FAQs

Amendment No. 62 is a proposal to rezone the land from ‘Rural’ to ‘Urban Development’, inserts ‘Special Provision Area No. 79’ into the Local Planning Scheme No. 21 (Scheme), and deletes Additional Use ‘A2’ from Schedule 2 of the Scheme as it relates to Lot 11 Commonage Road.  Amendment No. 62 also provides the head of power for structure planning and future residential subdivision of the land.

The land is identified as a Planning Investigation Area in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Sub-regional Strategy (LNSRS).  Amendment No. 62 enables detailed investigation on the suitability of this land for a potential change of use to facilitate future urban development, subject to a structure plan.  Council at its meeting of 25 June 2025 Docs Published(External link) resolved to initiate the amendment subject to conditions. The amendment was also required to be modified before public advertising as directed by the Minister for Planning and Lands (as delegated) in accordance with section 83A of the Planning and Development Act 2005.

A structure plan is a document that guides the future subdivision and development of an area of land.  A structure plan will typically show the proposed residential layout, densities, land uses and areas of public open space. They can be supported by a range of technical documents, such as bushfire management, flora and fauna surveys, water management strategies and landscape design plans.    As the land has been identified for as a Planning Investigation Area, a structure plan is required to guide the future design of the area. The associated Structure Plan can be viewed through the dedicated Your Say page.

Submissions are open from 9 September to 21 October 2026 and can be made using the submission form provided on this page.  Please note that if you wish to make a submission on the Dunsborough East Structure Plan (DP24/0008), a separate submission will need to be made through the dedicated Your Say page.

Following the end of the consultation period, the City will review all submissions and present the amendment and structure plan back to Council to make a recommendation for either approval, refusal or approval with modifications.  Following Council recommendation, the final decision maker is the WA Minister for Planning who will determine to either approve, refuse or approve with modifications.