Draft Amended Local Planning Policy 4.1 Non-residential Parking

The City’s current Parking Local Planning Policy was adopted in September 2019. This policy has been reviewed as part of the ongoing schedule of review for the City’s suite of Local Planning Policies. This draft policy has been amended to modernise parking requirements and provide clear and consistent parking provisions in non-residential development proposals across the City.

Summary

The Draft Amended Policy will provide consistent parking provisions associated with non-residential development proposals across the City. The policy ensures suitable parking is provided, appropriate for its location and to mitigate the reliance on on-street parking. The policy also supports the contemporary shift towards active and sustainable transport modes, through consideration of end-of-trip facilities; EV charging and vehicle sharing initiatives.

The Draft Amended Policy seeks to make the following changes:

• Change of Policy Name
• Improved non-residential parking ratios
• Promote active and sustainable modes of transport by introducing bicycle parking and end of trip facility requirements and EV parking requirements
• Provide a template and requirement for parking management plans

What is happening now?

Council adopted draft amended Local Planning Policy 4.1 - Non-residential parking for the purpose of advertising at their 26 November 2024 meeting.

The LPP will now be advertised for a period of 21 days, from 28 February 2025 - 21 March 2025.

City Officers are available to discuss the proposal during normal business hours over the phone, in person by appointment, or via email. Additionally, City Officers will be available to discuss the proposal afterhours in the City’s Council Chambers on 6 March 2025 between 4:00pm and 6:00pm. Due to the capacity of the meeting room, appointments are essential to be able to attend this afterhours Community Information Session. Please note this is an informal chance to discuss the proposal with the City’s Planning Officers, and there is no formal presentation. To secure your appointment, please contact the City on planning@nedlands.wa.gov.au or RSVP here.

Members of the community are invited to make a submission online through the Your Voice page, via email at planning@nedlands.wa.gov.au, or by sending hard copy submissions to the City's Administration Building at 71 Stirling Highway, Nedlands, WA 6009. For email and hard copy submissions, please include:

• Subject line: Draft Amended LPP 4.1 Non-residential Parking
• Full name
• Address
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Address of property affected (if applicable)
• Whether you support or object to the Draft Tree Retention LPP, or if you are providing comment only.

Feedback received will be taken into consideration prior to the local planning policy being provided back to Council. Please note that written submissions are not considered confidential and may be published in Council agendas.

For any further enquiries, or to arrange a time to come into the City to speak with a Planner, please contact the City’s Strategic Planning team via email at planning@nedlands.wa.gov.au or call 9273 3500.