At their ordinary meeting of 28 April 2021, Council resolved to adopt the Heart of Beaconsfield masterplan. To view the minutes of this meeting visit the City's Agendas and Minutes page.

The masterplan sets a long term vision for the area and will guide future detailed planning for the various redevelopment areas within the suburb.

The final masterplan, context plan and ideas pages can be viewed in the Document Library on this page, or alternatively on the Spatial Plans page of the City's website.

Comments we received relating to recreation/sporting opportunities will be further considered as part of the current Community Sport and Recreation Facilities Plan 2021-2031 engagement.

The adoption of the plan marks the end of a comprehensive 4-year planning and community engagement process. Thank you to all those who have taken part in this project since its inception in 2017 - your input is greatly appreciated.

A report on this project is going to Planning Committee on Wednesday 7 April 2021. This report considers the feedback received during the recent community engagement, outlines the changes proposed in response, and recommends that Council formally adopt the revised Heart of Beaconsfield Masterplan concept as a non-statutory City document.

What we heard

82 submissions were received and reviewed. A significant number of submissions (about half) raised building height and residential density as a concern, particularly in regard to the quarry and old TAFE sites. In response to these concerns the revised plan proposes some reduction to both building heights and density to a more moderate/balanced level.

We also received many comments about community and recreation facilities, traffic and connectivity, and green spaces. To find out more about what we heard and how the feedback has been considered, you can read the agenda item here. You can also view the feedback in more detail in the Community Engagement Report available in the document library. Some of the comments received will also be considered as part of the Community Sport and Recreation Facilities Plan 2021-31, which is currently under development.

Attending Council

Council meetings are open to the public. Members of the public are welcome to attend or speak at council or committee meetings and you can find more information on this here. The meeting details are:

Planning Committee - Wednesday 7 April 2021, 6.00pm. North Fremantle Community Hall, 2 Thompson Road, North Fremantle.

• Download the agenda here, or visit the City's Agendas and Minutes page.
• Download the agenda attachment here (including the revised Heart of Beaconsfield Masterplan).

Thank you to all participants for your contributions to this project.

Key features of the draft masterplan

• A landscaped ‘green link’ running from north to south through the masterplan area.
• Existing and new areas for outdoor active recreation, to provide for current and future community needs. This includes keeping Bruce Lee Oval and (in the long term) developing a new full-size sporting oval in the north of the Lefroy Road quarry site.
• Recognition of the importance of South Street as a strategic transport link, carrying a high-frequency bus service, with potential for further development along it to make use of this.
• Upgraded ‘active transport’ links (walking and cycling) to connect areas of open space with schools and other community facilities, and promote walking and cycling as forms of transport as well as exercise.
• Maintenance of retail around the existing shops on South Street (as well as those on Lefroy Road) and shows the potential for further development of this centre.
• Accommodation for the redevelopment of the Davis Park precinct and introduction of a greater diversity of housing throughout the masterplan area.
• Provision for the redevelopment of the Lefroy Road TAFE site, potentially enabling expansion of community facilities such as childcare on Lefroy Road.
• Retention of Fremantle College, acknowledging the community and educational focus this provides, as well as the opportunity to improve traffic management around it.
• Provision for the redevelopment of the south of the Lefroy Road Quarry site and allowing for north-south movement (vehicles and pedestrians) through the site.
• Provision for the redevelopment of lots south of the quarry including the Portuguese Club site and industrial sites on Clontarf Road.
• Retention of the Activ Foundation in their current location for the foreseeable future, based on their current preference.

Explore the draft masterplan and information pack and share your thoughts below by Monday 15 February 2021.

You can also visit our stall at the Freo Farmers Market at Fremantle College on Sunday 31 January 2021, drop in any time between 8.00am and 12 noon to see the plans and tell us what you think.

A revised draft Master Plan was presented to the Strategic Planning and Transport Committee meeting held on Wednesday 18 November 2020. At this meeting, the Committee endorsed the draft master plan for the purposes of public consultation. A copy of the draft Master Plan document can be viewed via the Document Library on this page.

Comments on the draft masterplan will open on Tuesday 19 January 2021 and remain open until Monday 15 February 2021.

Should there be any queries on the project in the meantime, please contact the City's Strategic Planning team via the contact details on this page.

View the City's official media release on this item here.

During the feasibility work, discussions arose around the limited options for use of the quarry site and whether further exploration could be undertaken to confirm the most optimum use for the site, be it sporting facilities and/or other uses. This has led to further work to explore uses for the Quarry site and to look for opportunities to help make development of the quarry site viable. This additional work may help to rule out any development on the oval. The additional work has further delayed the preparation and release of a full draft masterplan.

When will the community see a plan?

Once the additional feasibility work is complete, a full draft masterplan will be prepared and everyone will have the chance to have their say. This input may lead to further amendments before a final master plan is officially adopted. A full draft masterplan is likely to be ready for input in the first half of 2020.

In the meantime the interim draft master plan (released September 2018) shows some of the things that can be resolved and leaves question marks on the areas still to be considered. This has already proved useful in helping to progress planning for the Davis Park precinct. You can view this above or download a copy.

A local structure plan to guide the redevelopment of the Davis Park Precinct in Beaconsfield has been submitted.

The purpose of this plan is to guide the future redevelopment of the precinct to support new residential and commercial development. The precinct is bounded by South Street (north), Fifth Avenue (east), Lefroy Road (south) and Caesar Street (west) as indicated in the graphic above, and is focused around Davis Park which is located centrally to existing development. The Davis Park precinct also falls within the area of the City’s draft Heart of Beaconsfield masterplan area.

You can find out more here.

An interim draft masterplan has been prepared and shows some of the things that can be resolved and leaves question marks on the areas still to be considered. You can view this below or download a copy.

Once the additional feasibility work is complete, a full draft masterplan will be prepared and everyone will have the chance to have their say. This input may lead to further amendments before a final master plan is officially adopted. A full draft masterplan is likely to be ready for input in the first half of 2020.

Over the past 12 months the City has held open days and workshops, sent newsletters and invited community input through its website. People have provided ideas about what should be included in a masterplan and even created their own versions of a possible masterplan.

Some of the things people have been considering are:

• Where is the heart of the place and what uses make it beat?
• How should public open space be used and located?
• How could we walk, cycle, drive and use public transport to get around?
• What type of housing and where could it go?
• What other uses could we have?

The community has some very interesting ideas and we really appreciate the thought and effort people have put into this. The current task of the City and its partners isto create a draft master plan which pulls it all together. We expect to have a draft masterplan ready for community feedback by the middle of 2018.

Here are some of the concepts prepared by community members at our workshop on 24 October.

The second phase of community engagement for the Heart of Beaconsfield kicked off with a workshop on 24 October at the Hilton Bowling Club.

The night had a lively turn out with a diverse mix of residents who workshopped ideas in groups. Over the course of the evening, we got to hear wide-ranging views from residents.

Our job now is to collate and analyse the ample data which will guide the draft masterplan, to be released for public comment mid 2018.

The second phase of engagement for the Heart of Beaconsfield will commence on 24 October 2017, with a community workshop at the Hilton Bowling Club.

In this stage we would like to hear your ideas on how the objectives we developed in our first phase of community engagement can be achieved in the design of the master plan. We'll share some ideas for the master plan we've put together so far. We would like to hear your views on these ideas and invite you to suggest yours.

The input you provide will inform the draft master plan, which will be released in early 2018.