CockburnCoast - Western Australian Planning Commission
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<strong>CockburnCoast</strong><br />
3.2.4 Metropolitan redevelopment authority<br />
The notion of a metropolitan redevelopment authority has been<br />
raised by government, whereby the authority, governed by its own<br />
legislation, would function across the metropolitan area. This<br />
mechanism enables involvement in projects that may not<br />
necessarily warrant a specific redevelopment authority, with the<br />
potential benefit of a streamlined approach to planning processes.<br />
It is anticipated that such an authority would be linked to major State<br />
Government capital works projects. There is some clear potential<br />
for such an authority to take the lead in the redevelopment of the<br />
Cockburn coast precinct.<br />
Legislation to this effect has not been presented to Parliament,<br />
therefore the potential for the application and the operational<br />
framework within this model cannot be ascertained. A major<br />
constraint to this scenario is the uncertainty and potential time delay<br />
in awaiting the legislation.<br />
3.3 <strong>Planning</strong> requirements<br />
following adoption of the<br />
district structure plan<br />
Assuming that existing planning legislation is applied to the<br />
redevelopment, there are a number of statutory processes which<br />
would need to be followed under the <strong>Planning</strong> and Development Act<br />
2005 to initiate the change in use over the subject land.<br />
3.3.1 Metropolitan Region Scheme amendment<br />
The developable land is largely zoned Industrial, with portions<br />
reserved as Parks and Recreation, Railways and Primary Regional<br />
Roads under the MRS.<br />
The land zoned Industrial and portions of the Parks and Recreation<br />
reserve will need to be rezoned to Urban to facilitate the<br />
redevelopment in accordance with the district structure plan. This<br />
would constitute a major amendment to the MRS.<br />
Prior to full Urban zoning, the land is proposed to be rezoned to<br />
Urban Deferred to enable resolution of a number of statutory and<br />
strategic issues. Criteria to be met to enable the lifting of the urban<br />
deferral by the WAPC will be outlined during the MRS amendment<br />
process.<br />
The amendment process is regulated by the <strong>Planning</strong> and<br />
Development Act 2005, with major amendments being made under<br />
the provisions of section 37 of that Act.<br />
The process of amending the MRS includes the following steps.<br />
• The proposed amendment is referred to the Environmental<br />
Protection Authority (EPA) to decide whether<br />
environmental assessment is needed. Where the EPA<br />
require an environmental review, this is carried out before<br />
the amendment is advertised.<br />
• The amendment is advertised for public inspection and<br />
submissions. Advertisements are placed in local and<br />
statewide newspapers, and information made available on<br />
the internet site. Landowners whose property is directly<br />
affected by a proposed change are contacted in writing.<br />
Where there is an environmental review, this is also made<br />
available for comment.<br />
• A three-month period is provided for the WAPC to receive<br />
public submissions.<br />
• Written submissions are considered by the WAPC. During<br />
this time, people who have made submissions may, if they<br />
wish, also make an oral presentation to a special<br />
committee appointed to consider and report on the<br />
submissions.<br />
• The WAPC always reconsiders a proposed amendment in<br />
light of submissions and may choose to modify the<br />
amendment before proceeding.<br />
• If the amendment has been substantially modified as a<br />
result of submissions, the Minister for <strong>Planning</strong> and<br />
Infrastructure may ask the WAPC to re-advertise for further<br />
public submissions before presenting it to the Governor.<br />
• The Minister presents the WAPC's recommendations to the<br />
Governor for approval.<br />
• The amendment, as approved by the Governor, is placed<br />
before each house of State Parliament where it must<br />
remain for 12 sitting days. During this time, the<br />
amendment is again on public display and the WAPC<br />
publishes a report on submissions for public information.<br />
• In Parliament, a member may introduce a motion to<br />
disallow the amendment. If this motion succeeds, the MRS<br />
will not be amended. Otherwise the amendment becomes<br />
legally effective in the MRS.<br />
The amendment process includes a consultation process in addition<br />
to that which has been applied to date.<br />
Once the land has been rezoned to Urban Deferred, the WAPC will<br />
have responsibility for lifting the deferral when it is satisfied that the<br />
conditions it has identified have been satisfied.<br />
3.3.2 Local planning scheme amendment<br />
A complementary scheme amendment to the local planning<br />
schemes of the City of Cockburn (LPS 3) and City of Fremantle (LPS<br />
4) would be necessary following amendment of the MRS.<br />
For the most part this amendment could be undertaken concurrently<br />
with the MRS amendment subject to the consent of the relevant local<br />
governments and the WAPC. Under the <strong>Planning</strong> and Development<br />
Act 2005 rezoning of the land to a development zone would take<br />
effect upon gazettal of the MRS amendment.<br />
A development zone exists under both the local planning schemes,<br />
which are based on the model provisions. Therefore, the provisions<br />
applicable in both schemes are broadly compatible.<br />
In addition to the rezoning of the land to a Development zone and<br />
application of a Development Area, requiring subdivision and<br />
development in accordance with local structure plans approved by<br />
the LGA and the WAPC, the schemes will need to be amended to<br />
apply a Development Contribution Area to the redevelopment, and<br />
identify specific condtions which must be followed in further detailed<br />
planning for Cockburn coast, within the Scheme Schedule.<br />
Should the use of local scheme provisions be the preferred option,<br />
there would need to be a detailed assessment of requirements<br />
between the schemes, and a suitable mechanism of applying and<br />
administering equitable cost sharing across local government<br />
boundaries would need to be established and agreed.<br />
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