Structure Plans and Outline Development Plans
The Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 introduced new regulations for structure plan expiry limiting them to a period of 10 years of operations. All structure plans adopted before 2015 are treated as though they were adopted on that date, setting their expiration date to 18 October 2025. The City completed an audit of structure plans expiring in October 2025 and applied for necessary extensions with the Western Australian Planning Commission.
When the City's Local Planning Scheme 24 (LPS 24) was gazetted on 30 September 2025, several fully developed structure plan areas were rezoned to match their structure plan zoning. This rezoning means a structure plan is no longer required to guide development and subdivision so these plans have now expire
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