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Fact sheets, manuals and guidelines

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

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Fact sheets
Bushfire fact sheetDec 2016
Basic raw materialsDec 2016
PiggeriesDec 2016
Poultry farmsDec 2016
Diverse city by designJul 2015

 

 

Manuals
Local planning manualMar 2010
Visual landscape planning in Western AustraliaApr 2008
Coastal planning and management manualFeb 2005
Basic raw materials applicant's manualFeb 2009

 

Guidelines
Better urban forest planning of Perth and PeelOct 2018
Guidelines for the location, siting and design of telecommunications infrastructureMar 2004
Rural planning guidelinesDec 2016
Transport impact assessment guidelinesAug 2016
Planning in bushfire prone areasDec 2015
Structure plan frameworkOct 2015
Local development frameworkOct 2015
Coastal hazard risk management and adaption planning guidelinesSep 2014
Tourism planning guidelinesMay 2014
Greater Bunbury Region Scheme - Guidelines for the lifting of industrial defermentMay 2014
Indian Ocean Drive planning guidelinesMar 2014
Local government guidelines for subdivision developmentNov 2017
State coastal planning policy guidelinesJul 2013
Guidelines for preparation of integrated transport plansMay 2012
Aboriginal settlements guideline 1- Layout plan provisionsJul 2012
Aboriginal settlements guideline 2 - Provision of housing and infrastructureMar 2012
Aboriginal settlements guideline 3 - Layout plan exclusion boundariesJul 2012
Reducing crime and anti-social behaviour in pedestrian access waysOct 2009
Procedure for the closure of pedestrian access waysOct 2009
Holiday homes guidelines - short stay use of residential dwellingsSep 2009
Road and rail transport noise and freight considerations in land use planningSep 2009
Acid sulfate soils planning guidelinesApr 2009
Better urban water managementOct 2008
Designing out crime planning guidelinesJun 2006
The design and geometric layout of residential roadJun 1998

 

Draft guidelines
Draft planned or managed retreat guidelinesOct 2017
Draft guideline for the determination of wetland buffer requirementsDec 2005
Draft guideline for the lifting of urban defermentAug 2017

 

Page last reviewed 11 December 2018

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