CockburnCoast - Western Australian Planning Commission

CockburnCoast
7.6.4 Improvement Plan No. 33
This plan was gazetted in June 2006 under the Planning and
Development Act 2005, and covers the entirety of the district
structure plan area. It was enacted to give certainty to landowners
within the Cockburn coast area, by giving the WAPC the power to
determine development applications as well as the local
government authority.
The plan also enables the WAPC to obtain land through negotiation
with the landowner or on a compulsory acquisition basis.
When determining applications, the WAPC must have regard for
current and future plans for the area, thereby providing an effective
mechanism to resolve planning and development where land use is
subject to change. Improvement Plan 33 is detailed in Figure 7.3.
7.7 Existing uses
7.7.1 Industrial
A number of substantial businesses continue to operate within the
area zoned industrial. Several of these have a long association with
the area, largely relating to the Robb Jetty abattoir and processing
of animal by-products.
More recently, several large-scale operations have been established
in the Cockburn coast area following the redevelopment of the Robb
Jetty industrial estate as a biotechnology park focusing on food and
seafood processing industries. Today, Fremantle Cold Stores and
Alba Edible Oils are the largest industrial businesses operating
within the area, with substantial capital invested in the development
of these premises over the last few years.
Planning for future land use change must acknowledge the
investments that have been made and the existing use rights of
these operators in accordance with their current approvals, ensuring
that these activities can continue until such time as it is feasible for
redevelopment.
7.7.2 Service industry
The first stage of subdivision under the Coogee Master Plan,
Emplacement Crescent, is characterised by service industry and
service commercial uses, which have been constructed since 1999.
Mostly pre-fabricated concrete buildings, the focus of this precinct
is warehouse-type uses.
Many of these uses are not directly related to the marine processing
or biotechnology industries and do not necessarily require the
separation of land uses attributed to the industrial zoning, being
neither noxious, noisy nor intensive.
7.7.3 Commercial
There are a number of commercial businesses located within the
project area, such as Craft Décor and Tradelink plumbing supplies.
The majority of these showrooms are located along the northeastern
section of Cockburn Road.
7.7.4 South Fremantle landfill site
Since the closure and capping of the landfill site, much of the area
has informally been used as public open space by local residents.
The southern portion of the landfill site was transferred into freehold
title in the mid-1980s and subsequently developed for affordable
accommodation. Known as the Fremantle Chalet Village, it houses
approximately 80 residents.
Development options for the landfill site and the approvals process
for this site are discussed further in chapter 5.10.
7.7.5 Public purposes
A number of sites for public purposes are located throughout the
project area, including drainage reserves and public utility
infrastructure. The largest of these are the Western Power
switchyard, located adjacent to the South Fremantle power station
(4 hectares) and the Water Corporation pump station (1.1 hectares)
situated on the corner of Bennett Avenue and Rollinson Road.
7.7.6 Residential
Residential land is confined to the north east of the structure plan
area, both north and south of Rockingham Road. To the south of
Rockingham Road, residential development largely consists of
relatively recent strata developments, while to the north many
properties remain single dwellings.
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