Town Planning Amendment Regulations 1999 (WA)

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TOWN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1928

TOWN PLANNING

AMENDMENT REGULATIONS

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Made by the Minister under sections 8 and 9 of the Act.

1.             Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Town Planning
Amendment Regulations 1999.

2.             The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Town Planning
Regulations 1967*.
[* Reprinted as at 28 May 1996.

For amendments to 5 0ctober 1999 see 1998 Index to
Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 307.]

3.             Regulation 11 amended

Regulation 11(1) is repealed and the following subregulation is inserted instead —

“

(1) If a Scheme envisages the zoning or classification of
land a Scheme Text shall be prepared —

(a)	in accordance with the Model Scheme Text set out in Appendix B; and
(b)	otherwise, in such manner and form as the Minister may require.

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4.             Regulation 12 amended

Regulation 12(2) is repealed.

5.             Regulations 12A, 12B and 12C inserted

After regulation 12 the following regulations are inserted —

“

12A. Local Planning Strategy

(1) If a Scheme envisages the zoning or classification of
land, the local government shall —

(a)	prepare the Scheme Report under regulation 12 in the form of a Local Planning Strategy; and
(b)	forward the Local Planning Strategy to the Commission.

(2) Without limiting the operation of subregulation (1), a
local government may —

(a)	prepare a Local Planning Strategy in respect of a Scheme approved by the Minister for which a Local Planning Strategy has not been prepared at any time it thinks fit; and
(b)	forward the Local Planning Strategy to the Commission

(3) A Local Planning Strategy shall —

(a)	set out the long-term planning directions for the local government;
(b)	apply State and regional planning policies; and
(c)	provide the rationale for the zones and other provisions of the Scheme.

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(4) If the Minister so approves, subregulation (1) does not
apply in respect of a proposed town planning scheme
where —

(a) the scheme was adopted by the local
government before the coming into operation

Regulations 1999; and

(b) the local government has prepared a Scheme

such manner, as the Commission requires.

12B. Advertisement and endorsement, and publication of
notice of, Local Planning Strategy

(1)	When the Commission has certified a Local Planning Strategy as being consistent with regulation 12A(3), the local government shall, in the case of a Local Planning Strategy prepared under regulation 12A(1), advertise the Local Planning Strategy as if it were part of the Scheme.
(2)	When the Commission has certified a Local Planning Strategy as being consistent with regulation 12A(3), the local government shall, in the case of a Local Planning Strategy prepared under regulation 12A(2) —

(a) publish a notice of the Local Planning Strategy once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper circulating in the Scheme area, giving details of —

(i)      where the Local Planning Strategy may be inspected; and

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(ii)      in what form and during what period (being not less than 21 days from the day the notice is published) submissions

may be made;

(b)	forward a copy of the Local Planning Strategy to any other person or public authority which, in the opinion of the local government, has a
direct interest in the Local Planning Strategy, for consideration and advice within a period (being not less than 21 days after the day on which the Local Planning Strategy is given to the person or body) specified by the local government;
(c)	take such other steps as the local government considers appropriate to give notice of the Local Planning Strategy; and
(d)	carry out such other consultation as the local government considers appropriate.

(3) After the expiry of the period within which
submissions may be made and advice given, the local
government shall —

(a)	review the Local Planning Strategy in the light of any submissions made and advice received;
(b)	adopt the Local Planning Strategy with such modifications as it thinks fit to give effect to the submissions and advice; and
(c)	submit a copy of the Local Planning Strategy to the Commission for its endorsement.

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(4)	If the Commission endorses the Local Planning Strategy, the local government shall publish notice of the Local Planning Strategy and the endorsement of the Commission in a newspaper circulating in the Scheme area.
(5)	A copy of the Local Planning Strategy of a local government, as amended from time to time, shall be kept and made available for public inspection during business hours at the offices of the local government and the Commission.

12C. Amendment or revocation of Local Planning
Strategy

(1)	A Local Planning Strategy may be amended by amendment prepared by the relevant local government and approved by the Commission.
(2)	A Local Planning Strategy may be revoked —
(a)	by a subsequent Local Planning Strategy prepared, endorsed and notified under regulation 12B that is expressed to supersede the existing Local Planning Strategy; or
(b)	with the approval of the Commission, by the publication of a notice of revocation by the local government once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper circulating in the Scheme area.
(3)	Regulation 12B, with any necessary changes, applies to the amendment of a Local Planning Strategy in the same way as it applies to a Local Planning Strategy prepared under regulation 12A(2).

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6.             Regulation 14 amended

Regulation 14(3) is amended by inserting after “Scheme” the following —

“ documents ”.

7.             Regulation 25 amended

(1) Regulation 25(1)(b) is deleted and the following paragraph is
inserted instead —

“

(b) regulations 4, 5 and 12A(1) shall not apply;

”.

(2) Regulation 25(2)(f) is deleted and the following paragraph is
inserted instead —

“

(f) regulations 4, 5 and 12A(1) shall not apply;

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8.             Regulation 27 inserted

After regulation 26 the following regulation is inserted —

“

27.           Model Scheme Text

The Model Scheme Text set out in Appendix B is prescribed under section 8 as a set of general provisions for carrying out the general objects of town planning schemes that envisage the zoning or classification of land.

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9.             Appendix B inserted

After Appendix A to the regulations the following Appendix is inserted —

“

Appendix B — Model Scheme Text

[Regs 11(1)(a), 27]

Preamble

This Town Planning Scheme of the City/Town/Shire of

…………………………………..consists of this Scheme Text

and the Scheme Maps. The Scheme Text should be read with

the Local Planning Strategy for the City/Town/Shire.

Part 2 of the Scheme Text sets out the Local Planning Planning Strategy which sets out the long-term planning directions for the local government, applies State and regional planning policies and provides the rationale for the zones and other provisions of the Scheme. In addition to the Local Planning Strategy, the Framework provides for Local Planning Policies which set out the general policies of the local

government on matters within the Scheme.

The Scheme divides the local government district into zones to identify areas for particular uses and identifies land reserved for public purposes. Most importantly, the Scheme controls the

types of uses and development allowed in different zones. control areas. The Scheme Text also sets out the requirements for planning approval, enforcement of the Scheme provisions

and non-conforming uses.

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Scheme details

The City/Town/ Shire of ………..……………

Town Planning Scheme No. …………………

(The title of the Town Planning Scheme should indicate its general
purpose e.g. City/Town/Shire of ……….Town Planning Scheme No… and
may also include the scope of the Scheme, e.g., District Zoning Scheme,

for descriptive purposes.)

The City/Town/Shire of …………….. under the powers conferred by
the Town Planning and Development Act 1928 makes the following
Town Planning Scheme.

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Table of Contents

Part 1	Preliminary — sets out the Scheme title, responsible authority for implementing the Scheme, definitions used in the Scheme, Scheme area, contents, purpose, aims and relationship to other Schemes and laws.
Part 2	Local Planning Policy Framework — sets out the relationship between the Scheme and the Local Planning Strategy and the procedures for preparing and adopting Local Planning Policies.
Part 3	Reserves — sets out the reserves which apply in the Scheme area and related provisions.
Part 4	Zones and the use of land — sets out the zones which apply in the Scheme area and the uses which may require approval or may be prohibited.
Part 5	General development requirements — sets out the planning requirements which may apply to a particular use or development in a zone.
Part 6	Special control areas — sets out particular provisions which may apply in addition to the zone requirements and generally concerns landscape, environmental, built form, and land and site management issues.
Part 7	Heritage protection — sets out special provisions which apply to heritage places and areas.
Part 8	Development of land — sets out the circumstances under which approval is required for the development of land as distinct from the use of land.
Part 9	Applications for planning approval — sets out the procedure for applying for planning approval including both the use and development of land.

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Part 10	Procedure for dealing with applications — sets out the procedure for dealing with applications for planning approval and the matters to be taken into account.
Part 11	Enforcement and administration — sets out the general provisions for the administration and enforcement of the Scheme.

Schedules

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Part 1 — Preliminary

1.1.	Citation
1.1.1.	The City/Town/Shire of …….. Scheme No. …. (“the Scheme”) comes into operation on its Gazettal date.
1.1.2.	The following Scheme(s) is (are) revoked —
Name Gazettal date
(Insert (where applicable) existing town planning schemes revoked by the Scheme.)
1.2.	Responsible authority
The City/Town/Shire of ………….. is the responsible authority for implementing the Scheme.
(Where necessary, provision may be made for more than one
responsible authority.)
1.3.	Scheme area
The Scheme applies to the Scheme area which covers (all or that part) of the local government district of the City/Town/Shire as shown on the Scheme Map.
Note:	The Scheme area (or part) is also subject to the ……..Region Scheme (see clause 1.10) and other town planning schemes (see clause 1.9).
(Insert the appropriate description. Reference may be made to the whole of a district, part of a district, land within a townsite boundary or land within an area outlined on the Scheme Map. The note only applies where a region scheme or other local
scheme is in force in the Scheme area.)
1.4.	Contents of Scheme
The Scheme comprises —

(a) the Scheme Text;

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(b) the Scheme Map (sheets 1 – x).

(Insert after paragraph (b) a paragraph describing any
supporting plans, maps, diagrams, illustrations or materials

which form part of the Scheme.)

The Scheme is to be read in conjunction with the Local

Planning Strategy.

Note:	The Scheme Map comprises ………….
(Insert description of Scheme Maps in note.)
1.5.	Purposes of Scheme
The purposes of the Scheme are to —

(a)	set out the local government’s planning aims and intentions for the Scheme area;
(b)	set aside land as reserves for public purposes;
(c)	zone land within the Scheme area for the purposes defined in the Scheme;
(d)	control and guide land use and development;
(e)	set out procedures for the assessment and determination of planning applications;
(f)	make provision for the administration and enforcement of the Scheme; and
(g)	address other matters set out in the First Schedule to the Town Planning Act.

1.6.	The aims of the Scheme
The aims of the Scheme are —
(Insert a statement setting out the general aims of the Scheme.)

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1.7.	Definitions
1.7.1.	Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions used in the Scheme have the same meaning as they have —

(a)	in the Town Planning Act; or
(b)	if they are not defined in that Act —

(i)      in the Dictionary of defined words and expressions in Schedule 1; or

(ii)      in the Residential Planning Codes.

1.7.2. If there is a conflict between the meaning of a word or
expression in the Dictionary of defined words and
expressions in Schedule 1 and the meaning of that word or
expression in the Residential Planning Codes —

(a)	in the case of a residential development, the definition in the Residential Planning Codes prevails; and
(b)	in any other case the definition in the Dictionary prevails.

1.7.3.	Notes, and instructions printed in italics, are not part of the Scheme.
1.8.	Relationship with local laws
Where a provision of the Scheme is inconsistent with a local law, the provision of the Scheme prevails.
1.9.	Relationship with other Schemes
By way of information, the following other Schemes of the City/Town/Shire of ………… are, at the Gazettal date of the Scheme, complementary to the Scheme —
Scheme No. Gazettal date

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(If applicable, list any other Schemes which are complementary
to the Scheme. If no other Schemes apply to the Scheme area,
insert the words “There are no other Schemes of the

City/Town/Shire of ……… which apply to the Scheme area”.)

1.10.	Relationship with the ……….. Region Scheme
The Scheme is complementary to the …………… Region Scheme and the provisions of the …………… Region Scheme continue to have effect.
Note:	The authority responsible for implementing the ……………. Region Scheme is the Western Australian Planning Commission.
(This clause and note only apply where a region scheme is in force.)

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Part 2 — Local Planning Policy Framework

2.1.	Scheme determinations to conform with Local Planning Strategy
Except to the extent that the Local Planning Strategy is inconsistent with the Scheme, determinations of the local government under the Scheme are to be consistent with the Local Planning Strategy.
(A Local Planning Strategy has been prepared and endorsed under the Town Planning Regulations 1967.)
2.2.	Local Planning Policies
The local government may prepare a Local Planning Policy in respect of any matter related to the planning and development of the Scheme area so as to apply —

(a)	generally or for a particular class or classes of matters; and
(b)	throughout the Scheme area or in one or more parts of the Scheme area,

and may amend or add to or rescind the Policy.

2.3.	Relationship of Local Planning Policies to Scheme
2.3.1.	If a provision of a Local Planning Policy is inconsistent with the Scheme, the Scheme prevails.
2.3.2.	A Local Planning Policy is not part of the Scheme and does not bind the local government in respect of any application for planning approval but the local government is to have
due regard to the provisions of the Policy and the objectives which the Policy is designed to achieve before making its determination.
Note:	Local Planning Policies are guidelines used to assist the local government in making decisions under the Scheme. Although Local Planning Policies are not part of the Scheme they must be consistent with, and cannot vary, the intent of

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the Scheme provisions, including the Residential Planning Codes. In
considering an application for planning approval, the local government must
have due regard to relevant Local Planning Policies as required under clause

10.2.

2.4.	Procedure for making or amending a Local Planning Policy
2.4.1.	If a local government resolves to prepare a Local Planning Policy, the local government —

(a) is to publish a notice of the proposed Policy once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper circulating in the Scheme area, giving details of —

(i)      where the draft Policy may be inspected;

(ii)      the subject and nature of the draft Policy; and

(iii)      in what form and during what period (being not less than 21 days from the day the notice is published) submissions may be made;

(b) may publish a notice of the proposed Policy in such other manner and carry out such other consultation as the local government considers appropriate.

2.4.2. After the expiry of the period within which submissions
may be made, the local government is to —

(a)	review the proposed Policy in the light of any submissions made; and
(b)	resolve to adopt the Policy with or without modification, or not to proceed with the Policy.

2.4.3. If the local government resolves to adopt the Policy, the
local government is to —

(a) publish notice of the Policy once in a newspaper circulating in the Scheme area; and

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(b) if, in the opinion of the local government, the Policy affects the interests of the Commission, forward a copy of the Policy to the Commission.

2.4.4.	A Policy has effect on publication of a notice under clause 2.4.3(a).
2.4.5.	A copy of each Local Planning Policy, as amended from time to time, is to be kept and made available for public inspection during business hours at the offices of the local
government.
2.4.6.	Clauses 2.4.1 to 2.4.5, with any necessary changes, apply to the amendment of a Local Planning Policy.
2.5.	Revocation of Local Planning Policy
A Local Planning Policy may be revoked by —

(a)	the adoption by a local government of a new Policy under clause 2.4 that is expressed to supersede the existing Local Planning Policy; or
(b)	publication of a notice of revocation by the local government once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper circulating in the Scheme area.

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Part 3 — Reserves

3.1.	Reserves
Certain lands within the Scheme area are classified as —

(a)	Regional Reserves; or
(b)	Local Reserves.

(If there is no region scheme in force, insert the words “Certain
lands within the Scheme area are classified as Local

Reserves.”.)

3.2.	Regional Reserves
3.2.1.	The lands shown as “Regional Reserves” on the Scheme Map are lands reserved under the .............. Region Scheme and are shown on the Scheme Map for the purposes of the Metropolitan Region Town Planning Scheme Act 1959/Western Australian Planning Commission Act 1985. These lands are not reserved under the Scheme.
3.2.2.	The approval of the local government under the Scheme is not required for the commencement or carrying out of any use or development on a Regional Reserve.
Note:	The provisions of the .................. Region Scheme continue to apply to such Reserves and approval is required under the ........................ Region Scheme from the Commission for the commencement or carrying out of any use or development on a Regional Reserve unless specifically excluded by the Region Scheme.
(This clause and margin note only apply where a region scheme is in force. If there is no region scheme in force, insert the words “There are no regional reserves in the Scheme area”.)
3.3.	Local Reserves
“Local Reserves” are delineated and depicted on the Scheme
Map according to the legend on the Scheme Map.

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3.4.	Use and development of Local Reserves
3.4.1.	A person must not —

(a)	use a Local Reserve; or
(b)	commence or carry out development on a Local Reserve,

without first having obtained planning approval under Part 9

of the Scheme.

3.4.2. In determining an application for planning approval the
local government is to have due regard to —

(a)	the matters set out in clause 10.2; and
(b)	the ultimate purpose intended for the Reserve.

3.4.3. In the case of land reserved for the purposes of a public
authority, the local government is to consult with that
authority before determining an application for planning
approval.

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Part 4 — Zones and the use of land

4.1.

Zones

4.1.1.

The Scheme area is classified into the zones shown on the
Scheme Map.

4.1.2.

The zones are delineated and depicted on the Scheme Map
according to the legend on the Scheme Map.

4.2.

Objectives of the zones

The objectives of the zones are —

(List the objectives of the various zones contained in the
Scheme.)

4.3.

Zoning Table

4.3.1.

The Zoning Table indicates, subject to the provisions of the
Scheme, the uses permitted in the Scheme area in the
various zones. The permissibility of any uses is determined
by cross reference between the list of use classes on the left
hand side of the Zoning Table and the list of zones at the top
of the Zoning Table.

4.3.2.

The symbols used in the cross reference in the Zoning Table
have the following meanings —

‘P’	means that the use is permitted by the Scheme providing the use complies with the relevant development standards and the requirements of the Scheme;
‘D’	means that the use is not permitted unless the local government has exercised its discretion by granting planning approval;

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‘A’	means that the use is not permitted unless the local government has exercised its discretion by granting planning approval after giving special notice in
accordance with clause 9.4;
‘X’	means a use that is not permitted by the Scheme.

(A symbol must appear in the cross-reference of a use class

against all the zones in the Zoning Table.)

4.3.3. A change in the use of land from one use to another is
permitted if —

(a)	the local government has exercised its discretion by granting planning approval;
(b)	the change is to a use which is designated with the symbol ‘P’ in the cross reference to that zone in the Zoning Table and the proposed use complies with
all the relevant development standards and any requirements of the Scheme;
(c)	the change is an extension of a use within the boundary of the lot which does not change the predominant use of the lot; or
(d)	the change is to an incidental use that does not change the predominant use of the land.

Note:	1.	The planning approval of the local government is required for the development of land in addition to any approval granted for the use of land. In normal circumstances one application is made for both the use and development of land.
2.	The local government will not refuse a ‘P’ use because of the unsuitability of the use for the zone but may impose conditions on the use of the land to comply with any relevant development standards or requirements of the Scheme, and may refuse or impose conditions on any development of the land.
3.	In considering a ‘D’ or ‘A’ use, the local government will have regard to the matters set out in clause 10.2.

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4.       The local government must refuse to approve any ‘X’ use of land. Approval to an ‘X’ use of land may only proceed by way of an amendment to the Scheme.

4.4.	Interpretation of the Zoning Table
4.4.1.	Where a specific use is mentioned in the Zoning Table, it is deemed to be excluded from the general terms used to describe any other use.
4.4.2.	If a person proposes to carry out on land any use that is not specifically mentioned in the Zoning Table and cannot reasonably be determined as falling within the type, class or genus of activity of any other use category the local government may —

(a)	determine that the use is consistent with the objectives of the particular zone and is therefore permitted;
(b)	determine that the use may be consistent with the objectives of the particular zone and thereafter follow the advertising procedures of clause 9.4 in considering an application for planning approval; or
(c)	determine that the use is not consistent with the objectives of the particular zone and is therefore not permitted.

4.5.	Additional uses
Despite anything contained in the Zoning Table, the land specified in Schedule 2 may be used for the specific use or uses that are listed in addition to any uses permissible in the zone in which the land is situated subject to the conditions set out in Schedule 2 with respect to that land.
Note:	An additional use is a land use that is permitted on a specific portion of land in addition to the uses already permissible in that zone that applies to the land.
(If the Scheme does not include additional uses, insert the words “There are no additional uses which apply to the Scheme.”.)

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4.6.	Restricted uses
Despite anything contained in the Zoning Table, the land specified in Schedule 3 may only be used for the specific use or uses that are listed and subject to the conditions set out in Schedule 3 with respect to that land.
Note:	A restricted use is the only use or uses that is permitted on a specific portion of land and other uses that would otherwise be permissible in the zone are not permitted.
(If the Scheme does not include restricted uses, insert the words “There are no restricted uses which apply to the Scheme.”.)
4.7.	Special use zones
4.7.1.	Special use zones are set out in Schedule 4 and are in addition to the zones in the Zoning Table.
4.7.2.	A person must not use any land, or any structure or buildings on land, in a special use zone except for the purpose set out against that land in Schedule 4 and subject to compliance with any conditions set out in Schedule 4 with respect to that land.
Note:	Special use zones apply to special categories of land use which do not comfortably sit within any other zone in the Scheme.
(If the Scheme does not include special use zones, insert the words “There are no special use zones which apply to the Scheme.”.)
4.8.	Non-conforming uses
Except as otherwise provided in the Scheme, no provision of the Scheme is to be taken to prevent —

(a) the continued use of any land for the purpose for which it was being lawfully used immediately prior to the Gazettal date;

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(b) the carrying out of any development on that land for approval or approvals, lawfully required to authorize the development to be carried out, were

duly obtained and are current; or

(c) subject to clause 11.2.1, the continued display of advertisements which were lawfully erected, placed or displayed prior to the Gazettal date.

Note:	“Land” has the same meaning as in the Town Planning Act and includes
houses, buildings and other works and structures.
4.9.	Extensions and changes to a non-conforming use
4.9.1.	A person must not —

(a)	alter or extend a non-conforming use;
(b)	erect, alter or extend a building used in conjunction with or in furtherance of a non-conforming use; or
(c)	change the use of land from a non-conforming use to another non-conforming use,

without first having applied for and obtained planning

approval under the Scheme.

4.9.2.	An application for planning approval under this clause is to be advertised in accordance with clause 9.4.
4.9.3.	Where an application is for a change of use from an existing non-conforming use to another non-conforming use, the local government is not to grant its planning approval unless the proposed use is less detrimental to the amenity of the locality than the existing non-conforming use and is, in the opinion of the local government, closer to the intended purpose of the zone.

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4.10.	Discontinuance of non-conforming use
Where a non-conforming use of any land has been discontinued for a period of 6 months the land must not be used after that period otherwise than in conformity with the provisions of the Scheme.
4.11.	Termination of a non-conforming use
The local government may effect the discontinuance of a non-conforming use by the purchase of the land, or by the payment of compensation to the owner or occupier or to
both the owner and occupier of that land, and may enter into an agreement with the owner for that purpose.
Note:	Section 13 of the Town Planning Act enables the local government to purchase, or, with the consent of the Governor, compulsorily acquire land for the purpose of a town planning scheme, subject to Part 9 of the Land Administration Act 1997, that section and the Scheme.
4.12.	Destruction of non-conforming use buildings
If a building used for a non-conforming use is destroyed to 75% or more of its value, the building is not to be repaired, rebuilt, altered or added to for the purpose of being used for a non-conforming use or in a manner not permitted by the
Scheme, except with the planning approval of the local government.

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Part 5 — General development requirements

(This Part sets out the general requirements which apply to
land use and development within the Scheme area and the
specific requirements which apply to particular uses and forms
of development, such as site requirements, access, parking,
building design, setbacks and landscaping, for residential,
industrial, rural and other uses.

The site and development requirements should be inserted after clause 5.6.

Development requirements applying to particular zones may alternatively be incorporated with the zoning provisions in Part 4. Development requirements applying to special control areas should be included in Part 6.)

5.1.	Compliance with development standards and requirements
Any development of land is to comply with the provisions of the Scheme.
5.2.	Residential Planning Codes
5.2.1.	A copy of the Residential Planning Codes is to be kept and made available for public inspection at the offices of the local government.
5.2.2.	Unless otherwise provided for in the Scheme, the development of land for any of the residential purposes dealt with by the Residential Planning Codes is to conform with the provisions of those Codes.
5.2.3.	The Residential Planning Codes density applicable to land within the Scheme area is to be determined by reference to the Residential Planning Codes density number
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density, as being contained within the area defined by the

centre-line of those borders.

5.3.	Special application of Residential Planning Codes
(To be inserted if exclusions and variations to the Codes apply. If no exclusions or variations apply, insert the words “There are no exclusions or variations to the Residential Planning Codes which apply to the Scheme.”.)
5.4.	Restrictive covenants
5.4.1.	Subject to clause 5.4.2, a restrictive covenant affecting any land in the Scheme area by which, or the effect of which is that, the number of residential dwellings which may be
constructed on the land is limited or restricted to less than that permitted by the Scheme, is hereby extinguished or varied to the extent that it is inconsistent with the provisions of the Residential Planning Codes which apply under the Scheme.
5.4.2.	Where clause 5.4.1. operates to extinguish or vary a restrictive covenant the local government is not to grant planning approval to the development of the land which would, but for the operation of clause 5.4.1, have been prohibited unless the application has been dealt with as an ‘A’ use and has complied with all of the advertising
requirements of clause 9.4.
5.5.	Variations to site and development standards and requirements
5.5.1.	Except for development in respect of which the Residential Planning Codes apply, if a development is the subject of an application for planning approval and does not comply with a standard or requirement prescribed under the Scheme, the local government may, despite the non-compliance, approve the application unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the local government thinks fit.

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5.5.2.	In considering an application for planning approval under this clause, where, in the opinion of the local government, the variation is likely to affect any owners or occupiers in the general locality or adjoining the site which is the subject
of consideration for the variation, the local government is to —

(a)	consult the affected parties by following one or more of the provisions for advertising uses under clause 9.4; and
(b)	have regard to any expressed views prior to making its determination to grant the variation.

5.5.3. The power conferred by this clause may only be exercised if
the local government is satisfied that —

(a)	approval of the proposed development would be appropriate having regard to the criteria set out in clause 10.2; and
(b)	the non-compliance will not have an adverse effect upon the occupiers or users of the development, the inhabitants of the locality or the likely future

development of the locality.

5.6.	Environmental conditions
5.6.1.	Environmental conditions to which the Scheme is, or amendments to the Scheme are, subject are incorporated into the Scheme by Schedule 10 of the Scheme.
5.6.2.	Where appropriate, the environmental conditions are indicated on the Scheme Map by the symbol EC to indicate that environmental conditions apply to the land.
5.6.3.	The local government is to —

(a) maintain a register of all relevant statements published under sections 48F and 48G of the EP Act; and

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(b) make the statements available for public inspection at the offices of the local government.

Note:	Environmental conditions are those required to be incorporated into a Scheme or an amendment to a Scheme following assessment under the Environmental Protection Act 1986.
(If no environmental conditions apply, insert the words “There are no environmental conditions imposed by the Minister for Environment which apply to the Scheme.”.)

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Part 6 — Special control areas

(This Part is included in the Scheme to identify areas which are significant for a particular reason and where special provisions in the Scheme may need to apply. These provisions would

typically target a single issue or related set of issues often would apply in addition to the provisions of the zones and reserves. These provisions would set out the purpose and objectives of the special control area, any specific development requirements, the process for referring applications to relevant agencies and matters to be taken into account in determining development proposals.)

overlapping zone and reserve boundaries. The special control
areas should be shown on Scheme Maps as additional to the
zones and reserves. If a special control area is shown on a

6.1.	Operation of special control areas
6.1.1.	The following special control areas are shown on the Scheme Maps .........................
(List the special control areas which apply in the Scheme. If the Scheme does not include special control areas, insert the words “There are no special control areas which apply to the
Scheme.”.)
6.1.2.	In respect of a special control area shown on a Scheme Map, the provisions applying to the special control area apply in addition to the provisions applying to any underlying zone or reserve and any general provisions of the Scheme.

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Part 7 — Heritage protection

(If the Scheme does not include heritage provisions, insert the
words “There are no heritage provisions which apply to the

Scheme.”.)

7.1.	Heritage List
7.1.1.	The local government is to establish and maintain a Heritage List to identify those places within the Scheme area which are of cultural heritage significance and worthy of conservation under the provisions of the Scheme, together with a description of each place and the reasons for its entry.
7.1.2.	In the preparation of the Heritage List the local government is to —

(a)	have regard to the municipal inventory prepared by the local government under section 45 of the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990; and
(b)	include on the Heritage List such of the entries on the municipal inventory as it considers to be appropriate.

7.1.3. In considering a proposal to include a place on the Heritage
List the local government is to —

(a)	notify in writing the owner and occupier of the place and provide them with a copy of the description proposed to be used under clause 7.1.1 and the reasons for the proposed entry;
(b)	invite submissions on the proposal from the owner and occupier of the place within 21 days of the day the notice is served;
(c)	carry out such other consultations as it thinks fit; and

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(d) consider any submissions made and resolve to enter the place on the Heritage List with or without modification or reject the proposal after consideration of the submissions.

7.1.4.	Where a place is included on the Heritage List, the local government is to give notice of the inclusion to the Commission, the Heritage Council of Western Australia and to the owner and occupier of the place.
7.1.5.	The local government is to keep a copy of the Heritage List with the Scheme documents for public inspection.
7.1.6.	The local government may remove or modify the entry of a place on the Heritage List by following the procedures set out in clause 7.1.3.
Note:	1.  The purpose and intent of the heritage provisions are —

(a)	to facilitate the conservation of places of heritage value; and
(b)	to ensure as far as possible that development occurs with due regard to heritage values.

2.       A “place” is defined in Schedule 1 and may include works, buildings and contents of buildings.

7.2.	Designation of a heritage area
7.2.1.	If, in the opinion of the local government, special planning control is needed to conserve and enhance the cultural heritage significance and character of an area, the local government may, by resolution, designate that area as a heritage area.
7.2.2.	The local government is to —

(a) adopt for each heritage area a Local Planning Policy which is to comprise —

(i)      a map showing the boundaries of the heritage area;

(ii)      a record of places of heritage significance; and

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(iii)      objectives and guidelines for the conservation of the heritage area;

and
(b)	keep a copy of the Local Planning Policy for any designated heritage area with the Scheme documents for public inspection.

7.2.3. If a local government proposes to designate an area as a
heritage area, the local government is to —

(a)	notify in writing each owner of land affected by the proposed designation and provide the owner with a copy of the proposed Local Planning Policy for the heritage area;
(b)	advertise the proposal by —

(i) publishing a notice of the proposed weeks in a newspaper circulating in the

Scheme area;

(ii) erecting a sign giving notice of the
proposed designation in a prominent

by the designation; and

(iii)      such other methods as the local government considers appropriate to ensure widespread notice of the proposal;

and
(c)	carry out such other consultation as the local government considers appropriate.

7.2.4. Notice of a proposal under clause 7.2.3(b) is to specify —

(a)	the area subject of the proposed designation;
(b)	where the proposed Local Planning Policy which will apply to the proposed heritage area may be inspected; and

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(c) in what form and in what period (being not less than 21 days from the day the notice is published or the sign is erected, as the case requires) submissions may be made.

7.2.5. After the expiry of the period within which submissions
may be made, the local government is to —

(a)	review the proposed designation in the light of any submissions made; and
(b)	resolve to adopt the designation with or without modification, or not to proceed with the designation.

7.2.6.

If the local government resolves to adopt the designation,
the local government is to forward a copy of the designation
to the Heritage Council of Western Australia, the
Commission and each owner of land affected by the
designation.

7.2.7.

The local government may modify or revoke a designation
of a heritage area.

7.2.8.

Clauses 7.2.3 to 7.2.6 apply, with any necessary changes, to
the amendment of a designation of a heritage area.

7.3.

Heritage agreements

The local government may, in accordance with the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990, enter into a heritage agreement with an owner or occupier of land or a building for the purpose of binding the land or affecting the use of the land or building insofar as the interest of that owner or occupier permits.

Note: 

1.	A heritage agreement may include a covenant intended to run with the land relating to the development or use of the land or any part of the land.
2.	Detailed provisions relating to heritage agreements are set out in the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990.

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7.4.	Heritage assessment
Despite any existing assessment on record, the local government may require a heritage assessment to be carried out prior to the approval of any development proposed in a heritage area or in respect of a heritage place listed on the Heritage List.
7.5.	Variations to Scheme provisions for a heritage place or heritage area
Where desirable to —

(a)	facilitate the conservation of a heritage place entered in the Register of Places under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 or listed in the Heritage List under clause 7.1.1; or
(b)	enhance or preserve heritage values in a heritage area designated under clause 7.2.1,

the local government may vary any site or development requirement specified in the Scheme or the Residential Planning Codes by following the procedures set out in clause 5.5.2.

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Part 8 — Development of land

8.1.

Requirement for approval to commence development

Subject to clause 8.2, all development on land zoned and reserved under the Scheme requires the prior approval of the local government. A person must not commence or carry out any development without first having applied for and obtained the planning approval of the local government under Part 9.

Note: 

1.	The planning approval of the local government is required for both the development of land (subject of this Part) and the use of land (subject of Part 4).
2.	Development includes the erection, placement and display of any advertisements.
3.	Approval to commence development may also be required from the Commission under the ................. Region Scheme.

(Note 3 only applies where a region scheme is in force.)

8.2. 

Permitted development

Except as otherwise provided in the Scheme, for the purposes of the Scheme the following development does not require the planning approval of local government —

(a) the carrying out of any building or work which affects only the interior of a building and which does not materially affect the external appearance of

the building except where the building is —

(i)      located in a place that has been entered in the Register of Heritage Places under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990;

(ii)      the subject of an order under Part 6 of the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990; or

(iii)      included on the Heritage List under clause 7.1 of the Scheme;

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(Subparagraph (iii) does not apply if the Scheme does not

include heritage provisions.)

(b) the erection on a lot of a single house including any extension, ancillary outbuildings and swimming pools, except where —

(i)      the proposal requires the exercise of a discretion by the local government under the Scheme to vary the provisions of the Residential Planning Codes; or

(ii)      the development will be located in a heritage area designated under the Scheme;

(Insert additional exceptions where applicable.)

(c) the demolition of any building or structure except where the building or structure is —

(i)      located in a place that has been entered in the Register of Places under the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990;

(ii)      the subject of an order under Part 6 of the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990;

(iii)      included on the Heritage List under clause 7.1 of the Scheme; or

(iv)      located within a heritage area designated under the Scheme;

(Subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) do not apply if the Scheme does not include heritage provisions. Insert additional exceptions where applicable.)

(d)	a home office;
(e)	any works which are temporary and in existence for less than 48 hours or such longer time as the local government agrees; and
(f)	any of the exempted classes of advertisements listed in Schedule 5 except in respect of a place included in the Heritage List or in a heritage area.

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Note: 

Development carried out in accordance with a subdivision approval granted by the Commission is exempt under section 20D of the Town Planning Act.

(Insert any additional classes of permitted development for
which planning approval is not required.)

8.3. 

Amending or revoking a planning approval

The local government may, on written application from the owner of land in respect of which planning approval has been granted, revoke or amend the planning approval, prior to the commencement of the use or development subject of the planning approval.

8.4. 

Unauthorized existing developments

8.4.1. 

The local government may grant planning approval to a use
or development already commenced or carried out
regardless of when it was commenced or carried out, if the
development conforms to the provisions of the Scheme.

8.4.2. 

Development which was unlawfully commenced is not
rendered lawful by the occurrence of any subsequent event
except the granting of planning approval, and the
continuation of the development unlawfully commenced is
taken to be lawful upon the grant of planning approval.

Note: 

1.	Applications for approval to an existing development are made under Part 9.
2.	The approval by the local government of an existing development does not affect the power of the local government to take appropriate action for a breach of the Scheme or the Act in respect of the commencement or carrying out of development without planning approval.

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Part 9 — Applications for planning approval

9.1.	Form of application
9.1.1.	An application for approval for one or more of the following —

(a)	a use or commencement of development on a Local Reserve under clause 3.4;
(b)	commencement of a ‘P’ use which does not comply requirements of the Scheme as referred to in

clause 4.3.2;

(c)	commencement of a ‘D’ use or an ‘A’ use as referred to in clause 4.3.2;
(d)	commencement of a use not listed in the Zoning Table under clause 4.4.2(b);
(e)	alteration or extension of a non-conforming use under clause 4.9;
(f)	a change of a non-conforming use under clause 4.9;
(g)	continuation of a non-conforming use under clause 4.12;
(h)	variation of a site or development requirement under clause 5.5;

(i)      commencement of development under clause 8.1;

(j)	continuation of development already commenced or carried out under clause 8.4;
(k)	a subsequent planning approval pursuant to an approval under clause 10.8.1; and
(l)	the erection, placement or display of an advertisement,

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is, subject to clause 9.1.2, to be made in the form prescribed
in Schedule 6 and is to be signed by the owner, and
accompanied by such plans and other information as is

required under the Scheme.

9.1.2.	An application for the erection, placement or display of an advertisement is to be accompanied by the additional information set out in the form prescribed in Schedule 7.
Note:	1.  Under the provisions of the .......... Region Scheme, an application for planning approval in respect of land which is wholly within a regional reserve is to be referred by the local government to the Commission for determination. No separate determination is made by the local

government.

2.       An application for planning approval in respect of land which is wholly within the management area of the Swan River Trust is to be referred by the local government to the Swan River Trust for determination by the

Minister responsible for the Swan River Trust Act 1988.

3.       An application for planning approval in respect of land which is zoned under the .......... Region Scheme and is —

(a)	affected by a gazetted notice of resolution made by the Commission under clause 32 of the Metropolitan Region Scheme;
(b)	within or partly within a planning control area declared by the Commission under section 35C of the Metropolitan Region Town Planning Scheme Act 1959 or section 37B of the Western Australian Planning Commission Act 1985;
(c)	partly within the management area of the Swan River Trust or which abuts waters that are in that area; or
(d)	affected by a notice of delegation published in the Gazette by the Commission under section 20 of the Western Australian Planning Commission Act 1985 and is not of a type which may be

determined by the local government under that notice,

is to be referred by the local government to the Commission in
accordance with the requirements of the ........... Region Scheme and
notice of delegation. Separate determinations are made by the local
government under the Scheme and the Commission under the Region
Scheme.

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(The notes only apply where a region scheme is in force. In respect of Schemes in the metropolitan region, the full notes apply. For Schemes outside the metropolitan region, items 2, 3(a) and 3(c) should be deleted and the items renumbered

accordingly.)

9.2.	Accompanying material
Unless the local government waives any particular requirement every application for planning approval is to be accompanied by —

(a) a plan or plans to a scale of not less than 1:500 showing —

(i)      the location of the site including street names, lot numbers, north point and the dimensions of the site;

(ii) the existing and proposed ground levels application and the location, height and type of all existing structures, and structures and

vegetation proposed to be removed;

(iii)      the existing and proposed use of the site, including proposed hours of operation, and buildings and structures to be erected on the site;

(iv)      the existing and proposed means of access for pedestrians and vehicles to and from the site;

(v)      the location, number, dimensions and layout of all car parking spaces intended to be provided;

(vi)      the location and dimensions of any area proposed to be provided for the loading and unloading of vehicles carrying goods or commodities to and from the site and the means of access to and from those areas;

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(vii)      the location, dimensions and design of any open storage or trade display area and particulars of the manner in which it is proposed to develop the same; and

(viii)      the nature and extent of any open space and landscaping proposed for the site;

(b)	plans, elevations and sections of any building proposed to be erected or altered and of any building it is intended to retain;
(c)	any specialist studies that local government may require the applicant to undertake in support of the application such as traffic, heritage, environmental, engineering or urban design studies; and
(d)	any other plan or information that the local government may require to enable the application to be determined.

9.3.	Additional material for heritage matters
Where an application relates to a place entered on the Heritage List or within a heritage area, the local government may require an applicant to provide one or more of the following to assist the local government in its determination of the application —

(a)	street elevations drawn to a scale not smaller than 1:100 showing the proposed development and the whole of the existing development on each lot
immediately adjoining the land the subject of the application, and drawn as one continuous elevation;
(b)	a detailed schedule of all finishes, including materials and colours of the proposed development and, unless the local government exempts the applicant from the requirement or any part of it, the finishes of the existing developments on the subject lot and on each lot immediately adjoining the subject lot.

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9.4.	Advertising of applications
9.4.1.	Where an application is made for planning approval to commence a use or commence or carry out development which involves a use which is —

(a)	an ‘A’ use as referred to in clause 4.3.2; or
(b)	a use not listed in the Zoning Table,

the local government is not to grant approval to that application unless notice is given in accordance with clause 9.4.3.

9.4.2.	Despite clause 9.4.1, where application is made for a purpose other than a purpose referred to in that clause, the local government may require notice to be given in accordance with clause 9.4.3.
9.4.3.	The local government may give notice or require the applicant to give notice of an application for planning approval in one or more of the following ways —

(a) notice of the proposed use or development served of the local government, are likely to be affected by the granting of planning approval, stating that submissions may be made to the local government by a specified date being not less than 14 days from

the day the notice is served;

(b)	notice of the proposed use or development published in a newspaper circulating in the Scheme area stating that submissions may be made to the local government by a specified day being not less than 14 days from the day the notice is published;
(c)	a sign or signs displaying notice of the proposed use position on the land for a period of not less than

14 days from the day the notice is erected.

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9.4.4.	The notice referred to in clause 9.4.3(a) and (b) is to be in the form prescribed in Schedule 8 with such modifications as are considered appropriate by the local government.
9.4.5.	Any person may inspect the application for planning approval referred to in the notice and the material accompanying that application at the offices of the local government.
9.4.6.	After the expiration of the specified period from the serving of notice of the application for planning approval, the publication of the notice or the erection of a sign or signs, whichever is the later, the local government is to consider and determine the application.

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Part 10 — Procedure for dealing with applications

10.1.	Consultation with other authorities
10.1.1.	In considering an application for planning approval the local government may consult with any other statutory, public or planning authority it considers appropriate.
10.1.2.	In the case of land reserved under the Scheme for the purposes of a public authority, the local government is to consult that authority before making its determination.
10.2.	Matters to be considered by local government
The local government in considering an application for planning approval is to have due regard to such of the following matters as are in the opinion of the local government relevant to the use or development the subject of the application —

(a) the aims and provisions of the Scheme and any other relevant town planning schemes operating within the Scheme area (including the ................

Region Scheme);

(b)	the requirements of orderly and proper planning including any relevant proposed new town planning scheme or amendment, or region scheme or amendment, which has been granted consent for public submissions to be sought;
(c)	any approved statement of planning policy of the Commission;
(d)	any approved environmental protection policy under the Environmental Protection Act 1986;
(e)	any relevant policy or strategy of the Commission and any relevant policy adopted by the Government of the State;

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(f)	any Local Planning Policy adopted by the local government under clause 2.4, any heritage policy statement for a designated heritage area adopted under clause 7.2.2, and any other plan or guideline adopted by the local government under the Scheme;
(g)	in the case of land reserved under the Scheme, the ultimate purpose intended for the reserve;
(h)	the conservation of any place that has been entered in the Register within the meaning of the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990, or which is included

in the Heritage List under clause 7.1, and the effect of the proposal on the character or appearance of a heritage area;

(i)      the compatibility of a use or development with its setting;

(j)	any social issues that have an effect on the amenity of the locality;
(k)	the cultural significance of any place or area affected by the development;
(l)	the likely effect of the proposal on the natural environment and any means that are proposed to protect or to mitigate impacts on the natural environment;
(m)	whether the land to which the application relates is unsuitable for the proposal by reason of it being, or being likely to be, subject to flooding, tidal
inundation, subsidence, landslip, bush fire or any other risk;
(n)	the preservation of the amenity of the locality;
(o)	the relationship of the proposal to development on adjoining land or on other land in the locality including but not limited to, the likely effect of the height, bulk, scale, orientation and appearance of the proposal;

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(p)	whether the proposed means of access to and egress from the site are adequate and whether adequate provision has been made for the loading, unloading, manoeuvring and parking of vehicles;
(q)	the amount of traffic likely to be generated by the proposal, particularly in relation to the capacity of the road system in the locality and the probable

effect on traffic flow and safety;

(r)	whether public transport services are necessary and, if so, whether they are available and adequate for the proposal;
(s)	whether public utility services are available and adequate for the proposal;
(t)	whether adequate provision has been made for access for pedestrians and cyclists (including end of trip storage, toilet and shower facilities);
(u)	whether adequate provision has been made for access by disabled persons;

(v)      whether adequate provision has been made for the landscaping of the land to which the application relates and whether any trees or other vegetation on the land should be preserved;

(w) whether the proposal is likely to cause soil erosion or land degradation;

(x)      the potential loss of any community service or benefit resulting from the planning approval;

(y)	any relevant submissions received on the application;
(z)	the comments or submissions received from any authority consulted under clause 10.1.1;
(za)	any other planning consideration the local government considers relevant.

(The wording in brackets in paragraph (a) only applies where a
region scheme is in force.)

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10.3.	Determination of applications
In determining an application for planning approval the local government may —

(a)	grant its approval with or without conditions; or
(b)	refuse to grant its approval.

10.4.	Form and date of determination
10.4.1.	As soon as practicable after making a determination in relation to the application, the local government is to convey its determination to the applicant in the form prescribed in Schedule 9 and the date of determination is to be the date given in the notice of the local government’s determination.
10.4.2.	Where the local government refuses an application for planning approval the local government is to give reasons for its refusal.
10.5.	Term of planning approval
10.5.1.	Where the local government grants planning approval for the development of land —

(a)	the development approved is to be substantially commenced within 2 years, or such other period as specified in the approval, after the date of the determination; and
(b)	the approval lapses if the development has not substantially commenced before the expiration of that period.

10.5.2.	A written request may be made to the local government for an extension of the term of planning approval at any time prior to the expiry of the approval period in
clause 10.5.1.

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10.6.	Temporary planning approval
Where the local government grants planning approval, the local government may impose conditions limiting the period of time for which the approval is granted.
Note:	A temporary planning approval is where the local government grants approval for a limited period, for example, where the land may be required for some other purpose in the future, and is different to the term of the planning approval which is the period within which the development must commence.
10.7.	Scope of planning approval
Planning approval may be granted —

(a)	for the use or development for which the approval is sought;
(b)	for that use or development, except for a specified part or aspect of that use or development; or
(c)	for a specified part or aspect of that use or development.

10.8.	Approval subject to later approval of details
10.8.1.	Where an application is for a development that includes the carrying out of any building or works, the local government may grant approval subject to matters requiring the
subsequent planning approval of the local government. These matters may include the siting, design, external appearance of the buildings, means of access, landscaping,
and such other matters as the local government thinks fit.
10.8.2.	In respect of an approval requiring subsequent planning approval, the local government may require such further details as it thinks fit prior to considering the application.
10.8.3.	Where the local government has granted approval subject to matters requiring the later planning approval of the local government, an application for approval of those matters must be made not later than 2 years after the date of the determination of the first approval, or such other period as is specified in the approval.

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10.9.	Deemed refusal
10.9.1.	Subject to clause 10.9.2, an application for planning approval is deemed to have been refused if a determination in respect of that application is not conveyed to the applicant by the local government within 60 days of the receipt of the application by the local government, or within such further time as is agreed in writing between the applicant and the local government.
10.9.2.	An application for planning approval which is the subject of a notice under clause 9.4 is deemed to be refused where a determination in respect of that application is not conveyed to the applicant by the local government within 90 days of the receipt of the application by the local government, or within such further time as is agreed in writing between the applicant and the local government.
10.9.3.	Despite an application for planning approval being deemed to have been refused, the local government may issue a determination in respect of the application at any time after the expiry of the period specified in clause 10.9.1 or 10.9.2, as the case requires, and that determination is as valid and effective from the date of determination as if it had been made before the period expired.
10.10.	Appeals
An applicant aggrieved by a determination of the local government in respect of the exercise of a discretionary power under the Scheme may appeal under Part V of the Town Planning Act.

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Part 11 — Enforcement and administration

11.1.	Powers of the local government
11.1.1.	The local government in implementing the Scheme has the power to —

(a)	enter into an agreement with any owner, occupier or other person having an interest in land affected by the provisions of the Scheme in respect of any matter pertaining to the Scheme;
(b)	acquire any land or buildings within the Scheme area under the provisions of the Scheme or the Town Planning Act; and
(c)	deal with or dispose of any land which it has acquired under the provisions of the Scheme or the Town Planning Act in accordance with the law and for such purpose may make such agreements with other owners as it considers fit.

11.1.2.	An employee of the local government authorized by the local government may, at all reasonable times and with such assistance as may be required, enter any building or land for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of the Scheme are being observed.
11.2.	Removal and repair of existing advertisements
11.2.1.	Where an existing advertisement at, or at any time after, the coming into force of the Scheme, is, in the opinion of the local government, in conflict with the amenity of the locality, the local government may by written notice (giving clear reasons) require the advertiser to remove, relocate, repair, adapt or otherwise modify the advertisement.
11.2.2.	Where, in the opinion of the local government, an advertisement has deteriorated to a point where it is in conflict with the aims of the Scheme or it ceases to be

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effective for the purpose for which it was erected or
displayed, the local government may by written notice

require the advertiser to —

(a)	repair, repaint or otherwise restore the advertisement to a standard specified by the local government in the notice; or
(b)	remove the advertisement.

11.2.3. For the purpose of clauses 11.2.1 and 11.2.2 any notice is to
be served on the advertiser and is to specify —

(a)	the advertisement the subject of the notice;
(b)	full details of the action or alternative courses of action to be taken by the advertiser to comply with the notice; and
(c)	the period, being not less than 60 days from the date of the local government’s determination, within which the action specified is to be completed by the advertiser.

11.2.4.	A person on whom notice is served under this clause may appeal under Part V of the Town Planning Act against the determination of the local government.
11.3.	Delegation of functions
11.3.1.	The local government may, in writing and either generally or as otherwise provided by the instrument of delegation, delegate to a committee or the CEO, within the meaning of those expressions under the Local Government Act 1995, the exercise of any of its powers or the discharge of any of its duties under the Scheme, other than this power of delegation.
11.3.2.	The CEO may delegate to any employee of the local government the exercise of any of the CEO’s powers or the discharge of any of the CEO’s duties under clause 11.3.1.

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11.3.3.	The exercise of the power of delegation under clause 11.3.1 requires a decision of an absolute majority as if the power had been exercised under the Local Government Act 1995.
11.3.4.	Sections 5.45 and 5.46 of the Local Government Act 1995 and the regulations referred to in section 5.46 apply to a delegation made under this clause as if the delegation were a delegation under Division 4 of Part 5 of that Act.
11.4.	Person must comply with provisions of Scheme
A person must not —

(a)	contravene or fail to comply with the provisions of the Scheme;
(b)	use any land or commence or continue to carry out any development within the Scheme area —

(i)      otherwise than in accordance with the Scheme;

(ii)      unless all approvals required by the Scheme have been granted and issued;

(iii) otherwise than in accordance with any issue of any approval required by the

Scheme; and

(iv) otherwise than in accordance with any
standards laid down and any requirements
prescribed by the Scheme or determined by

with respect to that building or that use.

Note: 

Section 10(4) of the Town Planning Act provides that a person who —

(a)	contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of a town planning scheme; or
(b)	commences or continues to carry out any development which is required to comply with a town planning scheme otherwise than in accordance with that scheme or otherwise than in accordance with any condition imposed with respect to the development by the responsible authority pursuant to its powers under that scheme,

is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: $50 000, and a daily penalty of $5 000.

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11.5.	Compensation
11.5.1.	A person whose land or property is injuriously affected by the making or amendment of the Scheme may make a claim for compensation under section 11(1) of the Town Planning Act —

(a)	in any case, within 6 months of the date of publication of notice of the approval of the Scheme or the amendment, as the case requires, in accordance with the Town Planning Regulations 1967; or
(b)	where the land has been reserved for a public purpose and —

(i)      an application made under the Scheme for approval to carry out development on the land is refused; or

(ii)      an application made under the Scheme for approval to carry out development on the land is granted subject to conditions that have the effect of permitting the land to be

used or developed for no purpose other than
a public purpose,

not later than 6 months after the application is

refused or the permission granted.

11.5.2.

A person whose land or property is injuriously affected by
the making of a Scheme may not claim compensation for
that injurious affection more than once under clause 11.5.1.

Note: 

1.	A claim for compensation in respect of the refusal of planning approval or the imposition of conditions on land reserved under the .......Region Scheme should be made under the (Metropolitan Region Town Planning Scheme Act 1959/Western Australian Planning Commission Act 1985).
2.	A claim for compensation under section 11(1) of the Town Planning Act may be made in the Form No. 7 in Appendix A of the Town Planning Regulations 1967.

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11.6.	Purchase or taking of land
11.6.1.	If, where compensation for injurious affection is claimed under the Town Planning Act, the local government elects to purchase or take the land compulsorily the local government is to give written notice of that election to the claimant within 3 months of the claim for compensation being made.
11.6.2.	The local government may deal with or dispose of land acquired by it for the purpose of a Local Reserve upon such terms and conditions as it thinks fit but the land must be used, and preserved, for a use compatible with the purpose for which it is reserved.
Note:	Section 13 of the Town Planning Act empowers the local government to purchase or compulsorily acquire land comprised in a scheme.
11.7.	Notice for removal of certain buildings
11.7.1.	Under section 10(1) of the Town Planning Act, 28 days written notice is prescribed as the notice to be given for the removal of a building or other work referred to in that subsection.
11.7.2.	The local government may recover expenses under section 10(2) of the Town Planning Act in a court of competent jurisdiction.

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Schedules

Schedule 1 Dictionary of defined words and expressions

General definitions

Land use definitions

Schedule 2	Additional uses
Schedule 3	Restricted uses
Schedule 4	Special use zones
Schedule 5	Exempted advertisements
Schedule 6	Form of application for planning approval
Schedule 7	Additional information for advertisements
Schedule 8	Notice of public advertisement of planning proposal
Schedule 9	Notice of determination on application for
planning approval
Schedule 10	Environmental conditions

(If the Scheme does not include provisions requiring reference to Schedule 2, 3,
4 or 10, then insert the words “Schedule(s) ............ does/do not apply to the
Scheme.”.)

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Schedule 1 — Dictionary of defined words and expressions

[cl. 1.7]

1.              General definitions

In the Scheme —

“advertisement” means any word, letter, model, sign,

placard, board, notice, device or representation, whether illuminated or not, in the nature of, and employed wholly or partly for the purposes of,

advertisement, announcement or direction, and includes
any hoarding or similar structure used, or adapted for
use, for the display of advertisements. The term
includes any airborne device anchored to any land or
building and any vehicle or trailer or other similar
object placed or located so as to serve the purpose of
advertising;

“amenity” means all those factors which combine to form

the character of an area and include the present and
likely future amenity;

“building envelope” means an area of land within a lot

marked on a plan approved by the responsible authority
within which all buildings and effluent disposal

facilities on the lot must be contained;

“conservation” has the same meaning as in the Heritage of

Western Australia Act 1990;

“cultural heritage significance” has the same meaning as

in the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990;

“floor area” has the same meaning as in the Building Code

of Australia 1996 published by the Australian Building
Codes Board;

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“frontage”, when used in relation to a building that is used

for —

(a)	residential purposes, has the same meaning as in the Residential Planning Codes; and
(b)	purposes other than residential purposes, means the road alignment at the front of a lot and, if a lot abuts 2 or more roads, the one to which the building or proposed building faces;

“Gazettal date”, in relation to a Scheme, means the date on

which the Scheme is published in the Gazette under
section 7(3) of the Town Planning Act;

“height” when used in relation to a building that is used

for —

(a)	residential purposes, has the same meaning as in the Residential Planning Codes; or
(b)	purposes other than residential purposes, means ground level and the finished roof height directly

above;

“incidental use” means a use of premises which is ancillary

and subordinate to the predominant use;

“local government” means the City/ Town/ Shire of ..........;

“Local Planning Strategy” means the Local Planning

Strategy in respect of the Scheme, as endorsed by the

time;

Commission under regulation 12B of the Town

“lot” has the same meaning as in the Town Planning Act but does not include a strata or survey strata lot;

“minerals” has the same meaning as in the Mining

Act 1978;

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“net lettable area (nla)” means the area of all floors within

the internal finished surfaces of permanent walls but
excludes the following areas —

(a)	all stairs, toilets, cleaner’s cupboards, lift shafts and motor rooms, escalators, tea rooms and plant rooms, and other service areas;
(b)	lobbies between lifts facing other lifts serving the same floor;
(c)	areas set aside as public space or thoroughfares and not for the exclusive use of occupiers of the floor or building;
(d)	areas set aside for the provision of facilities or services to the floor or building where such facilities are not for the exclusive use of occupiers of the floor or building;

“non-conforming use” has the same meaning as it has in

section 12(2)(a) of the Town Planning Act;

“owner”, in relation to any land, includes the Crown and

every person who jointly or severally whether at law or
in equity —

(a)	is entitled to the land for an estate in fee simple in possession;
(b)	is a person to whom the Crown has lawfully contracted to grant the fee simple of that land;
(c)	is a lessor or licensee from the Crown; or
(d)	is entitled to receive or is in receipt of, or if the land were let to a tenant, would be entitled to receive, the rents and profits from the land, whether as beneficial owner, trustee, mortgagee in possession or otherwise;

“place”, in Part 7 (Heritage Protection) has the same

meaning as it has in the Heritage of Western Australia
Act 1990;

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“plot ratio”, in the case of residential dwellings has the

same meaning as in the Residential Planning Codes;

“precinct” means a definable area where particular

planning policies, guidelines or standards apply;

“predominant use” means the primary use of premises to

which all other uses carried out on the premises are
subordinate, incidental or ancillary;

“premises” means land or buildings;

“region scheme” means a regional planning scheme made

under the Western Australian Planning Commission
Act 1985, as amended from time to time;

“Region Scheme” means the region scheme for the

............region published in the Gazette of .........;

“Region Scheme - Metropolitan” means the Metropolitan

Region Scheme within the meaning of the Metropolitan
Region Town Planning Scheme Act 1959;

“Residential Planning Codes” means the Residential

Planning Codes in Appendix 2 to the Western Australian Planning Commission Statement of Planning Policy No. 1, as amended from time to time;

“retail” means the sale or hire of goods or services to the

public;

“substantially commenced” means that work or

development the subject of planning approval has been
begun by the performance of some substantial part of

that work or development;

“Town Planning Act” means the Town Planning and

Development Act 1928;

“wholesale” means the sale of goods or materials to be sold

by others;

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“zone” means a portion of the Scheme area shown on the

map by distinctive colouring, patterns, symbols,
hatching or edging for the purpose of indicating the
restrictions imposed by the Scheme on the use and
development of land, but does not include a reserve or
special control area.

2.              Land use definitions

In the Scheme —

“agriculture - extensive” means premises used for the

raising of stock or crops but does not include
agriculture – intensive or animal husbandry – intensive;

“agriculture - intensive” means premises used for trade or

commercial purposes, including outbuildings and
earthworks, associated with the following —

(a)	the production of grapes, vegetables, flowers, exotic or native plants, or fruit or nuts;
(b)	the establishment and operation of plant or fruit nurseries;
(c)	the development of land for irrigated fodder

farms); or

(d) aquaculture;

“agroforestry” means land used commercially for tree

production and agriculture where trees are planted in
blocks of more than one hectare;

“amusement parlour” means premises open to the public, where the predominant use is for amusement by means of amusement machines and where there are more than 2 amusement machines operating within the premises;

“animal establishment” means premises used for the

breeding, boarding, training or caring of animals for
commercial purposes but does not include animal
husbandry – intensive or veterinary centre;

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“animal husbandry - intensive” means premises used for

keeping, rearing or fattening of pigs, poultry (for either egg or meat production), rabbits (for either meat or fur production) and other livestock in feedlots;

“bed and breakfast” means a dwelling, used by a resident

of the dwelling, to provide accommodation for persons
away from their normal place of residence on a
short-term commercial basis and includes the provision
of breakfast;

“betting agency” means an office or totalisator agency

established under the Totalisator Agency Board Betting

Act 1960;

“caravan park” has the same meaning as in the Caravan

Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995;

“caretaker’s dwelling” means a dwelling on the same site

as a building, operation, or plant, and occupied by a
supervisor of that building, operation or plant;

“carpark” means premises used primarily for parking

vehicles whether open to the public or not but does not include any part of a public road used for parking or for a taxi rank, or any premises in which cars are displayed for sale;

“child care premises” has the same meaning as in the

Community Services (Child Care) Regulations 1988;

“cinema/theatre” means premises where the public may

view a motion picture or theatrical production;
“civic use” means premises used by a government

department, an instrumentality of the Crown, or the local government, for administrative, recreational or other purposes;

“club premises” means premises used by a legally

constituted club or association or other body of persons
united by a common interest;

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“community purpose” means the use of premises designed

or adapted primarily for the provision of educational,
social or recreational facilities or services by
organizations involved in activities for community
benefit;

“consulting rooms” means premises used by no more than

2 health consultants for the investigation or treatment
of human injuries or ailments and for general outpatient
care;

“convenience store” means premises —

(a)	used for the retail sale of convenience goods commonly sold in supermarkets, delicatessens or newsagents, or the retail sale of petrol and those convenience goods;
(b)	operated during hours which include, but may extend beyond, normal trading hours;
(c)	which provide associated parking; and
(d)	the floor area of which does not exceed 300 square metres net lettable area;

“corrective institution” means premises used to hold and

reform persons committed to it by a court, such as a
prison or other type of detention facility;

“educational establishment” means premises used for the

purposes of education and includes a school, tertiary
institution, business college, academy or other
educational centre;

“exhibition centre” means premises used for the display, or

display and sale, of materials of an artistic, cultural or
historical nature, and includes a museum or art gallery;

“family day care” means premises used to provide family

day care within the meaning of the Community Services
(Child Care) Regulations 1988;

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“fast food outlet” means premises used for the preparation,

sale and serving of food to customers in a form ready to
be eaten without further preparation, primarily off the
premises, but does not include a lunch bar;

“fuel depot” means premises used for the storage and sale in bulk of solid or liquid or gaseous fuel, but does not include a service station and specifically excludes the sale by retail into a vehicle for final use of such fuel

from the premises;

“funeral parlour” means premises used to prepare and

store bodies for burial or cremation;

“home business” means a business, service or profession

carried out in a dwelling or on land around a dwelling
by an occupier of the dwelling which —

(a)	does not employ more than 2 people not members of the occupier’s household;
(b)	will not cause injury to or adversely affect the amenity of the neighbourhood;
(c)	does not occupy an area greater than 50 square metres;
(d)	does not involve the retail sale, display or hire of goods of any nature;
(e)	in relation to vehicles and parking, does not result in traffic difficulties as a result of the inadequacy of parking or an increase in traffic
volumes in the neighbourhood, and does not involve the presence, use or calling of a vehicle more than 3.5 tonnes tare weight; and
(f)	does not involve the use of an essential service of greater capacity than normally required in the zone;

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“home occupation” means an occupation carried out in a

dwelling or on land around a dwelling by an occupier
of the dwelling which —

(a)	does not employ any person not a member of the occupier’s household;
(b)	will not cause injury to or adversely affect the amenity of the neighbourhood;
(c)	does not occupy an area greater than 20 square metres;
(d)	does not display a sign exceeding 0.2 square metres;
(e)	does not involve the retail sale, display or hire of goods of any nature;
(f)	in relation to vehicles and parking, does not provision for the fuelling, repair or maintenance result in the requirement for a greater number of parking facilities than normally required for a single dwelling or an increase in traffic volume in the neighbourhood, does not involve the presence, use or calling of a vehicle more than

of motor vehicles; and

(g) does not involve the use of an essential service of greater capacity than normally required in the zone;

“home office” means a home occupation limited to a

business carried out solely within a dwelling by a
resident of the dwelling but which does not —

(a)	entail clients or customers travelling to and from the dwelling;
(b)	involve any advertising signs on the premises; or
(c)	require any external change to the appearance of the dwelling;

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“home store” means any shop with a net lettable area not

exceeding 100 square metres attached to a dwelling and
which is operated by a person resident in the dwelling;

“hospital” means premises in which persons are admitted

and lodged for medical treatment or care and includes a
maternity hospital;

“hotel” means premises providing accommodation the

subject of a hotel licence under the Liquor Licensing Act 1988, and may include a betting agency on those premises, but does not include a tavern or motel;

“industry” means premises used for the manufacture,

dismantling, processing, assembly, treating, testing,
servicing, maintenance or repairing of goods, products,
articles, materials or substances and includes premises

on the same land used for —

(a)	the storage of goods;
(b)	the work of administration or accounting;
(c)	the selling of goods by wholesale or retail; or

(d) the provision of amenities for employees, incidental to any of those industrial operations;

“industry - cottage” means a trade or light industry

producing arts and crafts goods which does not fall
within the definition of a home occupation and

which —

(a)	does not cause injury to or adversely affect the amenity of the neighbourhood;
(b)	where operated in a residential zone, does not employ any person other than a member of the occupier’s household;
(c)	is conducted in an out-building which is compatible with the principal uses to which land in the zone in which it is located may be put;

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(d)	does not occupy an area in excess of 50 square metres; and
(e)	does not display a sign exceeding 0.2 square metres in area;

“industry - extractive” means an industry which involves

the extraction, quarrying or removal of sand, gravel,
clay, hard rock, stone or similar material from the land
and includes the treatment and storage of those
materials, or the manufacture of products from those
materials on, or adjacent to, the land from which the
materials are extracted, but does not include industry –
mining;

“industry - general” means an industry other than a

cottage, extractive, light, mining, rural or service
industry;

“industry - light” means an industry —

(a) in which the processes carried on, the machinery used, and the goods and commodities carried to and from the premises do not cause any injury to

or adversely affect the amenity of the locality;

(b) the establishment or conduct of which does not, or will not, impose an undue load on any existing or proposed service for the supply or provision of essential services;

“industry - mining” means land used commercially to

extract minerals from the land;

“industry - rural” means —

(a)	an industry handling, treating, processing or packing rural products; or
(b)	a workshop servicing plant or equipment used for rural purposes;

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“industry - service” means —

(a) an industry – light carried out from premises which may have a retail shop front and from which goods manufactured on the premises may

be sold; or

(b) premises having a retail shop front and used as a depot for receiving goods to be serviced;

“lunch bar” means premises or part of premises used for

the sale of takeaway food (in a form ready to be
consumed without further preparation) within industrial
or commercial areas;

“marina” means premises at which berths or pens, and

fuelling, servicing, repairing, storage (including storage on land) and other facilities for boats are provided, with or without the sale of boating gear and equipment, and

includes all jetties, piers, embankments, quays and
moorings and all offices and storerooms used in

connection with the marina;

“marine filling station” means premises used for the

storage and supply of liquid fuels and lubricants for

marine craft;

“market” means premises used for the display and sale of

goods from stalls by independent vendors;

“medical centre” means premises, other than a hospital,

used by one or more health consultant(s) for the
investigation or treatment of human injuries or ailments
and for general outpatient care (including preventative
care, diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment, and
counselling);

“motel” means premises used to accommodate patrons in a

manner similar to a hotel but in which specific
provision is made for the accommodation of patrons
with motor vehicles and may comprise premises
licensed under the Liquor Licensing Act 1988;

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“motor vehicle, boat or caravan sales” means premises

used to sell or hire motor vehicles, boats or caravans;

“motor vehicle repair” means premises used for or in

connection with —

(a)	electrical and mechanical repairs, or overhauls, to vehicles; or
(b)	repairs to tyres,

but does not include premises used for recapping or retreading of tyres, panel beating, spray painting or chassis reshaping;

“motor vehicle wash” means premises where the primary

use is the washing of motor vehicles;

“night club” means premises —

(a)	used for entertainment with or without eating facilities; and
(b)	licensed under the Liquor Licensing Act 1988;

“office” means premises used for administration, clerical,

technical, professional or other like business activities;

“park home park” has the same meaning as in the Caravan

Parks and Camping Grounds Regulations 1997;

“place of worship” means premises used for religious

activities such as a church, chapel, mosque, synagogue

or temple;

“plantation” has the same meaning as in the Code of

Practice for Timber Plantations in Western Australia (1997) published by the Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Australian Forest

Growers;

“reception centre” means premises used for functions on

formal or ceremonial occasions but not for unhosted
use for general entertainment purposes;

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“recreation - private” means premises used for indoor or

outdoor leisure, recreation or sport which are not
usually open to the public without charge;

“residential building” has the same meaning as in the

Residential Planning Codes;

“restaurant” means premises where the predominant use is

the sale and consumption of food and drinks on the
premises and where seating is provided for patrons, and
includes a restaurant licensed under the Liquor
Licensing Act 1988;

“restricted premises” means premises used for the sale by

retail or wholesale, or the offer for hire, loan or
exchange, or the exhibition, display or delivery of —

(a)	publications that are classified as restricted under the Censorship Act 1996;
(b)	materials, compounds, preparations or articles which are used or intended to be used primarily in or in connection with any form of sexual behaviour or activity;

“rural pursuit” means any premises used for —

(a)	the rearing or agistment of animals;
(b)	the stabling, agistment or training of horses;
(c)	the growing of trees, plants, shrubs or flowers for replanting in domestic, commercial or industrial gardens; or
(d)	the sale of produce grown solely on the lot,

but does not include agriculture – extensive or

agriculture – intensive;

“service station” means premises used for —

(a) the retail sale of petroleum products, motor

incidental/convenience retail nature; and

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(b) the carrying out of greasing, tyre repairs and minor mechanical repairs to motor vehicles,

but does not include premises used for a transport
depot, panel beating, spray painting, major repairs or
wrecking;

“shop” means premises used to sell goods by retail, hire

goods, or provide services of a personal nature
(including a hairdresser or beauty therapist) but does
not include a showroom or fast food outlet;

“showroom” means premises used to display, sell by wholesale or retail, or hire, automotive parts and accessories, camping equipment, electrical light fittings, equestrian supplies, floor coverings,

furnishings, furniture, household appliances, party

supplies, swimming pools or goods of a bulky nature;

“storage” means premises used for the storage of goods,

equipment, plant or materials;

“tavern” means premises licensed as a tavern under the

Liquor Licensing Act 1988 and used to sell liquor for consumption on the premises;

“telecommunications infrastructure” means land used to

accommodate any part of the infrastructure of a
telecommunications network and includes any line,
equipment, apparatus, tower, antenna, tunnel, duct,
hole, pit or other structure used, or for use in or in
connection with, a telecommunications network;

“trade display” means premises used for the display of

trade goods and equipment for the purpose of
advertisement;

“veterinary centre” means premises used to diagnose

animal diseases or disorders, to surgically or medically
treat animals, or for the prevention of animal diseases
or disorders;

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“warehouse” means premises used to store or display goods

and may include sale by wholesale;

“winery” means premises used for the production of

viticultural produce and may include sale of the
produce.

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Schedule 2 — Additional uses

[cl. 4.5]

Description of

No. Additional use Conditions

land

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Schedule 3 — Restricted uses

[cl. 4.6]

Description of

No. Restricted use Conditions

land

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Schedule 4 — Special use zones

[cl. 4.7.1]

Description of

No. Special use Conditions

land

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Schedule 5 — Exempted advertisements

[cl. 8.2(f)]

Land use and/or Maximum

Exempted sign

development size

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Schedule 6 — Form of application for planning

approval

[cl. 9.1.1]

Application for planning approval

Owner details

Name:

Address:

Postcode:

Phone:	Fax:	E-mail:
(work): (home):
(mobile):
Contact person:
Signature:	Date:
Signature:	Date:

The signature of the owner(s) is required on all applications. This application will not proceed without that signature.

Applicant details

Name:

Address:

Postcode:

Phone:	Fax:	E-mail:
(work): (home)
(mobile):
Contact person for correspondence:
Signature:	Date:

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Property details

Lot No:	House/Street No:	Location No:
Diagram or Plan No:	Certificate of Title Vol. No:	Folio:
Diagram or Plan No:	Certificate of Title Vol. No:	Folio:

Title encumbrances (e.g. easements, restrictive covenants):

Street name:	Suburb:
Nearest street intersection:
Existing building/land use:

Description of proposed development and/or use:

Nature of any existing buildings and/or use:

Approximate cost of proposed development:

Estimated time of completion:

OFFICE USE ONLY

Acceptance Officer’s initials:	Date received:
Local government reference no:

(The content of the form of application must conform to Schedule 6 but
minor variations may be permitted to the format.)

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Schedule 7 — Additional information for

advertisements

[cl. 9.1.2]

Note: to be completed in addition to the Application for Planning Approval form

1. displayed including full details of its proposed position within that

Description of property upon which advertisement is to be .......................................................................................................

2.            Details of proposed sign:

(a)	Type of structure on which advertisement is to be erected (i.e. freestanding, wall mounted, other): ............................. ..........................................................................................
(b)	Height: ……….. Width: ……….. Depth: ……….
(c)	Colours to be used: ............................................................
(d)	Height above ground level —

• (to top of advertisement): .......................................

• (to underside): ....................................................

(e) Materials to be used: ..........................................................

..........................................................................................

Illuminated: Yes / No
If yes, state whether steady, moving, flashing, alternating,
digital, animated or scintillating and state intensity of light
source: ...............................................................................
..........................................................................................

3.            Period of time for which advertisement is required:.......................... .......................................................................................................

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4. approved:
.......................................................................................................

Details of signs (if any) to be removed if this application is .......................................................................................................

Note:  This application should be supported by a photograph or
photographs of the premises showing superimposed thereon the
proposed position for the advertisement and those advertisements
to be removed detailed in 4 above.

Signature of advertiser(s):	................................................
(if different from land owners)	................................................

Date: ..................................

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Schedule 8 — Notice of public advertisement of

planning proposal

[cl. 9.4.4]

Town Planning Act 1928

City/Town/Shire of …………………………….

Notice of public advertisement of planning proposal

The local government has received an application to use and/or develop land for the following purpose and public comments are invited.

Lot No.: Street: Suburb:

Proposal: ................................................................................................

................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................

Details of the proposal are available for inspection at the local government office. Comments on the proposal may be submitted to the local government in writing on or before the …………. day of …………………………………………………

Signed:	Dated:
.....................................................	.....................................................

for and on behalf of the City/Town/Shire of: ...............................................

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Schedule 9 — Notice of determination on application

for planning approval

[cl. 10.4.1]

Town Planning Act 1928

City/Town/Shire of …………………………….

Determination on application for planning approval

Location:

Lot:	Plan/Diagram:
Vol. No.:	Folio No.:
Application date:	Received on:

Description of proposed development: ..........................................................

.....................................................................................................................

The application for planning approval is:

r	granted subject to the following conditions:
r	refused for the following reasons(s):

Conditions/reasons for refusal:
.....................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................

.....................................................................................................................

Note 1:	If the development the subject of this approval is not substantially commenced within a period of 2 years, or such other period as specified in the approval after the date of the determination, the approval shall lapse and be of no further effect.
Note 2:	Where an approval has so lapsed, no development shall be carried out without the further approval of the local government having first been sought and obtained.
Note 3:	If an applicant is aggrieved by this determination there is a right of appeal under Part V of the Town Planning Act 1928. An appeal must be lodged within 60 days of the determination.
Signed:	Dated:
.....................................................	.....................................................

for and on behalf of the City/Town/Shire of: ...............................................

(The content of the determination notice must conform to Schedule 9 but
minor variations may be permitted to the format.)

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Schedule 10 — Environmental conditions

[cl. 5.6.1]

Scheme or Environmental

Gazettal Date

Amendment No. Conditions

”.

Dated 19 October 1999.

G. D. KIERATH, Minister for Planning.

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