FAQs
- A change to zoning to accommodate specific land uses or development;
- A change in residential density coding;
- A change in the scheme's wording for more effective planning;
- To implement strategic vision within the local planning strategy; and/or
- To ensure orderly and proper planning.
- an amendment relating to a zone or reserve that is consistent with the objectives identified in the scheme for that zone or reserve;
- an amendment that is consistent with a local planning strategy for the scheme that has been endorsed by the Commission;
- an amendment to the scheme so that it is consistent with a region planning scheme that applies to the scheme area, other than an amendment that is a basic amendment;
- an amendment to the scheme map that is consistent with a structure plan or local development plan that has been approved under the scheme for the land to which the amendment relates if the scheme does not currently include zones of all the types that are outlined in the plan;
- an amendment that would have minimal impact on land in the scheme area that is not the subject of the amendment;
- an amendment that does not result in any significant environmental, social, economic or governance impacts on land in the scheme area;
- any other amendment that is not a complex or basic amendment.
- if you own or occupy land in the Local Centre Zone; or
- are looking to develop land within the City for commercial or industrial purposes; or
- are looking to use or develop land in the Rural Zone, Rural Living Zone or the Resource Zone for either new residential development or for the agistment of stock.
What is a Scheme Amendment?
When a change or multiple changes are required to made to the City of Cockburn’s Town Planning Scheme No.3 this can occur through a scheme amendment. A scheme amendment can be proposed by landowners, State Government agencies or the City itself.
A scheme amendment is initiated by the City at an Ordinary Council Meeting (OCM) and then the City becomes responsible for progressing the scheme amendment, however, the Minister for Planning is the ultimate determining authority.
Scheme amendments can occur for different reasons including:
Are there different types of amendments?
Yes, there are three types of scheme amendments: basic, standard and complex.
Scheme Amendment No.157 is being progressed as a standard amendment which means it needs to be advertising for 42 days.
Given that advertising is required for a standard amendment, the advertising period for Amendment No.157 starts Thursday 9 February 2023 and ends Thursday 23 March 2023.
What is a standard scheme amendment?
The standard amendment process is defined in the Part 5, Division 1, Regulation 34 of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015.
A standard amendment can be used where an amendment meets one or many of the requirements below:
What does Omnibus Scheme Amendment mean?
An omnibus scheme amendment groups together a range of changes to the town planning scheme and can be used to correct minor administrative errors. Normally the changes included in an omnibus scheme amendment do not warrant their own scheme amendment.
Amendment No.157 is being progressed as an Omnibus Amendment because it proposes to change various sections of the City of Cockburn’s Town Planning Scheme No.3.
What are the changes included in this Amendment?
The table below details the 11 proposed changes as part of Amendment No.157. Further description and discussion on the proposed changes is included in the Amendment No.157 Report.
Simplified proposed change in the Scheme | How you might be impacted by the proposed change |
Changing the land use permissibility for a Motor Vehicle Wash (a car wash) from an ‘X’ use (use not permitted) to an ‘A’ use (use considered after advertising) in the Local Centre Zone. | This change will only apply to car wash proposals in the Local Centre Zone. If you own or occupy land in the Local Centre Zone in the City, this change will provide the ability to develop land for a car wash. If you are thinking about developing land in the Local Centre Zone, this change may affect your business. |
Changing the landscaping planning requirements in car parking areas for commercial and industrial uses to ensure improved tree canopy cover in the verge or on the land. | This change will only apply to new commercial and industrial development throughout the City. This will not be applied retrospectively to existing industrial or commercial development. If you are thinking about developing land for commercial or industrial purposes, this change may affect your business. |
Changing landscaping planning requirements for commercial and industrial uses to ensure improved tree shading in car parking areas on the land. | This change will only apply to new commercial and industrial developments throughout the City. This will not be applied retrospectively to existing industrial or commercial development. If you are thinking about developing land for commercial or industrial purposes, this change may affect your business. |
Changing Rural Zone planning requirements to ensure landowners or people subdividing land (where land is to be used for residential purposes or keeping of stock), provide a potable (drinking) water supply if the land is not connected to Scheme water.
| This change will only apply to new residential development or agistment of stock in the Rural Zone where there no reticulated water supply is available. This will not be applied retrospectively to existing residential development or agistment of stock in the Rural Zone. If you are thinking about developing land for residential purposes in the Rural Zone, this change may affect you. |
Introducing Rural Zone planning requirements to ensure landowners (where land is to be used for residential purposes), provide a separate minimum 10,000 litre water storage tank to be used for firefighting purposes only. | This change will only apply to new residential development in the Rural Zone and Bushfire Prone Area. This will not be applied retrospectively to existing residential development. If you are thinking about developing land for residential purposes in the Rural Zone also in the Bushfire Prone Area, this change may affect you. |
Introducing Resource Zone planning requirements to ensure landowners or people subdividing land (where land is to be used for residential purposes or keeping of stock), provide a potable (drinking) water supply if the land is not connected to Scheme water.
| This change will only apply to new residential development or agistment of stock in the Resource Zone where there no reticulated water supply is available. This will not be applied retrospectively to existing residential development or agistment of stock in the Resource Zone. If you are thinking about developing land for residential purposes in the Resource Zone, this change may affect you. |
Introducing Resource Zone planning requirements to ensure landowners (where land is to be used for residential purposes and no potable (drinking) water source is available), provide a separate minimum 90,000 litre rainwater storage tank. | This change will only apply to new residential development in the Resource Zone where there no reticulated water supply is available. This will not be applied retrospectively to existing residential development in the Resource Zone. If you are thinking about developing land for residential purposes in the Resource Zone, this change may affect you. |
Introducing Resource Zone planning requirements to ensure landowners (where land is to be used for residential purposes), provide a separate 10,000 litre water storage tank to be used for firefighting purposes only. | This change will only apply to new residential development in the Resource Zone and Bushfire Prone Area. This will not be applied retrospectively to existing residential development. If you are thinking about developing land for residential purposes in the Resource Zone which is also covered by the Bushfire Prone Area, this change may affect you. |
Introducing Rural Living Zone planning requirements to ensure landowners or people subdividing land (where land is to be used for residential purposes or keeping of stock), provide a potable (drinking) water supply if the land is not connected to Scheme water. | This change will only apply to new residential development or agistment of stock in the Rural Living Zone and is only applicable where there no reticulated water supply available. This will not be applied retrospectively to existing residential development or agistment of stock in the Rural Living Zone. If you are thinking about developing land for residential purposes in the Rural Living Zone, this change may affect you. |
Introducing Rural Living Zone planning requirements to ensure landowners (where land is to be used for residential purposes and no potable (drinking) water source is available) provide a separate minimum 90,000 litre rainwater storage tank. | This change will only apply to new residential development in the Rural Living Zone and is only applicable where there is no potable water supply available. This will not be applied retrospectively to existing residential development. If you are thinking about developing land for residential purposes in the Rural Living Zone, this change may affect you. |
Introducing Rural Living Zone planning requirements to ensure landowners (where land is to be used for residential purposes), provide a separate minimum 10,000 litre water storage tank to be used for firefighting purposes only. | This change will only apply to new residential development in the Rural Living Zone and Bushfire Prone Area. This will not be applied retrospectively to existing residential development. If you are thinking about developing land for residential purposes in the Rural Living Zone which is also covered by Bushfire Prone Area, this change may affect you. |
How will this affect my land?
There should be no immediate effects on your land as a result of Amendment No.157 as the proposed changes will not apply retrospectively. If you are looking to undertake new development, the scheme changes may apply to you.
How might these changes impact me?
The proposed changes may impact you: