Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 28 AUGUST 2012
Draft Policy 6.5: Precinct P5: West Leederville was advertised earlier this year (during
January and February) in accordance with clause 48 (3) of the Scheme and at the close of
advertising nine written submissions were received.
Generally, submissions received outlined the following themes for consideration:
• impact of nil setbacks in terms of streetscape and safety;
• building heights - suggested maximum building heights include three and four storeys;
• green areas for workers and roof top gardens;
• energy and water efficiency of buildings;
• improved waste management, including recycling;
• residential densities;
• parking demands; and
• impact on surrounding residential amenity - increased traffic, overshadowing,
overlooking.
In accordance with clause 48 (4), the Council is required to:-
(a)
(b)
review the draft Planning Policy having regard to any written submissions; and
determine, by resolution, to adopt the draft Planning Policy, with or without
amendment, or not to proceed with it.
During the drafting of the previous amendments to the West Leederville Precinct Policy
regard was given to the written submissions received. It was therefore considered that the
amendments proposed and considered by Council in March and June did not require the
Policy to be readvertised prior to Council's adoption of the proposed changes.
However, given preceding versions of the Policy and the current revisions have now resulted
in a document that is quite different to that originally advertised and to that which Council
previously adopted it is considered prudent to readvertise. This will ensure transparency in
regard to the process of adopting policy as required under Town Planning Scheme No. 1
and strength of the Policy in regard to its legal soundness.
Re-advertising Requirements
Having prepared a draft Policy clause 48 (3) of the Town Planning Scheme requires that
Council:
(a)
(b)
(c)
advertise a summary of the draft Planning Policy once a week for two consecutive
weeks in a newspaper circulating in the Scheme Area, giving details of where the draft
Planning Policy may be inspected, and in what form and during what period (being not
less than 21 days) submissions may be made, unless the draft Policy is to be
advertised under clause 24 or 25 of the Scheme, in which case no further
advertisement is required;
where practicable, to notify those persons who, in the opinion of the Council, might be
directly affected by the draft Planning Policy; and
to forward a copy of the draft Planning Policy to the Western Australian Planning
Commission for its consideration and advice in cases where the Council considers that
the Policy may be inconsistent with other provisions of the Scheme or with state and
regional planning policies.
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