Local planning policies (LPPs) are adopted by Council under the City's Local Planning Scheme No. 4. They can relate to a number of town planning matters within the City including procedures, land uses, and local area design guidelines.
All adopted local planning policies and guidelines are provided below. For structure plans and local development plans, please see structure and local development plans. 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.
Local planning policies
Administrative & Procedural - Local Planning Policies
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Amendment and Extension to the Term of Planning Approval |
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Refunding and Waving/Reducing of Planning Fees and Building Fees |
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Community Consultation on Planning Proposals |
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Application for Review of Town Planning Decisions and Written Directions |
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Planning Compliance |
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Heritage assessment and protection |
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Development Exempt from Approval Under Local Planning Scheme No. 4 Planning and Development Regulations 2015 - Exemptions In addition to the City's Local Planning Policy 1.7, certain types of development are exempt from requiring development (planning) approval under State Government regulation. Please refer to the following extract from the Planning & Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 for a list of the exempted works and uses which come into effect on Monday 15 February 2021: 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. |
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Neighbour Mediation |
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Design Advisory Committee and Principles of Design |
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Construction Sites |
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Planning and Development Act 2005, Part 17 Development Application Submissions |
Development Specific - Local Planning Policies
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Split Density Codes and Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Schedule |
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Fremantle Port Buffer Area Development Guidelines |
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Boundary Walls In Residential Development |
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External Treatment of Buildings |
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Archaeological Investigation as a Condition of Planning Approval |
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Fences Policy |
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Residential Streetscape Policy |
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Landscaping Of Development And Existing Vegetation On Development Sites |
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Sustainable Buildings Design Requirements |
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Advertisement policy |
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New Residential Developments in the City Centre Zone - Noise from an Existing Source |
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Contributions for Public Art and/or Heritage Works |
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Discretion to vary local planning scheme site or development requirements for heritage purposes |
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Register of Significant Trees and Vegetation Areas (Refer 'Appendix B' of policy for the current Register) |
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Waste Management Plans for New Development |
Location Specific - Local Planning Policies
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Precinct 3 Applicable to development in the north eastern part of the broader Fremantle Centre area. Includes parts of Beach Street, Burt Street, James Street, Queen Victoria Street, Quarry Street and Parry Street |
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7-15 Quarry Street, Fremantle |
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Precinct 5 Applicable to development in the inner part of the Fremantle Centre area. The area bounded by Elder Place, Parry Street, Holdsworth Street, Henderson Street and Market Street/South Terrace. |
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Local Planning Area 5 - Beaconsfield |
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Heritage Areas |
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Local Planning Policy 3.7 - "Hilton Garden Suburb Precinct" Heritage Area Local Planning Policy |
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Local Planning Area 8 - O'Connor |
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Local Planning Area 9 - Samson |
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Thompson Road |
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McCabe Street Area - Height of New Buildings |
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Minim Cove, North Fremantle |
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Wray Avenue Precinct |
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Former Kim Beazley school site - White Gum Valley |
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Hilton Local Centre (South Street, Hilton) |
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Beaconsfield and White Gum Valley Local Centre Areas |
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Clontarf Road Area |
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Special Control Area Provisions for Small Infill Development NOTE: For 'Appendix 1' tree species requirements, please refer to the City's Urban Forest Plan. |
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West End Heritage Area |
Uses
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Late Night Entertainment Venues Serving Alcohol |
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Outdoor Eating Policy (Tables and Chairs) (Interim Policy) |
Administration and procedural policies
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Procedures for the Recording & Assessment of Places of Heritage Value |
Design guidelines - City centre
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Security Doors to Shopfronts in the Retail Core |
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Paving Policy for Central Fremantle |
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Cash-in-lieu of Car parking for the City of Fremantle |
Design guidelines – Fremantle
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Marmion, Forrest, Wood and Amherst Streets Local Area |
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Marmion, Forrest, Wood and Montreal Streets Local Area |
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Tuckfield, Finnerty and Skinner Streets Local Area |
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Arthur Head Reserve Strategy Plan |
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Arthur Head (west end of High Street) |
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Douglas Street Local Area |
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Foreshores within the City of Fremantle |
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Fremantle Boat Harbours - Development Policy |
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Fremantle Hospital - Corner of Alma Street & South Terrace, Fremantle |
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Marine Terrace Policy (including South Fremantle) |
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Paddy Troy Mall - Block Bounded by Henderson, William, High and Market Streets |
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Solomon Street |
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Planning Policy for the West End of Victoria Quay |
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John Curtin College of the Arts and Fremantle Arts Centre Precinct |
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Suffolk to South Street Local Area |
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Fremantle Artillery Barracks and Cantonment Hill Reserve |
Design guidelines – North Fremantle
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Harvest Road, Corkhill and John Streets & The Swan River Local Area |
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Stirling Highway, John and Johannah Streets Local Area |
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Stirling Highway, Thompson Road, Coventry Parade and Craig Street Local Area |
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Stirling Highway, Tydeman Road, Jackson & Pearse Streets Local Area |
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Eucla Court including lots facing Rule Street and Thompson Road, North Fremantle |
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Northbank Development Guidelines |
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North Fremantle Foreshore Plan |
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Passmore Avenue (previously Lots 47 & 48 John Street) |
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Rocky Bay Estate (formerly State Engineering Works Site) |
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Rous Head Industrial Park/Harbour |
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Cypress Hill - Harvest Road, Corkhill Street and Alfred Road, Swan River |
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Leighton Marshalling Yards Land Use and Development Policy |
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Leighton Design Guidelines |
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Thompson, Alfred, Rule and Harvest Road Local Area |
Design guidelines – South Fremantle
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Wills Transport Site - 122 Marine Terrace & 3 South Street, South Fremantle |
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South Beach Village |