Fremantle City Plan
Draft Fremantle City Plan - Now Open for Phase 2 public feedback!
At the 28 May Ordinary Council Meeting the Draft Fremantle City Plan was endorsed by Council and is now open for another round of public comment and feedback. Following this second phase of community feedback, City officers will seek adoption of the Fremantle City Plan by Council.
Attend our What If? Event - RSVPs Essential...
An event as part of the Fremantle City Plan, hosted by the City of Fremantle City Design Team.
“What If” is a special component of the City Plan that brings together visionary work from architects, designers and researchers – mostly based in Walyalup Fremantle or with a connection to the place. This event will showcase their contributions and invite public conversation around future directions Fremantle could take in the years ahead.
Spaces are limited -- RSVP HERE.
The city is growing, and we need your ideas to plan for a diverse, liveable, and sustainable Fremantle city centre.
What is a City Plan?
A City Plan is a comprehensive urban design and strategic planning process that outlines our city's spatial vision, objectives, and strategies for sustainable growth and development over the next 10-20 years. Our City Plan aims to:
- Establish a cohesive spatial blueprint guiding the city centre’s development for the next two decades.
- Increase the residential population within the city centre.
- Coordinate major projects, enhance infrastructure, and attract investment.
- Create a well-connected, secure, and pedestrian-friendly urban environment.
- Enrich our city's cultural assets while preserving its rich heritage.
- Identify specific precincts within the city centre, significant place-based projects, and innovative development proposals.
How can you share your feedback on the Draft Fremantle City Plan?
In this final round of public comment, we're asking you to review the growth and development scenarios presented and suggest any last tweaks for consideration to the language and structure of the document.
- Review the Draft Fremantle City Plan in our documents section of this page.
- Contribute feedback on the final language, scenarios and vision set out in the draft City Plan via the online submission form below.
- Request a 1:1 or group meeting with City staff to discuss your feedback, by emailing communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au
Submissions can be submitted online via the submission form below, or:
- By Mail
PO Box 807
Fremantle WA 6959 - In Person
Walyalup Civic Centre
151 High Street
Fremantle WA 6160 - By email - communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au
Submissions for Phase 2 engagement close 5pm AWST, 15 July 2025.
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The Fremantle City Plan: Draft
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The draft Fremantle City Plan is a comprehensive urban design and strategic planning process that outlines our city's spatial vision, objectives, and strategies for sustainable growth and development over the next 10-20 years. This draft plan is informed by public feedback collected during the project's Phase 1 engagement, which tested growth scenarios and spatial visualisations at the scale of the City Plan area and zoomed in at selected key city precincts.
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What if?
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“What If” is a special component of the City Plan that brings together visionary work from architects, designers and researchers – mostly based in Walyalup Fremantle or with a connection to the place. T
The following projects were featured as part of the City Plan exhibition, inviting public conversation around future directions Fremantle could take in the years ahead.
You can review the projects below:
Kerry Hill Architects, with Daniel Jan Martin and Sandra Harben, reimagining Fremantle’s relationship with the Derbal Yerrigan Bilya.
Space Agency Architects, proposing a Community Land Trust housing model on underutilised land along the train corridor.
Simon Pendal Architects with Robyn Collard, proposal for Fremantle Malls – a redevelopment concept that reclaims space for Country at a significant scale.
With Architects, envisioning a new community place within Fremantle Park, inspired by the mix and vitality of the West End.
Josh Byrne & Associates with Bill Grace, speculating on a radical transformation of Fremantle by 2125 – letting the water in to rethink how the city lives with a changing coastline.
Finding Infinity, adapting their New Normal framework to Fremantle – a set of 12 strategies for shifting toward urban self-sufficiency.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a City Plan and why do we need one? Click through to read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on this project.
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Explainer: Draft Baseline Mapping Report
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The Draft Baseline Mapping Report documents everything we know about the city centre. Drawing from over 50 different datasets it maps how the city has changed over time, how the city looks, how the city works, how we move around the city and where we live, learn, work and play in the city alongside broader issues of affordability, revenue, vacancy, safety and community support.
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Explainer: Establishing a Framework
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Who's Listening
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Phone 1300 MY FREO (1300 69 3736) Email communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au -
Phone 1300 MY FREO (1300 69 3736) Email communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au -
Phone 1300 MY FREO (1300 69 3736) Email communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au -
Phone 1300 MY FREO (1300 69 3736) Email communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au