Local Planning Controls and Policies

Local governments in Western Australia are required to maintain a local planning scheme. A local planning scheme provides the statutory guidance for development including development provisions, permitted land uses and compliance matters. The City of Subiaco Local Planning Scheme No. 5 (LPS5) was gazetted on 21 February 2020.

• View Local Planning Scheme No. 5 on the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website
• View the City's mapping website for property zoning and heritage information

For information regarding scheme amendments, view the Scheme Amendments FAQ.

The Deemed Provisions within the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 automatically applies to all local planning schemes as of 19 October 2015 and must be read in conjunction with LPS5.

The following Planning Codes are referenced within LPS 5:
Residential Design Codes

Clause 24 of LPS 5 states the City may prepare a register of non-conforming uses, and Clause 13A of Schedule 1 – Supplemental Provisions to the Deemed Provisions of LPS 5 requires a Significant Tree Register to be established and maintained by the City. A copy of the Non-Conforming Use Register and Significant Tree Register are available below:

• View the Significant Tree Register
  • ​Significant Tree Register Nomination Form
• View the Non-Conforming Use Register

The Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) are a State Government Planning Code which set out the controls for residential development for the whole of Western Australia. The R-Codes are read in conjunction with LPS 5 and the City's local planning policies.

• View the Residential Design Codes Volume 1
• View the Residential Design Codes Volume 2 - Apartments

IMPORTANT: A new version of the R-Codes Volume 1 became operational on 10 April 2024. The version includes new provisions for medium density development. For further information, refer to the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage website. 

Table 1 below identifies which volume may apply to your development. 

The Deemed Provisions allows Council to adopt planning policies that guide both residential and non-residential development. Planning policies are designed to ensure a high quality of development is maintained through consistent decision making and the processing of development applications in a fair and equitable manner.

1.0 Residential

• 1.1 Residential Development - Single Houses and Grouped Dwellings
  • Explanatory Information for Applicants for Local Planning Policy 1.1
• 1.2 Residential Development - Apartments
  • Explanatory Information for Applicants for Local Planning Policy 1.2
• 1.3 Sustainable Development
  • Form 1 - Sustainability Checklist
  • Form 2 - Tree Survey Form - Existing Tree
  • Form 3 - Tree Survey Form - New Tree
  • Information Sheet - LPP 1.3 Sustainable Development
  • Information Sheet - Endemic Plant Species to the City of Subiaco
  • Additional Information - Building for 7 Stars

2.0 Commercial

• 2.1 Restaurant/Café development on land zoned Residential (R80 and above)
• 2.2 Non-residential development on land zoned Centre, Local Centre and Mixed Use

3.0 Conservation and Heritage

• 3.1 Additions and amendments to the Local Heritage Survey, the Heritage List and Heritage Areas
  • Nomination form for Local Heritage Survey
  • Nomination form for Heritage List
  • Nomination form for Heritage Area
• 3.2 Assessment of Cultural Heritage Significance
• 3.3 Excercising Discretion under Clause 12 of the Deemed Provisions
• 3.4 Development Guidelines for Residential Heritage Areas
• 3.5 Development Guidelines for Places included on the Heritage List
• 3.6 Development Guidelines for the Rokeby Road and Hay Street Heritage Area
• 3.7 Kershaw Street Heritage Area
• 3.8 Union and Redfern Heritage Area
• 3.9 Chesters' Subdivision Heritage Area
• 3.10 Duke Street Heritage Area
• 3.11 Hamersley Road Group Heritage Area
• 3.12 Sadlier and Redfern Street Heritage Area
• 3.13 Kings Road Heritage Area
• 3.14 Salisbury and Rupert Street Heritage Area
• 3.15 Park Street Heritage Area

4.0 Environment and Natural Resources

5.0 Transport and Infrastructure

• 5.1 Car Parking and Transport
• 5.2 Bicycle Parking and End of Trip Facilities 

6.0 Design Guidelines and Precinct Plans

7.0 Planning Procedures

• 7.1 Design Review Panel
• 7.2 Refunding, Reducing and Waiving Planning Fees
  • Form A - Pre-Lodgement Consultation with Adjoining Neighbours
  • Form B - Neighbour Non-Response
  • Information Sheet - Pre-Lodgement Consultation Concession
• 7.3 Public Consultation for Planning Proposals
  • Form 1 - Non-Objection 
  • Information Sheet - Public Consultation 
• 7.4 Applications for Review of Town Planning Decisions and Written Directions
• 7.5 Planning Compliance
• 7.6 Amendment and Extension to Term of Development Approval
• 7.7 Development Approval Exemptions
• 7.8 3D Modelling
  • Information Sheet - Technical Guide

8.0 Miscellaneous

• 8.1 Exemption from the Need to Obtain Development Approval for Land Use in the Centre, Local Centre and Mixed Use Zones
  • Information Sheet - Land Use Exemptions 
• 8.2 Advertisements (Signs)
• 8.3 Percent for Public Art and Public Realm

DevelopmentWA (Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority) Transitioned Policies

• Carter Lane Design Guidelines
• Centro North Design Guidelines
• Hood Street Design Guidelines
• MRA Public Art Policy
• Subiaco Redevelopment Area Development Policies 1-10
• Subiaco Centro Design Guidelines 

Note: For development controls relating to former City of Subiaco properties transfered to the City of Perth via the City of Perth Act 2016, refer to the City of Perth website.

• Subiaco Activity Centre Plan 
• North Subiaco Structure Plan 
• Local Development Plan - 133 Salvado Road, Subiaco
• Local Development Plan - Rokeby Road South
• Local Development Plan - Seddon Street Precinct

For more information on the above planning instruments please refer to the Strategic land use and transport planning page.

While the majority of development in the City of Subiaco is guided by the local planning scheme, portions of Subiaco Centro and Subiaco East areas are guided by the Subiaco Redevelopment Scheme 2, under the control of DevelopmentWA (formerly the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority).

For information regarding development matters related to the Subiaco Redevelopment Scheme, visit the DevelopmentWA website.