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The Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) have approved the accompanying Local Planning Policy 3.1.3.1. In approving the policy, the WAPC resolved to remove a clause recommended by Council relating to overshadowing not exceeding 25 percent of the neighbouring site. Their reasoning for removing the specific shadowing requirement was as follows:
- There is no specific need in the locality for the default Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) provisions to be varied;
- The solar access (i.e. overshadowing) provision is onerous for an R-AC3 coded site; and
- Site-specific development controls within the existing statutory frameworks adequately address solar access provisions.
The modified policy now forms part of the City’s planning policy manual and can be viewed on the City’s website.
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The Minister for Planning has approved Planning Scheme Amendment No. 77. The amendment was gazetted on 13 November 2020, and now forms part of the City of Fremantle’s Local Planning Scheme No. 4.
The amendment re-zones Nos. 7 & 9-15 Quarry Street, Fremantle, to ‘Mixed Use’ with a residential density of R80 (i.e. medium density). These lots were previously zoned a combination of ‘Residential R25’ and ‘Mixed-Use R-AC3’. The amendment also incorporates some specific development requirements for the site into Schedule 7 of the Planning Scheme (e.g. building height and boundary setbacks).
As part of the Minister’s approval, some changes were made to the final amendment. The most notable change was to specify that building heights should be as per the Residential Design Codes of Western Australia (R-Codes), rather than the maximum 3 storeys and 12m proposed by Council. However, the requirement that buildings be limited to 6m max. wall height and 9m max. overall height within 10m of the neighbouring north-eastern and south-western boundaries has been retained. The R-Codes specify a default 4 storey height limit for multiple dwellings (apartments) in R80 coded areas.
The City is still waiting for a decision from the WAPC on the draft local planning policy 3.1.3.1. This page will be updated with further details on the status of the policy as they come to hand.
Should there be any queries regarding this project, please contact the City's Strategic Planning Department who are happy to assist via the contact details on this page.
The Local Planning Scheme No. 4 Text has been updated to reflect the changes - refer to 'Area 6A' of Schedule 7, Sub Area 2.3.1 for development requirements. The revised scheme text can also be downloaded via the document library on this page.
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On 26 February
2020, the City of Fremantle Council gave its final approval to Scheme Amendment No. 77 by voting to support the amendment.
The proposed changes aim to re-zone the site to Mixed
Use with a residential density of R80 (medium density).
The amendment
will now be sent to the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) who will
make a final recommendation on the proposal to the Minister for Planning. If
approved by the Minister, the amendment will be published in the Government
Gazette and will then form part of the City’s Local Planning Scheme.
The Council minutes and report to Council can be found in the agendas and minutes for the Ordinary Meeting of Council (26 February), which can be downloaded from the City’s website by clicking here or visiting: www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/council/agendas-and-minutes
If you require any further information, please contact the City’s Strategic Planning team on 9432 9999 or email planning@fremantle.wa.gov.au.
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The submission period for Amendment No. 77 has now concluded. The proposal is currently scheduled to be considered at the February round of Council meetings.
An item relating to the proposal will be considered by the Strategic Planning & Transport Committee on Wednesday 12 February 2020 and then at the Ordinary Meeting of Council on Wednesday 26 February 2020. Both meetings commence at the North Fremantle Community Hall, located at 2 Thompson Road, North Fremantle at 6.00pm, and are open to the public.
A copy of the Council report will be made available on the Agendas and Minutes page of the City's website, the Friday before each meeting.
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At its meeting on 24 July 2019, Council resolved to initiate a formal planning scheme
amendment for the subject site. The amendment proposes a zoning on the site of
‘Mixed Use’ with a residential density of R80 (i.e. medium density), as well as
associated building design controls in the planning scheme and a new planning
policy. The minutes of this Council meeting are available to download from the
‘Agendas and Minutes’ section of the City’s website.
This decision marks the conclusion of the City’s
preliminary assessment and consultation for this project, which has been
ongoing since September 2018. The City will now prepare the relevant
documentation in order to commence the formal scheme amendment process. This
will involve referring the amendment proposal to the Environmental Protection
Authority (EPA) and the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC), before a
fresh round of community consultation is undertaken on the proposed amendment.
Further information on the status of this project,
including anticipated community consultation dates, will be published on this page as they come to hand.
In the meantime, if you require any further
information, please contact the City's Strategic Planning department via the contact details on this page.
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An item relating to this project will be considered at the July round of Council meetings. This item discusses the initiation of a formal planning scheme amendment for the subject site and follows on from a set of planning principles endorsed by Council in June 2019.
The item will be considered by the Strategic Planning and Transport Committee on Wednesday 17 July 2019 and at the Ordinary Meeting of Council on Wednesday 24 July 2019. Both meetings commence at the North Fremantle Community Hall, located at 2 Thompson Road, North Fremantle at 6.00pm and are open to the public.
Copies of the agenda, including the report and any attachments for the abovementioned item, are available for viewing from the Friday afternoon prior to the meeting on the Agendas and Minutes page of the City's website.
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Following on from Council's deferral in January 2019, an item on this project will be presented to Council meetings in June 2019. This report will consider a set of planning principles to form a potential scheme amendment for this site.
The proposal will be considered by the Strategic Planning and Transport Committee on Wednesday 19 June 2019 and at the Ordinary Meeting of Council on Wednesday 26 June 2019. Both meetings commence at the North Fremantle Community Hall, located at 2 Thompson Road, North Fremantle at 6.00pm and are open to the public.
The meeting agendas will be available to download from the Agendas and Minutes section of the website the Friday before each meeting.
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The potential scheme amendment was considered at the January round of Council meetings. At the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 30 January 2019, Council resolved as follows:
1. Defer the draft scheme amendment.
2. Refer the matter of the most appropriate development outcome for the site to the Strategic Planning and Transport Committee.
3. Give further consideration to the scheme amendment and any other mechanisms to secure Councils preferred development outcomes on advice from the Strategic Planning and Transport Committee.
The reason given for this further deferral was because Council considered that further time was needed to investigate appropriate development outcomes for the site and to ascertain the best mechanisms to achieve those outcomes.
Further information can be obtained by viewing the Council minutes from 30 January 2019. Copies of the meeting agenda are available for viewing from the City’s website via this link www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/council/agendas-and-minutes. Alternatively you can download the Council Report and Minutes from January's Ordinary Council meeting on the right hand side of this page.
Further details will be uploaded on this page as soon as future Council meeting dates and times are confirmed. Should there be any specific queries on this project in the meantime, however, please feel free to contact the City's Strategic Planning Department.
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This proposal was considered by the Planning Committee at its meeting held on 5 December 2018. At this meeting, the Committee resolved to defer the item to the next available meeting to allow for officers to prepare further information for Council on other zoning and built form outcomes for the sites.
As such, this project is currently scheduled to be referred back to the Planning Committee on Wednesday 16 January 2019, and will then be considered at the Ordinary Meeting of Council on Wednesday 30 January 2019. Both meetings are scheduled to commence at the North Fremantle Community Hall, located at 2 Thompson Road, North Fremantle at 6.00pm and are open to the public.
The opportunity to address the Committee on the proposal is limited to a maximum of three minutes. An opportunity to address the Council on the proposal is given during ‘Public Question Time’ only and is also limited to a maximum of three minutes. Please contact the minute secretary on 9432 9999 or email planning@fremantle.wa.gov.au before 3.00 pm on the day of the meeting, or register at the venue before 5.50 pm.
Copies of the agendas, including the report and any attachments for the abovementioned item, are available for viewing from the Friday afternoon prior to the meeting. The agenda may be downloaded from the City’s website
www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/council/agendas-and-minutes or can be viewed at the City Library located on the ground floor of the council offices at the Fremantle Oval, 70 Parry Street, Fremantle, during normal library hours
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The proposal is currently scheduled to be presented to the December round of Council meetings. A report on the proposal will be considered by the Planning Committee on Wednesday 5 December 2018 and then at the Ordinary Meeting of Council on Wednesday 12 December 2018. Both meetings are open to the public and commence at 6.00pm at the North Fremantle Community Hall (No. 2 Thompson Road, North Fremantle).
Agendas are published by 5pm on the Friday prior to the meeting, can be viewed on the Minutes and Agendas section of the City’s website. Members of the public are welcome to ask a question, make a statement or observe the proceedings, you can find out more about this process under 'community participation' on the City's website. If you would like to register to speak in reference to an item at a Planning Committee or Council meeting, contact the minute secretary on 08 9432 9999 or planning@fremantle.wa.gov.au before close of business the day of the meeting, or register at the venue before 5.50pm on the day of the meeting.
At the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 24 July 2019, a formal amendment to the planning scheme was initiated. This was subsequent to a 12 month period of preliminary engagement with the local community on a potential scheme amendment, which considered various future zoning options for the site.
