Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2011
DV11.129 DRAFT POLICY 6.5 - PRECINCT P5: WEST LEEDERVILLE - PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT WEST LEEDERVILLE PLANNING AND URBAN
DESIGN STUDY
PURPOSE OF REPORT:
To outline the proposed amendments to current Policy 6.5 - Precinct P5: West Leederville to
implement the findings from the West Leederville Planning and Urban Design Study and to
present a draft West Leederville Precinct Policy for adoption for advertising by Council.
BACKGROUND:
In February 2008, Council adopted a progressive approach to the review of the Town Planning
Scheme commencing with the development of the Local Planning Strategy and the West
Leederville Planning and Urban Design Study (Item DV08.20).
The West Leederville Study was undertaken in two parts and the second and concluding part of
the West Leederville Planning and Urban Design Study was adopted by Council in December
2010 (Item DV10.122). Since its adoption, focus has shifted towards implementation and the
drafting, advertising and adoption of the necessary Town Planning Scheme amendments.
Whilst progress is being made with the drafting of the Town Planning Scheme amendments
(being facilitated through the Town Planning Scheme Review Steering Committee), the initiation
of an amendment to Town Planning Scheme No. 1 is several months away.
To provide clarity in regard to the assessment of development applications for the existing West
Leederville commercial areas, particularly where there are inconsistencies between the West
Leederville Study and current Scheme provisions, it is proposed as an interim measure to
amend current Policy 6.5 - Precinct P5: West Leederville to reflect the proposed new
development standards identified by the West Leederville Planning and Urban Design Study.
This report outlines the proposed amendments to Policy 6.5 - Precinct P5: West Leederville for
Council's consideration.
DETAILS:
Current Town Planning Scheme No. 1
The current Town Planning Scheme's structure is policy based with majority of development
standards outlined in planning polices (referred to collectively as the Policy Manual which is
adopted under the Scheme to give statutory weight). This is in comparison to having
development standards prescribed specifically in the Scheme text. In this regard, Council can
approve amendments to a planning policy adopted under the Scheme without requiring the
approval of the Western Australian Planning Commission and Minister for Planning. The
procedure to make or amend a planning policy is stipulated under the Scheme.
Further, the Town Planning Scheme is also precinct based. The Scheme area is divided into
six separate precincts and each precinct has it own specific Precinct Planning Policy to
prescribe development standards reflective of the precincts character.
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