to plans for the reconstruction of Belmont Park racecourse and development of the surrounding area.
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19 May 2006
Conservation, agriculture and urban development to the north of Bunbury
While greater Bunbury is experiencing high growth rates and increasing land prices, landowners are seeking to subdivide or rezone land outside of the greater Bunbury urban area.
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21 April 2006
South-West businesses to be surveyed
All business premises in the South-West Region will be included in a major survey by the WAPC.
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22 March 2006
Hawthorn House
The WAPC has approved the redevelopment of Hawthorn House for a step-down intermediate mental health care facility.
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07 March 2006
Residential design codes updated
The planning rules governing subdivisions and home building are being brought up to date, and everyone is invited to comment on the changes.
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17 February 2006
Speculation on urban sprawl around Pinjarra
The WAPC is alarmed about the rapid increase in speculation in rural land in the Peel Region.
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