News Articles for Department of Planning

The state government has streamlined the planning approvals process, rolling out consistent regulations across local governments, introducing online application systems, and removing the requirement for single homes that meet R-Code regulations to have to go through the planning approvals process.

The owners of the Ocean Beach Hotel and Il Lido in Cottesloe have been given the green light for redevelopment, with planning scheme changes unveiled today that allow for up to eight storeys at the

The City of Subiaco says it is “incredibly disappointed” in Planning Minister John Day's decision to allow up to 16 storeys to be built at the Pavilion Markets site on Rokeby Road.

Planning control for the $60 million redevelopment of Scarborough Beach has been transferred to the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority.

Major redevelopment projects are transforming Perth's CBD, but only one precinct seems to be attracting anchor tenants.

The state government has put out the call for developers for the former chem labs site in East Perth, but the successful proponent will need to incorporate the heritage-listed laboratory buildings

The proposed $750 million redevelopment of Garden City Booragoon is the latest project in a booming retail construction sector.

Midland's goal to become a commercial hub is quietly being realised, 14 years after the state government put the wheels in motion on one of Perth's largest urban redevelopment projects.

The state government has appointed veteran public servant Gail McGowan as the new director-general of the Department of Planning after an extensive search.

Government and industry have taken a hands-on approach to avoid rapid residential price growth.

With Treasury chief Tim Marney departing for a role in the mental health sector, the Barnett government faces the task of finding permanent senior executives for several key departments.

The state government has endorsed designs by developers Leighton Properties and Mirvac Group for the final piece of land at the Perth City Link.

The state government has unveiled its second phase of planning reforms, with the initiatives being hailed as a positive step forward for the development sector.

With our state government battling to deal with its growing financial problems and a new federal government working with a blank canvas, it's instructive to look again at the model provided by Infr

The search is on for a new director general for the Department of Planning following Eric Lumsden's resignation from the role.Mr Lumsden was appointed as the director general in 2008.

The state government has unveiled the boundaries of its Scarborough redevelopment, which will cover 100 hectares from the beachfront to Hinderwill Street and stoke more than $200 million in private

The cost of refurbishing Muja power station, which was meant to cost taxpayers nothing, has officially hit $331 million.

The state government's proposed council amalgamations were framed in terms of increasing efficiency, but could make life more difficult for developers.

The state government has released new guidelines for coastal development, with conservationists hailing the move as a critical policy change, while an industry group labelled the policy change

Three major infrastructure projects heralded by Premier Colin Barnett in the March state election as top priorities have been ranked in Infrastructure Australia's latest report as being in their ea

The state government has used its beefedup planning powers for the 10th time in less than three years in a bid to end a long-running impasse over the future of the derelict Subiaco Pavilion propert

A giant new industrial estate near Kwinana has become a major focus for the state government's land development agency.

IT'S slow, it's uncertain and it's costly. That's how property industry players describe the processes for gaining approvals for new developments.

Sustained rapid population growth in Perth should be manageable, but the cost will depend on how we allow the city to develop.

SUBIACO'S Australian Fine China redevelopment will set new standards for environmentally friendly and sustainable design, according to the Subiaco Redevelopment Authority.