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EPRA PLANNING POLICIES

Introduction

Status of the Planning Policies

Under the East Perth Redevelopment Act 1991 the East Perth Redevelopment Authority (the Authority) is required to prepare a redevelopment scheme for theRedevelopment Area. The redevelopment scheme can be introduced in stages andapplies only to that part of the Redevelopment Area defined on the Scheme Map which is reproduced as Figure 1.The East Perth Redevelopment Scheme provides the formal legal basis fordevelopment control within the Scheme Area which presently coversapproximately half of the Redevelopment Area.The Scheme provides, in Part 2, Division 1, for application of Planning Policiesrelating to the planning or development of the Scheme Area. A process for thepreparation of these policies, including mandatory public consultation, is set outin the scheme. The Authority is obliged to consider any submissions made on thedraft Policies.The development control provisions of the Scheme require the Authority to haveregard to any relevant policies made pursuant to the Scheme in dealing with anapplication for development approval.The combined effect of these provisions is to confer a primary status on thesePlanning Policies and require an applicant for development approval or decisionmaker under the Scheme to have due regard to the policies in relation todevelopment within the Scheme Area.

Scope and Purpose of the Planning Policies

Planning policies serve four main purposes:• to supplement the development control provisions of the Scheme• to make the Authority’s requirements accessible to the public• to enable provisions to be amended without incurring the inordinate delays andcosts associated with Scheme amendments, and• to explain the background to the planning of the Scheme Area, and the rationale behind the planning and development control provisions.Policies fall into two sets:• General Planning Policies• Precinct Planning Policies

General Planning Policies deal with matters which apply generally over the wholeof the Scheme Area.Precinct Planning Policies deal with the background and requirements which arespecific to individual Precincts.The Precincts defined on the Scheme Map are based on identifiable areas of similar land use and urban design character.The Precinct Planning Policies include:• a brief description of the existing Precinct;• a statement of the intended future of the Precinct;• the policy and development control provisions which apply generally to thePrecinct.The Precinct Planning Policies are also complemented by Site DevelopmentGuidelines which relate specifically to individual properties or groups of properties.