No. |
Title of Local Policy |
Scope |
1 |
Design and Streetscape |
Design considerations which will affect and impact upon the streetscape character and amenity of the Shire and its valued residential streets. |
2 |
Ecological Urban Design and Sustainability |
Circumstances whereby the Council may permit the building of structures within the street setback without incurring an adverse impact on the value of the streetscape. |
3 |
Planning for Heritage Conservation |
Describes the importance of respecting and protecting heritage elements when making development decisions. |
4 |
Residential Building Heights |
Circumstances where the Shire may depart from R Codes (category B) to permit increased building heights. |
5 |
Plot Ratio and Coverage of Site - R10, R12.5, R15 and R20 |
Describes the intent of plot ratio to control bulk and scale and contribute to the garden suburb characteristics of the Shire, as well as outlining the methodology of calculating Plot Ratio as prescribed in Local Planning Scheme no. 4. |
6
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Consultation on Development |
To provide guidance on the minimum consultation requirements and proponent obligations including the erection of signage and publication of public notices. |
7 |
Draft Tree Retention |
To encourage and facilitate the protection of trees and to maintain and enhance new canopy consistent with the objectives of the Shire’s Local Planning Strategy and the state government’s Urban Greening Strategy for Perth and Peel, Western Australia’s Climate Adaptation Strategy and Climate Change Policy. |
8 |
Construction Environmental Management Plans |
To ensure the effective management of excavation, demolition work and building work within the Shire of Peppermint Grove. |
9 |
Development Bonds |
To allow the Shire to undertake clean up and reinstatement works immediately, and to ensure that the cost of doing so is not a financial burden of the ratepayers of the Shire. |
10 |
Design Review Panels |
To provide Council with high level, independent expert advice and expertise on urban design, architecture, landscape design, sustainability and heritage in relation to significant development applications. |
11 |
Building on Side and Rear Boundaries |
To ensure that regular spacing or street rhythm is maintained, and development along rear boundaries is in line with the potential widening of the R.O.W. |
12 |
Residential Fences |
To provide design guidelines for all residential fencing including street walls and fences, fencing to a right-of-way or communal street, dividing fences, and game court fencing that varies controls under the Shire's Fencing Local Law. |