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Anything defined as development must be approved by the City of Swan before it can proceed. In some cases, these are required to be advertised for public comment and may be of interest to local residents. The following application is currently being advertised and anyone wishing to comment on any of the proposals may do so via the online form attached to the relevant development application page on or before the nominated closing date.
Alternatively written submissions can be posted or emailed and should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, City of Swan, PO Box 196, Midland WA 6936 and must quote the relevant reference number.
When a development is assessed to be over a certain dollar amount to build, a third party State Government assigned assessment panel becomes the determining authority. Known as the Joint Development Assessment Panel these applications are processed under a different set of regulations, but the process of advertising remains largely the same. Any applications being advertised and considered by the JDAP can be found below.
The document that controls what you can and can't do on your property is known as Local Planning Scheme 17. From time to time, changes are proposed to update the document but must go through a public advertising period. You can view any proposed changes to LPS17 below and anyone wishing to comment on the proposed amendments may do so via the online form on or before the nominated closing date.
Alternatively written submissions can be posted or emailed and should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, City of Swan and must quote the relevant reference number.
Structure Plans are planning documents for specific areas that provide more detailed guidance for development than what is found in LPS17. They are most common in growth areas and often contain most of the detail about how a new development is going to roll out. New Structure Plans, or amendments to existing Structure Plans must go through a public consultation period. Structure Plans currently out for advertising can be found below. Anyone wishing to comment on any of the proposals may do so via the online form on or before the nominated closing date.
Alternatively written submissions should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, City of Swan and must quote the relevant reference number.
Local Development Plans, like Structure Plans, are more detailed planning documents that mostly only affect specific sites. Often they are responding to site specific concerns and seek to vary what is considered acceptable because in many cases they can't be achieved. Anyone wishing to comment on any of the proposals may do so via the online form attached to the relevant development application page on or before the nominated closing date.
Alternatively, written submissions should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, City of Swan and must quote the relevant reference number.
Local Planning Policies are prepared to provide guidance on specific planning issues affecting new development. They set out general standards that are adopted by Council o establish the official position of Council and the Local Government. Generally, any development seeking to have the standards varied must be advertised and assessed by professional planning officers to ensure the variation will not have a lasting effect on neighbours or the local area. Whenever the policy itself is under review or a new one is being prepared, it must also be advertised to seek comments from the public.
You can view new or revised local planning policies which require advertising under Local Planning Scheme 17, below
