Proposed Scheme Amendment No. 165 to Town Planning Scheme No. 3

The City of Cockburn is proposing to amend Town Planning Scheme No. 3. This amendment involves adding the zones and reserves detailed in three Structure Plans within Development Areas 8 and 9 (Hammond Park/Success area) into the City's Town Planning Scheme, as these Structure Plans are no longer needed. The City invites the community to provide feedback on this proposal. 

About the amendment

Structure Plans are important tools for organising how land is divided and developed, especially in new, green-field areas. When a Structure Plan has done its job, its zones and reserves get transferred into the Town Planning Scheme, and the Structure Plan is revoked. This is called structure plan 'rationalisation,' and it helps the City keep control of development in line with what the community expects. 

The City must advertise any proposed amendments, which include zonings that don't directly match the approved structure plan.

Scheme Amendment 165 aims to rationalise parts of Development Area 8 and 9 along Russell and Gaebler Roads in Hammond Park and Success - west of the Kwinana Freeway (refer to the map in the Document Library). 

The amendment includes:

• Rezoning various lots within ‘Development Area 8’ and ‘Development Area 9’ from ‘Development’ to ‘Mixed Use (R40)’ and ‘Local Centre’
• Reclassifying land within ‘Development Area 8’ from the ‘Development’ zone to a local ‘Parks and Recreation’ and/or ‘Local Road’ reserve
• Reclassifying land within ‘Development Area 8’ and ‘Development Area 9’ from ‘No Zone’ to a ‘Local Road’ reserve
• Reducing the extent of the 'Development Area 8' special control area boundary and removing the entire remaining extent of the 'Development Area 9' special control area boundary to match the above changes
• Modifying ‘Table 9 – Development Areas’ of the Scheme Text, by deleting some provisions of ‘Development Area 8’ and deleting ‘Development Area 9’ entirely.

Read the proposed amendment in the Document Library or visit the Frequently Asked Questions.

What will happen next?

To guide the City's consideration of the proposed amendment, the City invites the community to submit comments. At the end of the comment period, the City reviews the feedback, alongside planning guidelines and policies, and submits a recommendation to Council. The Western Australian Planning Commission then reviews the proposal and Council's advice and makes a recommendation on final determination to the Minister for Planning.

How to make a submission

Closes 4pm Wednesday 21 February 2024
	Online Complete the submission form below
	In writing Email to [email protected] Post to City of Cockburn, PO Box 1215, Bibra Lake DC WA 6965 Written submissions must include: Reference number - 109/165 Details of your submission Your name and address Whether you would like to keep your details confidential Council requires a Schedule of Submissions to be prepared which includes a submitter's name and address. This forms part of a Council Agenda report, which is available for public viewing (published on the City’s website). Please clearly state in your submission if you want your details to be kept confidential.
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