Why is the Shire preparing a Local Planning Strategy?

Like all local governments across metropolitan Perth, the Shire is required to plan for future population growth and housing needs in response to State Government planning policies and broader planning reforms.

The Local Planning Strategy will establish a long-term planning framework that helps guide where future growth may occur, how it should be managed, and how the qualities that define Peppermint Grove as the Garden Shire can be protected into the future.

The consultation is not about whether growth will occur, but how future growth should be managed and where it should be located. Community feedback will help inform the Shire's final planning position and future advocacy efforts.

What is being proposed?

As part of the Strategy development process, the Shire has assessed a range of growth scenarios and identified a preferred planning approach. The preferred approach aims to:

• accommodate future housing growth
• respond to State Government infill requirements
• protect heritage and neighbourhood character
• retain and enhance tree canopy
• maintain residential amenity
• direct growth to areas best placed to support change.

What Can Community Feedback Influence?

Community feedback can help inform:

• the vision and direction of the Local Planning Strategy
• community priorities relating to future growth and housing
• approaches to balancing growth with heritage, character and environmental outcomes
• future local planning priorities
• the Shire's advocacy on planning matters.

Have Your Say

We invite you to attend one of our community workshops to:

• learn more about the Local Planning Strategy
• understand the planning context and future growth requirements
• hear about the Shire's preferred planning approach
• ask questions and seek clarification
• provide feedback on the future of Peppermint Grove.