Doubleview - Innaloo -Scarborough Local Area Plan - City of Stirling

uilt environment
issues & opportunities
How a piece of land can be used or developed
in the City of Stirling is determined by the City’s
Local Planning Scheme No. 3 (LPS 3). Zones
applied by this document, such as ‘Residential’,
‘Local Centre’, ‘Business’ and ‘Industry’, to
name a few, together with the Scheme Text
sets out what a piece of land can be used
for and how it can be developed (i.e. height,
parking and landscaping requirements).
LPS 3 was adopted in August 2010 and
replaced District Planning Scheme No. 2
which came into effect in 1985.
Development and land use in the City is
also influenced by various State and Local
Government policies, including Directions
2031 and Beyond, the Residential Design
Codes and the Metropolitan Region
Scheme.
The Doubleview – Innaloo – Scarborough
Local Area predominantly consists of land zoned
‘Residential’. The land north of Scarborough Beach
Road is primarily zoned ‘Residential R40’ with the land south
of Scarborough Beach Road zoned mostly ‘Residential R30’.
Further to these residential densities however, there are pockets
of Residential R50 and Residential R60 in the northern area and
conversely a limited area of Residential R20 and Residential R25
in the south eastern area of the Local Area.
The greatest variation to these residential densities occurs in and
around the Scarborough Beach area. Previous Amendments 457
and 458 to District Planning Scheme No. 2 created the planning
framework (now incorporated as part of LPS 3 as the ‘Special
Beach Development zone) which allows significantly higher
residential densities and the identification of landmark sites,
with increased height provisions in certain circumstances. This
framework prescribes the relevant development guidelines and
other requirements such as development contributions for land
within this zone. For detailed information relating to this zone,
see LPS 3.
The Local Area also contains a mix of other land uses and
residential densities, represented by the various zones
located within the Area. The ‘Doubleview Commercial Area’ on
Scarborough Beach Road, Morris Place and Muriel Avenue are
examples of ‘Local Centres’ which are commercial and retail based
centres servicing the everyday needs of the local community. It
is common in most Local Areas that these zones represent the
traditional ‘corner deli’ which has survived the evolution of the
suburb, and in some cases, expanded.
The intersection of Scarborough Beach Road and West Coast
Drive is a large scale example of the City’s mixed use zones. The
western portion of Scarborough Beach Road is lined with mixed
use zone, allowing landowners to operate shops and commercial
enterprises in conjunction with high density residential uses (up
to Residential R80).
Scarborough Beach is considered to be the focal point of the
coastal region. The current planning framework established for
that precinct is designed to strengthen and refresh its role within
the City of Stirling and the Perth Metropolitan Region alike.
Other features of the Local Area include a community centre on
Gildercliffe Street in Scarborough as well as a centre at the Morris
Place shopping area. There is no land zoned ‘Industry’ within this
Local Area, however, the Osborne Park and Herdsman Lake
industrial area is located to the east of the Local Area.
Housing Stock
In Doubleview, single detached dwellings dominate but there
are some scattered unit and duplex developments. Much of
the area contains post-war housing, a significant proportion of
which was constructed by the government, and many of the
original dwellings are of timber frame construction, with more
recent developments using brick and tile. Some parts of the
southern section of Doubleview contain examples of 1960s and
international-style housing.
Innaloo also contains a scattering of duplex homes and recently
built units, which are gradually replacing older housing stock. The
majority of these newer dwellings are of brick and tile construction
and have a modern design.
Scarborough was once dominated by holiday homes and single
detached houses built in the post-war era and occupied by
workers. Though many detached residences remain, in recent
years a vast transformation has occurred along the coastal strip.
Numerous units and flat developments have appeared, some of
which are multi-storey and echo the style of the Observation City
development. Housing designs range from the timber-framed
workers’ houses to 1960s flats through to modern home units.
Lot sizes average 800m² in Scarborough, though lots north of
Scarborough Beach Road are smaller.
City of Stirling
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