Draft Local Planning Policy - Precincts

Council at its August 2024 Ordinary Council Meeting adopted Local Planning Policy 5.14 - Precincts. This Policy is available as part of the City's Local Planning Documents accessed via the City's website. Copies can also be viewed at the City's Administration Building located at 71 Stirling Highway, Nedlands, WA, 6009.

This Policy seeks to consolidate the previously adopted Broadway, Hampden-Hollywood and Nedlands Stirling Highway Activity Corridor – Residential (NSHAC-R) Precinct Local Planning Policies (LPP) into one Policy, with the addition of the draft Waratah Precinct LPP. The adopted LPPs and the advertised Waratah Precinct LPP have been reviewed in light of the gazettal of the new Residential Design Codes Volume 1 (R-Codes Volume 1) in April 2024. 

Submissions close at 5pm on 28 June 2024. 

Early last year the City resolved to adopt three Precinct LPPs:

• 5.10 Broadway Precinct 
• 5.11 Hampden-Hollywood 
• 5.12 Nedlands Striling Highway Activity Corridor – Residential (NSHAC-R)

A fourth precinct LPP for Waratah was also scheduled to be adopted prior to the Minister for Planning announcing deferral of the introduction of the Medium Density R-Codes Volume 1. Uncertainty around timeframes and a lack of clear direction surrounding the introduction of the Medium Density R-Codes led to a delay in the Waratah Policy being presented back to Council post advertising. 

The draft Precincts LPP proposes to combine elements of the Broadway, Hampden-Hollywood, NSHAC-R and Waratah Policies so that each precinct is discussed in a separate section. In addition, it seeks to provide contextually appropriate planning provisions in line with the new Residential Design Codes. 

Each precinct of the draft Policy includes a Desired Future Character Statement which carries the intent of the provisions provided within the Policy. These statements have been formulated based on the key priorities and values highlighted by the community during the engagement process and provide a basis for the provisions contained within the draft Policy. 

A number of elements of the adopted precinct policies have been removed from the draft Policy as approval is required from the Western Australian Planning Commission to make modifications to these elements of the Residential Design Codes. These elements include:

• Landscaping
• Sustainability
• Mixed Use
• Side and rear setbacks for single and grouped dwellings
• Building Height for R80 and R160 lots (single and grouped dwellings only)

   

Council adopted the draft Local Planning Policy – Precincts for the purpose of advertising at their 28 May 2024 meeting.

The LPP will now be advertised for a period of 21 days, from 7 June – 28 June 2024. 

City Officers will be available on 13 June from 4pm to 6pm in the Council Chambers at 71 Stirling Highway to answer any questions. Please note that there is no presentation at this session. It is an after-hours opportunity to speak with a City Officer about the proposal and you do not have to attend the entire time. Due to the limited space, it is important that you RSVP below. 

City Officers are available to discuss the proposal during normal business hours over the phone, in person by appointment, or via email. 

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 Precincts LPP
• Full name
• Address
• Email address
• Telephone number
• Address of property affected (if applicable)
• Whether you support or object to the Draft Precincts LPP, or if you are providing comment only.

Submissions close at 5pm on 28 June 2024. 

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.

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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.