The policy also sets out the process and matters to be taken into account in dealing with residential and other forms of development in the vicinity of poultry farms.

The WAPC is aware of the conflicts which can arise between poultry farms and residential, rural-residential and other developments because of the odours, noise, dust and visual impacts associated with poultry farms.

The objectives of this policy are:

• to ensure that new poultry farms are established in locations suitable to their operational requirements;
• to minimise the impact of poultry farms on residential, rural-residential and other potentially incompatible uses;
• to protect the interests of existing poultry farms in the face of encroaching development; and
• to encourage the relocation of poultry farms on land required for residential or rural-residential development.