Development control policies

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The WAPC’s operational policies,often referred to as development control or DC policies, sit within a structure which is established under the State Planning Strategy and Statement of Planning Policy No.1 State Planning Framework.

The policies are reviewed regularly to ensure accuracy and consistency. The classification system for the framework was established under the Statement of Planning Policies Amendment 2003.

General

1.1	Subdivision of Land - General Principles	June 2004
1.2	Development Control - General Principles	August 2004
1.3	Strata Titles	September 2003
1.4	Functional Road Classification for Planning	June 1998
1.5	Bicycle Planning	July 1998
1.6	Planning to Support Transit Use and Transit Oriented Development	January 2006
1.7	General Road Planning	June 1998
1.8	Canal Estates and Other Artificial Waterway Developments	February 1999
1.9	Amendments to the Metropolitan Region Scheme	November 2003
1.10	Location and Design of Freeway Service Centres	August 2001
Guidelines	For the Lifting of Urban Deferment	November 2007
Guidelines	Transport Assessment Guidelines for Developments Version for trial and evaluation	August 2006

Residential

2.2	Residential Subdivision	July 2003
2.3	Public Open Space in Residential Areas	May 2002
2.4	School Sites	October 1998
2.5	Special Residential Zones	June 1998
2.6	Residential Road Planning	June 1998
Guidelines	The Design and Geometric Layout of Residential Roads	June 1998
Guidelines	The Preparation of Local Structure Plans for Urban Release Areas	June 1992
Guidelines	The Preparation, Form and Content of Local Housing Strategies	December 1992

Rural

3.4	Subdivision of Rural Land	February 2008
3.7	Fire Planning	October 2001
Guidelines	Preparation of a Local Rural Strategy	July 1989
Guidelines	Land Capability Assessment for Local Rural Strategies	July 1989
Guidelines	Rural-Residential Development in the Perth Metropolitan Region	July 1992

Industrial and commercial

4.1	Industrial Subdivision	July 1988
4.2	Planning for Hazards and Safety	June 1991
Guidelines	Local Commercial Strategies - Preparation, Form and Content	December 1991

Land reserved by the Metropolitan Region Scheme

5.1	Regional Roads (Vehicular Access)	June 1998
5.3	Use of Land Reserved for Parks and Recreation	December 1999
5.4	Advertising on Reserved Land	March 2005

Environment and amenity

6.1	Country Coastal Planning Policy	June 1989
6.3	Planning Considerations in the Metropolitan Region for Sources of Public Water Supply and Sensitive Water Resource Areas	August 1989