Fact sheets, manuals and guidelines

The below guidelines and manuals provide detailed guidance on the application of Western Australian Planning Commission policies.

Subdivision by Leasehold Scheme	May 2020
Strata - Form 15 Applications	May 2020
Outbuildings	Mar 2020
Special entertainment precincts	Feb 2020
Bush Forever	Feb 2020
Restrictive covenants	Feb 2020
Improvement plans and schemes	Feb 2020
Section 126 – Zoning amended by regional planning schemes	Feb 2020
Section 76 of the Planning and Development Act 2005	Feb 2020
Notification on titles	Feb 2020
Bushfire fact sheet	Dec 2016
Basic raw materials	Dec 2016
Piggeries	Dec 2016
Poultry farms	Dec 2016
Diverse city by design	Jul 2015

Manuals

Local planning manual	Mar 2010
Visual landscape planning in Western Australia	Apr 2008
Coastal planning and management manual	Feb 2005
Basic raw materials applicant's manual	Feb 2009

Guidelines

Lifting of urban deferment guidelines	Nov 2019
Better urban forest planning of Perth and Peel	Oct 2018
Guidelines for the location, siting and design of telecommunications infrastructure	Mar 2004
Rural planning guidelines	Dec 2016
Transport impact assessment guidelines	Aug 2016
Planning in bushfire prone areas	Dec 2015
Structure plan framework	Oct 2015
Local development framework	Oct 2015
Coastal hazard risk management and adaption planning guidelines	Sep 2014
Tourism planning guidelines	May 2014
Greater Bunbury Region Scheme - Guidelines for the lifting of industrial deferment	May 2014
Indian Ocean Drive planning guideline	Mar 2014
Local government guidelines for subdivision development	Nov 2017
State coastal planning policy guidelines	Jul 2013
Guidelines for preparation of integrated transport plans	May 2012
Aboriginal settlements guideline 1- Layout plan provisions	Jul 2012
Aboriginal settlements guideline 2 - Provision of housing and infrastructure	Mar 2012
Aboriginal settlements guideline 3 - Layout plan exclusion boundaries	Jul 2012
Reducing crime and anti-social behaviour in pedestrian access ways	Oct 2009
Procedure for the closure of pedestrian access ways	Oct 2009
Holiday homes guidelines - short stay use of residential dwellings	Sep 2009
Road and rail noise	Sep 2019
Acid sulfate soils planning guidelines	Apr 2009
Better urban water management	Oct 2008
Designing out crime planning guidelines	Jun 2006
The design and geometric layout of residential road	Jun 1998

Draft guidelines

Draft basic raw materials guidelines	Oct 2018
Draft planned or managed retreat guidelines	Oct 2017
Draft guideline for the determination of wetland buffer requirements	Dec 2005

Page last reviewed 13 November 2019

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