PERTH AIRPORT Master Plan 2009

P E R T H A I R P O R T M a s t e r P l a n 2 0 0 9
4.4 State and Local Planning
This section identifies the elements of the State and Local
Government planning arrangements that impact on, or are
impacted by, planning at Perth Airport and describes the level
of consistency within each.
The Airports Act 1996 requires that the Perth Airport Master
Plan identifies the extent to which it is consistent with State
Planning schemes. Regulations made under the Act require
that, to the extent possible, Master Plans should use the same
land use definitions as used in the State or Local Government
planning schemes that surround them.
State Government planning is controlled by the Western
Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) which administers
the Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) and promulgates
policies on a wide range of planning matters. The planning
policies developed by the WAPC set the strategic context in
which the MRS operates.
Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS)
The MRS controls the zoning and reservation of land within
the Perth Metropolitan Region. Under the scheme Perth
Airport is reserved for ‘Public Purposes-Commonwealth
Government’.
As a result of being located on a reserve, the MRS does not
impose any restrictions on use of land within the airport and
also excludes the land from the Town Planning Schemes of
the Local Governments in which the airport estate is located.
WAPC Statement of Planning Policy – Network City
The Network City Policy was developed by WAPC in 2004
and is the strategic planning document produced to guide
the growth of Perth to 2030. Within this policy, Perth Airport
is identified as an Activity Centre (a location that attracts
significant numbers of people for employment and other
activities) serviced by transport corridors and as the principal
airport for the Perth Metropolitan Region.
WAPC Statement of Planning Policy 5.1:
Land Use in the Vicinity of Perth Airport
WAPC SPP 5.1 states:
“Perth Airport is fundamental to the continued
development of the Perth Metropolitan Region and the
state as a whole. Investment in airport infrastructure and
the economic opportunities associated with the operation
of the airport are now recognised as an important
and perhaps critical element in the prosperity of a city
such as Perth. Accordingly, the airport and its ongoing
development need to be recognised in the planning of the
region, and its operation protected as far as practicable
from development with the potential to prejudice its
performance. One of the main issues to be addressed in
the planning of areas in the vicinity of the airport is aircraft
noise, which is the focus of this Policy.”
The role of this policy is to provide guidance to Local
Governments in the vicinity of Perth Airport and the WAPC
when considering developments on land adjacent to the
airport. In practice the policy places the airport’s ANEF
contours for ultimate development into the planning
schemes of the relevant Local Governments. This ensures
that developments that are inappropriate for the relevant
noise exposure are not approved by the Local Government,
or the WAPC on appeal, and then subsequently restrict the
development of the airport.
Perth Airport is required to produce an ANEF for endorsement
by Airservices Australia. This was done for the Master Plan
2004 and incorporated into state planning legislation.
As a result Perth Airport is protected from inappropriate
development in the surrounding areas well beyond the
planning period of this Master Plan 2009.
The Master Plan and the ultimate practical capacity ANEF
contained within the plan are consistent with, and in the case
of the ANEF, form an integral part of the State Government
planning policy for land use surrounding Perth Airport.
The development of Perth Airport identified in this Master
Plan 2009 is consistent with the Network City Policy.
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