FAQs

This is not a City of Cockburn project, it is a collaboration effort between the Western Australian State Government and äventuur.

The land is owned by the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC).

The City's role is to assess the application in its entirety, and provide the Development Assessment Panel a recommendation, of which they will make the final determination.

The City is advertising this as required under Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015. As per the regulations, the City is required to advertise the application to those within 200m of the development for a period of 14 days.

The Development Assessment Panel (DAP) preside over various Regions of the State. The panel is generally made up of members with various backgrounds in architecture, planning, development etc. They report directly to the Minister for Planning and DAP make the final determination on DAP applications. 

The City is required to assess the application and write a Responsible Authority Report (RAR) providing a recommendation to the DAP’s. A meeting is then convened to which the DAP makes a final determination on the application. More information can be found on the WA Government website.

The final determination will be made by the Development Assessment Panel.

Anyone can make a submission on this application during the advertising period, which closes 4pm, Monday 24 November 2022. 

Submissions can be made in the following ways: 

• Email: [email protected]
• Post: City of Cockburn, PO Box 1215, Bibra Lake DC WA 696
• Online: Comment on Cockburn website

To find out more about this application and the submissions process, please contact the City of Cockburn Statutory Planning Team on 08 9411 3444 or [email protected].