Published on Monday, 3 August 2026 at 9:00:00 AM

Council amended Local Planning Policy: Character Area Guidelines at its meeting on 9 December 2025.

This Policy was approved by Western Australian Planning Commission under delegated authority on 20 July 2026.

This Policy establishes standards and local housing objectives to ensure residential development is consistent with the characteristics of areas that are valued by the community.

The final version of the policy can be viewed on the City's policies page. 

For more information, please contact the Strategic Planning & Sustainability team on 9273 6000.

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