Scheme/scheme amendmentResponsible Authority: Western Australian Planning CommissionDescription: The Western Australian Planning Commission’s Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment 1188/57 proposes to rezone 70.37 hectares of land at Wellard East from ‘Rural’ to ‘Urban Deferred’ to facilitate urban development. The amendment will define the boundary between future urban development and Bollard Bulrush Swamp, which is protected under the Environmental Protection (Swan Coastal Plain Lakes) Policy 1992 and mapped as a Conservation Category Wetland. Assessment Number: 1830Region: PerthLocal Government Authority: Western Australian Planning CommissionLast updated: Wednesday, 12 March, 2014Current status: Ministerial Statement published Chairman's DeterminationDate of determination: Wednesday, 24 March, 2010Decision: Referral examined, preliminary investigations and inquiries conducted. Scheme Amendment not to be assessed under Part IV of the EP Act. No advice given (Not appealable)Extract of determination: Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment 1188/57 - Wellard Precinct (PDF, 37.67 KB)Environmental Factors: Flora and VegetationTerrestrial FaunaInland Waters Environmental Quality Environmental ReviewMake a submission: Public Environmental Review - Metropolitan Region Scheme Minor Amendment 1188/57 Wellard Urban Precinct (East)Public submissions: Tuesday, 18 June, 2013 to Friday, 23 August, 2013ER documentation: Public Environmental Review - Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment 1188/57 - Wellard Precinct (PDF, 36.7 MB) EPA Report and recommendationsEPA Report Number: 1500EPA Report: Report 1500 - Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment 1188/57 - Wellard Precinct (PDF, 3.24 MB)Responsible authority response to submissions: Response to Submissions - Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment 1188/57 - Wellard Precinct (PDF, 102.23 KB) Ministerial StatementMinisterial Statement: Statement No. 961.pdf (PDF, 16.53 KB)