Local Planning Scheme No. 5 and Local Planning Strategy

A Local Planning Strategy is a statutory document required under the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015. It sets out the Shire’s long‑term vision for how land should be used and developed over the next 10–15 years. The Strategy:

• Provides the planning rationale behind the Local Planning Scheme

• Explains why land is zoned the way it is

• Sets out detailed planning objectives and actions

• Must be approved by the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC)

• Directly informs amendments and reviews of the Local Planning Scheme

The Shire’s Land Use Planning Strategy sits at a higher, more conceptual level. It informs the preparation of the Local Planning Strategy, which in turn informs the Local Planning Scheme (No. 5).

A Local Planning Scheme is a statutory document required under the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015.

The Scheme is the Shire's day-to-day tool for controlling what what works and uses are permitted, where and under what conditions and:

• Provides zoning of land within the Shire

• Regulates land use and development through zoning and provisions

• Applies day-to-day to all development proposals

• Must be approved by the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) and the Minister for Planning.

The Shire’s Local Planning Strategy informs the Local Planning Scheme (No. 5).

A Land Use Planning Strategy (LUPS) is a broad, high-level document prepared by the Shire to set an overall vision for how land should be used and developed across the Shire. 

It seeks to: 

• Look at long-term growth;
• Identifies major constraints and opportunities;
• Considers regional influences and strategic directions;
• Helps shape future plannning priorities; and
• Sits above the Local Planning Strategy in terms of conceptual thinking.

The Land Use Planning Strategy will inform the Local Planning Stragegy.