City Plan: North Fremantle

Project Update -- Phase 2 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 and comments on this project pulse check close 5pm AWST, 27 January, 2026.

North Fremantle is a unique area of Fremantle with a deep history, distinctive urban character and strong community participation in local government and strategic matters. Help us shape a vision for this iconic coastal precinct.

North Fremantle faces a complex mix of immediate and future challenges, including transportation, housing, rising sea levels, heritage preservation, and community building. The area is currently the focus of several major planning studies and projects, including the Future of Fremantle planning process, the Swan River Crossings project, the North Fremantle Urban Precinct Major MRS Amendment, and significant development proposals in the McCabe Street precinct.

Despite this activity, the intrinsic values of North Fremantle—its challenges, needs, and status as an important town centre serving an active local community—have not received holistic or strategic consideration. There is a risk that the North Fremantle Town Centre, and the community’s connection to it, could be severely impacted by the accumulation of individual development projects and State Government transport and planning priorities that are out of step with the local context and community values. Planning is needed to develop a clear vision for the North Fremantle Town Centre and its surrounds, to inform decision-making and advocacy on projects affecting the area. This project aims to deliver that vision.

In summary, the North Fremantle Plan project aims to:

• Achieve community and Council support for a vision for North Fremantle.
• Prepare an integrated and contextualised spatial framework for North Fremantle.
• Provide a high-level approach to balancing complex transport needs.
• Incorporate cultural heritage and ‘place’ characteristics, especially around reinforcing the historic town centre.
• Understand future development potential.
• Plan for improved pedestrian connectivity and walkability
• Consider impact of coastal planning processes on public recreation needs and identify high level climate adaptation strategies.
• Integrate with other City of Fremantle strategies, plans and policies.
• Inform broader advocacy regarding the North Fremantle’s transport issues, coastal planning, and future development.

The City Design team is currently seeking community contribution to inform the strategic urban design process and help shape a vision and plan for North Fremantle.

We are asking the public to:

• Review the strategic issues, priorities and planning context of North Fremantle by consulting the FAQs and Key Documents section.
• Share your ideas by completing the North Fremantle Plan Survey.
• Provide any examples of relevant city plans and examples that we should be looking at to inform the project.
• Request to meet with city staff to discuss your thoughts on the North Fremantle Plan via a 1:1 or small group meeting (subject to staff availability).

How can you make your submission?
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
• Online via the submission form below

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

Phase 2 Submissions close 27 January 2026 at 5pm AWST.