Local Planning Policy 3.1: Fremantle City Centre & Northern Gateway

The City is seeking your comments

At the 10 December 2025 Ordinary Council Meeting draft Local Planning Policy 3.1: Fremantle City Centre & Northern Gateway was endorsed by Council for the purpose of public advertising and community engagement. The policy is now open for community comment.

In summary, the policy consolidates relevant requirements of the following exsiting local planning policies into a single policy:

• Local Planning Policy 3.1.3: Precinct 3
• Local Planning Policy 3.1.3.1: Precinct 3, Area 6: 7-15 Quarry Street Fremantle
• Local Planning Policy 3.1.5: Precinct 5

The three policies were reviewed as part of the City's ongoing schedule of policy reviews which aims to consolidate and simplify criteria, and where appropriate, revert to the Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) which have evolved since the initial adoption of these policies, providing more detailed design direction.

LPP 3.1 Policy Area

The policy focuses on the City Centre and Northern Gateway areas, as illustrated above, which are experiencing increased development pressure. LPP 3.1 seeks to:

• Retain guidance which supports the provisions of Local Planning Scheme No. 4 relating to these areas.
• Update content for contemporary references and alignment with the Residential Design Codes for clarity and consistency.
• Provide emphasis on environmentally sustainable development initiatives.
• Recognise Cantonment Street as a primary street, requiring higher design quality and pedestrian-friendly outcomes.
• Recognise the significance of Fremantle Oval and the Willam Street view corridor.
• Provide a single policy which is easier to use for applicants and officers with updated maps and formatting.

Overall, the policy remains aligned with LPS4, while simplifying and modernising the text and format.

For a full discussion on these changes, please refer to the minutes of the 10 December 2025 Ordinary Council Meeting.

Other new and amended Policies endorsed for advertising at the same meeting can be found on separate pages:

• Draft Local Planning Policy 3.7: South Beach Village
• Amendments to Local Planning Policy 1.7: Exemptions from Planning Approval
• Local Planning Policies 2.8: Fences, 2.14: Advertisements & 3.2: Security Screens

How can the community influence the project?

We are asking the public to:

• Review the draft policy and Council report.
• Contribute feedback by completing the survey below.
• Provide a written submission or request a 1:1 meeting with a City Officer.

City Officers aim to:

• Keep you informed, listen to and acknowledge concerns and provide feedback on how public input influenced the decision.
• Work with you to ensure that your concerns and aspirations are put forward to Council and provide feedback on how public input influenced the decision.

How can you discuss this proposal and your feedback with City Officers?

• 1:1 Meeting: Would you like to meet 1:1 with City Officers to get clarification on the policy, and how to best submit your feedback? You can request a meeting by emailing planning@fremantle.wa.gov.au. Please note, we'll aim to meet all requests subject to staff availability.
• Alternately, you may contact the City during normal business hours at 1300 MY FREO and speak to a member of the Strategic Planning Team.

How can you make your submission?
Comments can be submitted via:

• Online via the submission form below (preferred method)
• By mail:
  PO Box 807
  Fremantle WA 6959
• In person:
  Walyalup Civic Centre
  151 High Street
  Fremantle WA 6160
• By email:planning@fremantle.wa.gov.au
  

A hard copy of the survey and advertised materials can be sent or picked up upon request by emailing the Community Engagement team here: communityengagement@fremantle.wa.gov.au.

Submission close on 22 February 2026 at 5pm AWST.