annual report - City of Bayswater

Planning &
Development
Planning services
Maylands Multipurpose Centre
Statutory approvals
Applications for development within
the City remained steady during
2008-09 despite the ongoing local
impacts arising from the global
financial crisis. This strength in the
local housing and development
market demonstrates that the City
remains an attractive location for
both investors and residents.
The number of development
applications processed during the
year remained at historically high
levels. Despite this, the average
turnaround time for development
applications substantially improved
compared to the previous year,
(from a peak of 79 working days
to an average of 30 working days
per application). Applications for
subdivision also remained stable
throughout the year with an average
turn around time of 42 days.
Similarly, of all development
applications not requiring
advertising, 59 percent of
applications were processed within
the statutory 60 day benchmark,
which represents an improvement of
11 percent.
Development Applications
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700
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500
400
300
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100
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2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
409 497 648 703 669 763 757
Throughout the year more than
15,500 telephone enquiries were
handled by Planning Services.
Property management
In the 2008-09 financial year,
the City processed 252 Western
Australian Planning Commission
(WAPC) approved freehold, survey
strata and strata subdivision or
amalgamation plans. This figure also
includes road dedications, rights of
way, pedestrian access ways and
crown reserve developments.
The City processed 56 freehold
plans, one freehold diagram, 116
survey strata plans and 79 strata
plans. This equates to five WAPC
approved plans received each week
by the City, down by 42 percent
on the previous year, mainly due to
economic conditions.
The plans processed by the City
resulted in the creation of 859
properties in 2008-09.
24 city of bayswater annual report 2008-09