City Plan: North Fremantle

Project Update - November 2025

Phase 2 Project Pulse Check

The project has now evolved to identify and distil a set of key objectives and principles to guide transport planning advocacy with the State Government. The material presented in the Phase 2 - Project Pulse Check document serves as an update for the community and aims to capture feedback to support ongoing advocacy and discussions with the State Government regarding regional transport planning.

Once again, we are asking for your feedback to help inform the evolving draft North Fremantle Plan Document by completing the Phase 2 Survey below.

Please note, submissions for this phase close 5pm AWST, 27 January, 2025.

You can read the North Fremantle Plan Phase 2: Project Pulse Check document here.

Just interested in the highlights? We've put together an engagement snapshot for you to review, too.

Click here to read the engagement snapshot.

The community engagement report for phase 1 of this project is now ready for reading! Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their feedback with City staff. This report details how we engaged, who we reached, and what we've heard. City officers are now reviewing the feedback that was captured from conversations with the community and stakeholders, and will develop a draft plan that will be made available for further community consultation at a later stage.

Click here to read the engagement report.

The North Fremantle Planning Context explainer is a snapshot of everything we know about the mix of challenges North Fremantle faces, including transportation, housing, rising sea levels, heritage preservation, and community planning. For further reading on the specific projects mentioned, consult the related documents below.

Click here to read this explainer.

What is the North Fremantle Plan trying to achieve and why do we need one? Click through to read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on this project.

Read the FAQ here.

Planning Control Area No.158 Curtin Avenue extension between Tydeman Road and Walter Place

The Minister for Planning has granted approval to the declaration of a planning control area over land on Tydeman Road, Port Beach Road, Curtin Avenue and Stirling Highway (North Fremantle) as shown on Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) plan number 1.7977.

Purpose

The purpose of the planning control area is to protect land required for a future road realignment and the associated upgrades. The WAPC considers that the planning control area is required over the whole of the property to ensure that no development occurs on this land which might prejudice this purpose until it may be reserved for primary regional road in the Metropolitan Region Scheme.

Duration and Effect

The declaration remains in effect for a period of five years from the date of publication of this notice in the Government Gazette, being 15 September 2020, or until revoked by the WAPC with approval by the Minister, whichever is the sooner.

With planning underway by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage and the WA Planning Commission to relocate Perth’s container port to Kwinana, the Future of Fremantle Place and Economic Vision proposes transformational, long-term redevelopment of the Fremantle. This long-term and ambitious plan aims to transform Fremantle Port into one the world’s great waterfront cities and was endorsed by the Western Australian Government in late 2024.

The plan maps how the future redevelopment of Fremantle’s harbour precinct would transform the area into a globally significant, city-scale development once trades have relocated. This project has considerable consequences for the future of North Fremantle, with significant transformation expected at North Quay. The projected population increase of 30,000+ residents will have major transport implications, including potential train line reconfiguration, relocation of North Fremantle Station, mid-tier public transport opportunities, and a full road network overhaul around Brack Street Precinct and Tydeman Road

You can read the full Future of Fremantle Place and Economic Vision document here.

The current Fremantle Traffic Bridge was opened in 1939 as a temporary structure (the fourth built at this site) and has served its function well. The bridge has been deteriorating over several years, and despite extensive strengthening and maintenance works, required replacement. Construction of the new extradosed bridge with cantilevers and cable support has commenced on the existing alignment. This major Main Roads project, scheduled for completion in late 2026, has major implications for North Fremantle now and into the future.

You can visit the Swan River Crossings Main Roads Project page here.

The Port, Leighton and Mosman Beaches Coastal Adaptation Plan was adopted by Fremantle Council on 22 November 2017. The plan was prepared to outline adaptation to the changing coast at Port, Leighton and Mosman Beaches, and provides recommended timeframes and trigger points for decision-making and planning for the area. The plan was prepared as the first iteration of an evolving, long-term planning and decision-making process for the City of Fremantle and Town of Mosman Park, the community and key stakeholders to adapt our settlements and infrastructure to coastal processes – including risks of coastal erosion and inundation.

In 2007, the Minister for Planning approved the Leighton Oceanside Parklands Masterplan Report as a guiding landscape document for Leighton Beach. The Masterplan was prepared by the Department, on behalf of the WAPC, together with Landcorp, the Town of Cottesloe, the Town of Mosman Park and the City of Fremantle. The Masterplan identifies public amenity and recreational facilities that will occur in five stages of development and addresses a range of matters including the rehabilitation and suitable landscape treatment of Leighton Beach.

You can learn more about the MRS Amendment here.