Draft Local Planning Scheme No. 4

All local governments are required to regularly update their local planning schemes to reflect their community’s changing demographics and needs. 

Since approval of the City’s current Local Planning Scheme No. 3 in 2010, planning legislation and practices have undergone significant change. 

By preparing a new Local Planning Scheme the City is ensuring our planning rules are up to date with current legislative requirements and are clearer and easier to use. 

Due to changes to WA's planning system in recent years, the outcomes that local development plans sought to achieve can now be achieved through a simplified planning framework. There are dozens of local development plans across the City. To simplify the planning framework for the community, most of these will be removed.  

A new Scheme is prepared by the City. Council gives permission to advertise the draft Scheme and endorses a final Scheme after advertising, however, the Minister for Planning gives final approval of the Scheme. 

Throughout the preparation of the draft Scheme, the City has worked closely with the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage to maximise consistency with planning regulations and strategic policies of the State Government. 

Yes. In adhering to the proper, legislated process of Scheme development, it is normal, acceptable and expected that the document will change following review by State departments. 

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) provided its approval in January 2024 and the WAPC consented in August 2024, subject to mandatory changes that the City was obligated to make before receiving final approval to advertise in September 2024. 

Use the mapping tool on this page to see what changes are proposed, if any, to your property. We've also prepared area-specific fact sheets to provide further information about the proposed changes. When you search or click on an address, follow the hyperlink in the side bar to find the relevant fact sheet.

You can also explore other areas in the City of Stirling that may interest you or view potential zoning changes. 

The changes proposed in draft LPS4 are summarised below: 

• Align draft LPS4 with the state Planning Regulations by removing the Parts already covered under this legislation. 
• Align the local reserves of draft LPS4 to be consistent with current state provisions. 
• Provide greater clarity and consistency about how land can be used by reducing the number of zones across the City using land use terms consistent with the current state standards and introducing new land uses. 
• Protect the City’s existing lower density neighbourhoods by continuing to focus growth in Activity Centres and along Urban Corridors. 
• Provide clearer guidance about the likely density, built form and scale of new buildings. 
• Introduce new specialised residential land uses to cater for the emerging need for the accommodation of aged and dependent persons. 
• Remove layers and complexity and ensure development standards are easy to find. 
• Remove the current restrictions on apartment developments in low density neighbourhoods. 
• In some areas, remove the restriction on the allowable number of apartments in certain R40 areas.