Local planning policies (LPPs) are adopted by Council under the City's Local Planning Scheme. They can relate to a number of town planning matters within the City including procedures, land uses, and local area design guidelines.
All adopted planning and development policies and guidelines are provided below. For all other council policies please see council policies.
To see if a policy applies to the development of your property, please see the planning module in the City's online mapping.
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- Local planning policies
- Uses
- Administration and procedural policies
- Design guidelines – City centre policies
- Design guidelines – Beaconsfield
- Design guidelines – Fremantle
- Design guidelines – North Fremantle
- Design guidelines – South Fremantle
- Design guidelines – White Gum Valley
- Environmental health policies
Local planning policies
Title | Policy reference |
Amendment and Extension to the Term of Planning Approval | |
Refunding and Waving/Reducing of Planning Fees and Building Fees | |
Public Notification of Planning Proposals | |
Application for Review of Town Planning Decisions and Written Directions | |
Planning Compliance | |
Heritage Assessment | |
Development Exempt from Approval Under Local Planning Scheme No. 4 Important Note - Special State Government Exemptions During State of Emergency In response to the State of Emergency due to COVID-19, the State Government has issued a Notice of Exemption covering a range of temporary exemptions for certain approvals and requirements under Local Planning Scheme No. 4. The exemptions are designed to provide flexible responses to a changing crisis environment, support businesses, as well as guarantee the provision of essential community services during this times. These exemptions are temporary and will only remain in effect until 90 days after the end of the State of Emergency. You may need planning approval to continue an exempted land use after this period is over. The Notice of Exemption provides detail of each exemption, including a requirement to notify the City in writing should you wish to undertake one of the exempted uses. Please note the City of Fremantle contains a large number of heritage protected places, which includes heritage areas, for which many of the exemptions do not apply. You can contact the City’s Duty Planner on 1300 MY FREO or planning@fremantle.wa.gov.au if you need to confirm the heritage status of your property, or to confirm whether you will need to apply for planning approval. | |
Neighbour Mediation | |
Design Advisory Committee and Principles of Design | |
Construction Sites | |
Planning and Development Act 2005, Part 17 Development Application Submissions | |
Split Density Codes and Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Schedule | |
Fremantle Port Buffer Area Development Guidelines | |
Boundary Walls In Residential Development | |
External Treatment of Buildings | |
Procedure for Amending the Municipal Heritage Inventory (MHI) and Heritage List | |
Archaeological Investigation as a Condition of Planning Approval | |
Fences Policy | |
Residential Streetscape Policy | |
Landscaping Of Development And Existing Vegetation On Development Sites | |
Sustainable Buildings Design Requirements | |
Advertisement policy | |
New Residential Developments in the City Centre Zone - Noise from an Existing Source | |
Contributions for Public Art and/or Heritage Works | |
Discretion to vary local planning scheme site or development requirements for heritage purposes | |
Register of Significant Trees and Vegetation Areas (Refer 'Appendix B' of policy for the current Register) | |
Precinct 3 | |
7-15 Quarry Street, Fremantle | |
Precinct 5 | |
Local Planning Area 5 - Beaconsfield | |
Local Planning Policy 3.7 - "Hilton Garden Suburb Precinct" Heritage Area Local Planning Policy | |
Local Planning Area 8 - O'Connor | |
Local Planning Area 9 - Samson | |
Thompson Road | |
Minim Cove, North Fremantle | |
Wray Avenue Precinct | |
Former Kim Beazley school site - White Gum Valley | |
Burt Street | |
Hilton Local Centre (South Street, Hilton) | |
Beaconsfield and White Gum Valley Local Centre Areas | |
Clontarf Road Area | |
Special Control Area Provisions for Small Infill Development NOTE: For 'Appendix 1' tree species requirements, please refer to the City's Urban Forest Plan. | |
West End Heritage Area |
Uses
Title | Policy reference |
Outdoor Eating Policy (Tables and Chairs) (Interim Policy) |
Administration and procedural policies
Title | Policy reference |
Procedures for the Recording & Assessment of Places of Heritage Value | |
Policy and Procedures For the Dedication, Upgrade or Closure of Rights of Way | |
Telecommunications Policy |
Design guidelines - City centre
Title | Policy reference |
Paving Policy for Central Fremantle | |
Cash-in-lieu of Car parking for the City of Fremantle |
Design guidelines – Beaconsfield
Title | Policy reference |
Lefroy Road, Livingstone, Hale and Beard Streets Local Area | |
Livingstone, Hale, Beard and Milbourne Streets Local Area | |
Mardie Street including the East of Edmund Street |
Design guidelines – Fremantle
Design guidelines – North Fremantle
Title | Policy reference |
Harvest Road, Corkhill and John Streets & The Swan River Local Area | |
Stirling Highway, John and Johannah Streets Local Area | |
Stirling Highway, Thompson Road, Coventry Parade and Craig Street Local Area | |
Stirling Highway, Tydeman Road, Jackson & Pearse Streets Local Area | |
Eucla Court including lots facing Rule Street and Thompson Road, North Fremantle | |
Northbank Development Guidelines | |
North Fremantle Foreshore Plan | |
Passmore Avenue (previously Lots 47 & 48 John Street) | |
Rocky Bay Estate (formerly State Engineering Works Site) | |
Rous Head Industrial Park/Harbour | |
Cypress Hill - Harvest Road, Corkhill Street and Alfred Road, Swan River | |
Leighton Design Guidelines | |
Thompson, Alfred, Rule and Harvest Road Local Area |
Design guidelines – South Fremantle
Design guidelines – White Gum Valley
Title | Policy reference |
Samson and Watkins Streets, Nannine & Wiluna Avenues Local Area | |
Watkins and Hope Streets, Nannine and Yalgoo Avenues Local Area | |
Carrington, Hope and Watkins Street and Minilya Avenue Local Area | |
Watkins and Samson Streets, Minilya and Wongan Avenues Local Area |
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