East Wanneroo Place-Led Approach

East Wanneroo will progressively transition from a predominantly rural area into a network of new urban communities. This presents an opportunity to create neighbourhoods that respond to the area’s distinctive landscapes, lake systems, natural environment, cultural heritage and community identity.

The City has prepared the East Wanneroo Community Character Guidelines (CCG) and Framework to guide this transition and support a consistent, place-led approach to planning and development across East Wanneroo.

The CCGs provide an outcome-focused, character-led framework for developers, landowners, designers, government agencies, and decision-makers. They are intended to ensure that future neighbourhoods share a recognisable East Wanneroo identity while allowing each neighbourhood to develop its own distinctive character and sense of place.

The East Wanneroo District Sense of Place Statement, which was prepared in collaboration with local community members, establishes the district-wide character of the area and a vision for the future development of the East Wanneroo area, informed by community values and priorities.

East Wanneroo District Sense of Place Statement

Information for developers and planning proponents

Developers, landowners, and project teams should consider the CCGs from the beginning of the planning and design process.

The Guidelines are intended to inform the progressive planning and delivery of development through:

Local Sense of Place Statements.
Local structure plans and their supporting technical information.
Subdivision applications.
Engineering and landscape plans.
Local development plans and development applications, where relevant.
Subdivision clearance, construction, and landscape handover.

Proposals should demonstrate how the relevant character elements have been identified and incorporated into their design. This should include consideration of natural assets, public open space, parkland links, movement and place street hierarchies, cultural values, tree canopy, water-sensitive urban design, and neighbourhood identity.

The CCGs include developer checklists covering both strategic planning and detailed delivery. These checklists should be used throughout the planning, design, and assessment process to help maintain the agreed character outcomes as a project progresses.

Early engagement with the City is strongly encouraged, particularly before preparing a Local Sense of Place Statement or commencing detailed precinct design.

Planning a proposal in East Wanneroo?

Contact the City early to discuss the applicable CCGs, Local Sense of Place Statement requirements and supporting information expected for your proposal.

Information for residents and the community

For residents and other interested parties, the CCGs explain how the City is seeking to retain and celebrate the qualities that make East Wanneroo distinctive as the area urbanises.

They provide a picture of how future neighbourhoods should respond to:

The area’s interconnected lakes, wetlands, waterways, and bushland.
Mature trees, native vegetation, local flora, and fauna.
Aboriginal cultural values and continuing connections to Country.
Local agricultural, market gardening, equestrian and community history.
Streets, parks, community facilities, and other public places.
Walking, cycling, and landscape connections between neighbourhoods.
The individual identity of communities associated with Lake Adams, Lake Mariginiup, Jandabup Lake, Lake Badgerup and Lake Gnangara.

The Guidelines do not determine when individual properties will be developed and do not replace the statutory planning and approval process. Detailed proposals will continue to be assessed through local structure planning, subdivision, and development processes, including community consultation where required.

How the Guidelines fit within the planning process

The CCGs form part of the City’s broader place-led approach to East Wanneroo. They are intended to work with:

The East Wanneroo District Structure Plan.
Local Planning Policy 5.3: East Wanneroo.
The East Wanneroo District Sense of Place Statement.
Local Sense of Place Statements prepared for individual precincts.
Local structure plans and relevant subdivision and development approvals.

These documents provide the basis for translating the district-wide vision for East Wanneroo into coordinated neighbourhood, street, landscape, and public-space outcomes.

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