WAPC board and Committees
The WAPC board comprises a chairman and sixteen members who represent government, industry and the community.
Statutory Planning CommitteeThe committee is the WAPC’s regulatory decision-making body. Its functions include approval of the subdivision of land, approval of leases and licences, approval of strata schemes, advice to the Minister on local government planning schemes and scheme amendments, and the determination of certain development applications under the Metropolitan Region Scheme.
Requests for deputations can be made to the Presiding Member of the Committee.
Agendas and minutes
Committee membershipCommunications with the committee should be through Committee Support only. Please do not contact committee members directly.
Please refer all correspondence to:
Committees Support
6551 9000
committees@dplh.wa.gov.au
- Mr David Caddy - Chairman, WAPC
- Ms Megan Adair - WAPC appointee
- Mr Vaughan Davies - Nominee of the Director General, Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
- Ms Kym Davis - Community representative
- Mr Leonard Kosova - Local Government representative
- Mr Lino Iacomella - WAPC appointee
- Ms Nina Lyhne - WAPC appointee
- Ms Marion Thompson - Professions representative
- Mr Ross Thornton - WAPC appointee
- Ms Paddi Creevey - Nominee of the Regional Minister
The committee performs the administrative, financial and property functions of the WAPC. Most of its activities centre on monitoring development projects, the acquisition and disposal of property, and associated capital works.
Committee membershipCommunications with the committee should be through Committee Support only. Please do not contact committee members directly.
Please refer all correspondence to:
Committees Support
6551 9000
committees@dplh.wa.gov.au
- Mr David Caddy - Chairman, WAPC
- Mr David Saunders - Nominee of the Director General, Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
- Ms Rachel Chapman - WAPC appointee
- Mr Leonard Kosova - WAPC appointee
- Ms Rebecca Strom - WAPC appointee
- Mayor Emma Cole - Member Western Australian Planning Commission
The committee was established to oversee and provide direction for planning in the Perth central area. It exercises delegated authority to deal with the City of Perth local planning scheme and scheme amendments; the Metropolitan Region Scheme and amendments; subdivisions, strata titles, leases and licences; and development on reserved land in the City of Perth.
Committee membershipCommunications with the committee should be through Committee Support only. Please do not contact committee members directly.
Please refer all correspondence to:
Committees Support
6551 9000
committees@dplh.wa.gov.au
- Mr David Caddy - Chairman, WAPC
- Ms Gail McGowan - Director General, Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
- Mr Tony Blackwell - Professions representative
- Ms Alison Devellerez - Community representative
- Mr Frank Marra - Chief Executive Officer, DevlopmentWA
- Mr Sean Henriques - Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer, DevelopmentWA
- Mr Hamish Beck - Chairperson, Swan River Trust
- Mr Len Kosova - Commissioner, City of Perth
- Mr Nigel Hindmarsh - Department of Communities
- Mr Peter Woronzow – Acting Director General, Department of Transport
- Ms Melinda Payne - Associate to the Government Architect
- Hon. John Cowdell - Chairperson, Heritage Council