FAQs

All local governments in Western Australia are required to prepare a local planning strategy under State legislation. It is also a pre-requisite to preparing a new local planning scheme. The outcomes and recommendations of the Strategy will inform the preparation of the new Local Planning Scheme No. 5.

The purpose of the Strategy is to provide high level strategic solutions to matters such as population growth and housing needs, strengthening the local economy and improving the connections and spaces where our community live, work and visit.

The Local Planning Scheme is a statutory document that sets out the way land is to be used and developed. It provides the framework for decision making about development and the use of land and is the principle mechanism for implementing the Local Planning Strategy.  

The Strategy sets out the long term land use planning direction and vision for the City while the Scheme sets out the rules for development in the City that align with this direction and vision.

Perth and Peel@3.5million is the State Government’s planning strategy for the Perth metropolitan region.

It provides a comprehensive strategic plan for consolidation of growth into a more compact City where 47% of all new dwellings are contained in existing urban areas as infill. It sets a framework for accommodating Perth’s growing population. It recommends that the majority of Perth’s infill growth be accommodated within ‘activity centres’ and along ‘urban corridors’ well served by transport infrastructure.

Perth and Peel@3.5million also sets minimum dwelling infill targets for each local government.

The City of South Perth has been allocated a minimum dwelling target of at least 2,700 new dwellings from 2021 to 2036 and a total of at least 7,030 new dwellings by the time Perth reaches 3.5 million people (by 2050).

Mixed Use means that these areas are suitable for both residential and commercial uses. It provides a greater flexibility as to what land uses are appropriate for the site. Sites that are zoned as Mixed Use may be developed for commercial uses, such as offices, retail or cafés, or for residential dwellings. It is encouraged that sites zoned for Mixed Use contain both commercial and residential wherever possible.  

All feedback that is received will be reviewed by the City’s Strategic Planning team and will be used to help inform any modifications to the Draft Local Planning Strategy before it is returned to the Western Australian Planning Commission for final consideration.