Glossary

A measure of the residential development on a specific site or within an area. Usually expressed in terms of the number of dwellings that are allowed and through height limits and building envelopes (see separate definition).

Also referred to as a town planning scheme. A legal document that sets out policies and controls for how land in a local government area can be used and developed. It also contains information about long term planning and strategies and about how infrastructure and development will occur in the area.

A document prepared and approved under the provisions of a local planning scheme. Precinct structure plans outline land use, density and development (including built form), access arrangements, infrastructure, environmental assets and community facilities at a precinct scale to facilitate future subdivision and development.

A reserve generally refers to land owned by the Government (also referred to as Crown land) that has been identified for a specific purpose to meet a public need such as a park or hospital.

Prepared by the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) to outline the intended scale and type of development that should occur on a lot of land. R-Codes apply to all residential development in Western Australia.

A process of dividing land under a planning scheme into different zones that define the potential of land for future development and control the different ways that land can be used. They are shown in planning scheme maps.

The scale at which a human is comfortable walking at street level.