The Shire of Harvey has initiated LPS 2 to replace the existing District Planning Scheme 1.
Amendment 16 proposes to rezone a portion of land in the north western corner of the Avon Industrial Park (AIP) from ‘Parks and Recreation reserve’ to ‘General Industry’, include a new ‘Renewable Energy Facility’ land use definition on Schedule 1 and amend Table 1: Zoning Table to include the new ‘Renewable Energy Facility’ land use as a discretionary use within the ‘General Industry’ zone and the ‘Rural’ zone and a prohibited use in all other zones.
The City of Karratha proposes to introduce Special Control Area and Special Use zones in relation to the Cossack townsite to allow the consideration of low impact tourism development.
The Shire of Dandaragan proposes to amend the zoning table to permit the use of ‘Caravan Park’ in the Harbour zone.
The City of Karratha proposes to introduce Special Control Area and Additional Uses over Jarman Island to allow the consideration of low impact tourism development.
The City of Armadale proposes to rezone the West Piara Urban Precinct South from ‘Rural Living’ and ‘General Rural’ zone to the ‘Urban Development’ zone.
Amendment 27 seeks to amend a portion of Crown Reserve R44775 from Rural zone to Special Use to allow the land to be used for industrial purposes.
The Shire of Broome proposes to replace its existing planning scheme with an updated scheme which is in line with the Planning and Development (Local Planning Scheme) Regulations 2015. This includes updating Table 3 Zoning Table to include new use classes including ‘Waste disposal facility’ and ‘Waste storage facility’.
LPS 2 is proposed to replace the existing Local Planning Scheme 1. The changes are predominantly to update the Scheme to align with the Planning and Development Regulations 2015 and to reflect existing land use. The new scheme proposes a number of changes including new zones, rezoning’s, text updates, scheme provision amendments, additional uses to reflect actual land uses and the introduction of several Special Control Areas.