The Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) approved the Local Planning Strategy on 28 October 2024. The City now needs to prepare a scope and prioritisation plan for ‘Local Area Plans’. This will clearly identify the scope and process for community engagement, and will also prioritise their preparation and implementation, recognising there are suburbs that have not been subject to a revitalisation strategy. For the existing revitalisation strategy areas this will involve reviewing the recommendations and updating the Strategy into a ‘Local Area Plan’. The scope of ‘Local Area Plans’ is yet to be determined, but they are likely to look at:
When this process commences, we will let you know how you can be involved. In the meantime, the City will continue to progress the actions of its existing Revitalisation Strategies.