Amendment Regulations for the Review of Planning Instruments and Supporting Draft Chapters of the WA Planning Manual

The Planning and Development Regulations Amendment (Review of Planning Instruments) Regulations 2025 (Amendment Regulations) supports a number of changes to the Planning and Development Act 2005 (the Act) via the Planning and Development Amendment Act 2023 (Amendment Act).

The Amendment Regulations (Part 2-Part 6) propose various changes to the following sets of regulations to facilitate the review of State and local planning instruments to ensure they are contemporary and fit for purpose:

• Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 (LPS Regulations)
• Planning and Development (Planning Codes) Regulations 2024 (PC Regulations)
• Planning and Development (Region Planning Schemes) Regulations 2023 (RPS Regulations)
• Planning and Development Regulations 2009 (PD Regulations)
• Planning and Development (State Planning Policies) Regulations 2024 (SPP Regulations)

While all feedback is welcomed, comment is sought specifically on Part 2 of the Amendment Regulations, which seeks to amend the LPS Regulations to:

• facilitate the 10 yearly review of local planning instruments.
• introduce new provisions relating to the manner and form, purpose, duration, review, and extension of local planning policies.
• change existing provisions relating to the revocation of local development plans.

Feedback is also invited on the following draft chapters of the WA Planning Manual that support the 10 yearly review of local planning instruments (local planning schemes and strategies), the preparation and review of local planning policies:

• WA Planning Manual – draft Local Planning Schemes chapter. Released for consultation.
• WA Planning Manual – draft Local Planning Policy chapter. The draft local planning policy chapter was previously consulted on from 14 October to 6 December 2024 and has been updated in response to submissions received (where considered appropriate) and to ensure consistency with changes proposed by the Amendment Regulations. Released for consultation.