Planning Strategy and Policy

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Planning Strategy and Policy

The City of Busselton carries out a range of planning functions and considers many types of strategic planning proposals, including:

• Local Planning Scheme Amendments
• Local Planning Policies
• Structure Plans
• Activity Centre Plans

Your feedback is an important part of how the City considers planning proposals. Have your say!

Lodge a Submission by selection the relevant proposal below and submitting your online feedback.

Planning Strategy and Policy

The City of Busselton carries out a range of planning functions and considers many types of strategic planning proposals, including:

• Local Planning Scheme Amendments
• Local Planning Policies
• Structure Plans
• Activity Centre Plans

Your feedback is an important part of how the City considers planning proposals. Have your say!

Lodge a Submission by selection the relevant proposal below and submitting your online feedback.

  • DP24/0005 – VASSE NORTH STRUCTURE PLAN - LOTS 9001, 9010, S19 AND S20 BUSSELL HIGHWAY, ABBEY

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    STRUCTURE PLAN AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

    DP24/0005 - VASSE NORTH STRUCTURE PLAN - LOTS 9001, 9010, S19 AND S20 BUSSELL HIGHWAY, ABBEY

    The City of Busselton advises a structure plan has been lodged for Vasse North to guide future subdivision, dwelling density and land uses within the lot.

  • AMD21/0060 - Amendment No. 60 - To amend Schedule 10 and Scheme Maps of Local Planning Scheme 21 - Lots 9001, 9010, S19 and S20 Bussell Highway, Abbey

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    PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT 2005

    LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION

    LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME No. 21 AMENDMENT No. 60


    Reference: AMD21/0060

    Notice is hereby given that the local government of the City of Busselton has received an application for a complex amendment to Local Planning Scheme No. 21 (LPS21) on behalf of the owners of Lots 9001, 9010, S19 and S20 Bussell Highway, Abbey.

    The purpose of the Scheme Amendment is to:

    • Rezone the land from ‘Rural’ and ‘Conservation’ to ‘Urban Development’ and
    • Amend Schedule 10 -Development Contribution Area to include the subject land within DCA-4-Vasse.

    The rezoning will enable the future subdivision of the land for residential development.

  • DP25/0003- Structure Plan - Busselton Gateway Airport Industrial Park - Lots 51, 76, 1602 & 9000 Neville Hyder Drive and Lots 11, 17, 50, 205, 300 & 9501 Vasse Highway Yalyalup

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    STRUCTURE PLAN AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

    Structure Plan - Busselton Gateway Airport Industrial Park - Lots 51, 76, 1602 & 9000 Neville Hyder Drive and Lots 11, 17, 50, 205, 300 & 9501 Vasse Highway Yalyalup

    Notice is hereby given that the local government of the City of Busselton has adopted for advertising the abovementioned Structure Plan (SP) for the purposes of:

    Guiding future subdivision and development of the subject sites for industrial purposes at Lots 51, 76, 1602 & 9000 Neville Hyder Drive and Lots 11, 17, 50, 205, 300 & 9501 Vasse Highway, Yalyalup.

    Details of the proposal are available under the Application Documents, or they are also available for inspection between the hours of 8.30am and 4.30pm at the City’s Administration Centre, 2 Southern Drive, Busselton; and can be accessed via the computers at the Busselton and Dunsborough Libraries.

    Please be aware that details of your submission may be made available to the applicant for the opportunity to respond. In certain instances, your submission may also be used to form part of a Council report making it a public document.

  • DP24/0009 - Proposed Vasse Structure Plan Amendment No.2 - Lot 221 Northerly Street and Lot 461 Florence Road Vasse

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    CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.

    The City of Busselton writes to advise a structure plan amendment has been lodged to the Vasse Structure Plan (VSP) to guide the future residential subdivision and development of Lot 221 Northerly Street and Lot 461 Florence Road, Vasse.

    The VSP has been amended from time to time as subdivision of the overall estate has progressed, with Lots 221 and 461 being the last portion of land within the area identified for development. The purpose of the amendment is for:

    • Guiding the future residential subdivision and development of Lot 221 Northerly Street and Lot 461 Florence Road, Vasse.
  • DP24/0006 - STRUCTURE PLAN - LOT 6 COMMONAGE ROAD QUINDALUP

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    STRUCTURE PLAN AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

    DP24/0006 - STRUCTURE PLAN - LOT 6 COMMONAGE ROAD QUINDALUP

    The City of Busselton advises a structure plan has been lodged for Lot 6 Commonage Road Quindalup to guide future subdivision, dwelling density and land uses within the lot.


    Key Figures

    Proposed population

    1222

    Number of dwellings

    470

    Public Open Space (POS)

    31% (15.5 ha)

    Commercial floor area

    1480 sqm

  • AMD21/0058 - Local Planning Scheme Amendment No.58

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    PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT 2005

    LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION

    LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME No. 21 AMENDMENT No. 58

    LOT 6 COMMONAGE ROAD QUINDALUP


    Reference: AMD21/0058

    Notice is hereby given that the local government of the City of Busselton has prepared the abovementioned Scheme Amendment for the purposes of:

    • Rezoning the land from Industrial Development to Urban Development

    The rezoning will enable the future subdivision of the land for residential development.

  • AMD21/0061 - Local Planning Scheme Amendment No.61

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    Notice is hereby given that the local government of the City of Busselton has prepared the abovementioned Scheme Amendment for the purposes of:

    • Updating land uses and zoning table to align with the new ‘deemed’ and ‘model’ land uses classes introduced through the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Amendment (Short-Term Rental Accommodation) Regulations 2024.
    • Deleting superseded land use terms; and
    • Introducing ‘Special Control Area – Unhosted Short-Term Rental Accommodation Exclusion Area’ to prohibit unhosted short-term rental accommodation (i.e. - holiday homes) in identified areas of the City.
  • Readvertise - Local Planning Policy 4.1 - Unhosted Short-Term Rental Accommodation (STRA)

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    A report on the outcomes of consultation and recommended modifications was presented back to Council at it's meeting of 12 March 2025 where Council resolved to readvertise the draft LPP4.1 with further modifications.

    Draft LPP4.1 – Unhosted Short-Term Rental Accommodation will be open for community consultation from 2nd April 2025 to 30th April 2025.

  • DP24/0004 - Draft Structure Plan - Lot 58 (93) Biddle Road Quedjinup

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    STRUCTURE PLAN AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

    PROPOSED STRUCTURE PLAN -LOT 58 (93) BIDDLE ROAD QUEDJINUP

    Pursuant to the Local Planning Scheme No. 21, the City invites public comment on the draft Proposed Structure Plan - Lot 58 (93) Biddle Road Quedjinup.

    The Draft Structure Plan proposes to guide future subdivision and development of Lot 58 (93) Biddle Road Quedjinup.

  • Heritage Review 2024

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    The City of Busselton is currently updating its heritage documentation, including the Local Heritage Survey (LHS), Heritage List, and Local Planning Policy 4.3 – Heritage Conservation. Your feedback on these drafts documentation is important to the continuing efforts to preserving the City's heritage.

Page last updated: 27 Mar 2026, 11:30 AM