The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH) commenced community engagement into the preparation of a draft Concept Plan for the residual portions of the Roe Highway primary regional road reservation.
A copy of the advertised Draft Concept is available in the document below.
The City provided officer advice on the Draft Concept, recommending a number of changes and identifying key areas where it believed further investigation is required.
WAPC commenced formal Public Consultation on MRS Amendment 1404/41 which seeks to transfer relates to re-zoning Roe Highway Primary Regional Roads reserve in Hamilton Hill, Coolbellup and Bibra Lake.
The proposal was informed by an evolved ‘Indicative Concept Plan’, of which the primary extract is available in the document below.
Council resolved to support the MRS Amendment subject to modifications. A key recommendation was to advise the State of its intention to mandate the requirement for future structure planning to include an east-west ‘green link’ in the responding local scheme amendment.
You can read more in the
Council Meeting Minutes – 14 September 2023 (Item 14.1.2).
Council resolved to initiate an amendment to the City’s local planning scheme (TPS3) to respond to the proposed MRS amendment (
Council Meeting - Minutes 14 December 2023).
The scheme amendment proposes:
- Replacing the current Roe Highway reservation with a Development zone, which will require the preparation of a local structure plan prior to any subdivision or development occurring.
- Outlining the area for which a local structure plan would be required
- Introducing a special control area, which will require the structure plan to provide for:
- a green (ecological) link from the east to the west;
- appropriate education, recreation and local commercial areas;
- an appropriate mix of residential densities; and
- local road linkages
The City requires the State government’s permission to publicly advertise the amendment (Environmental Protection Authority, and Minister for Planning).
The MRS Amendment was considered by the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) at its meeting on Wednesday 17 January 2024.
A copy of the agenda and minutes (including a summary of the deputations made) can be sourced directly from the
Western Australian Planning Commission Agenda and Minutes page of the
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website.
A recommendation to the Minister on whether to allow the TPS Amendment in its current or a modified form, was considered by the WAPC at its Statutory Planning Committee (SPC) meeting on Tuesday 28 May 2024.
A copy of the agenda and minutes can be sourced directly from the
Statutory Planning Committee Agenda and Minutes page of the DPLH website.
Please note that consistent with its handling of all Scheme Amendments (for which the WAPC are not the determining authority), the proposal is listed as a Confidential Item, meaning that only the key matters for consideration are published.
On 10 June 2024 the City received correspondence advising that the Amendment has been endorsed by the Minister for Planning without modification and approved by the Governor, and will now be presented to both Houses of Parliament. The amendment will remain in Parliament for twelve sitting days during which time it may, by resolution, disallow the amendment. As soon as the amendment is no longer subject to disallowance it becomes legally effective in the MRS.
The WAPC has considered and published all submissions received on the MRS amendment. These can be found on the Roe Highway MRS Amendment page on the DPLH website. Hardcopies can also be viewed at the City’s Administration Offices (9 Coleville Crescent, Spearwood).
Questions about the MRS amendment should be directed to the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage on
08 6551 8002 or
[email protected].