Background Housing Opportunity Areas are the 10 areas identified in the City of Joondalup’s Local Housing Strategy and the City’s Local [...]
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The Friends of Periwinkle Bushland have successfully inspired many members of the community to appreciate nature in a bit of an [...]
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What is covered by this application? An application for written planning advice covers any requests for written advice on specific [...]
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The City of Joondalup is located just 25 kilometres north of the Perth CBD in one of Australia’s fastest growing regions. Through [...]
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The City’s Health Local Law 1999 requires commercial developments and multi-residential developments to provide a bin enclosure. This [...]
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A development application is an application made under the City’s Local Planning Scheme No. 3 (LPS3), and is required for most [...]
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Effective from Monday 3 July 2023. Building Construction Industry Training Fund (BCITF) and Building Service Levy are State Government [...]
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The Local Commercial Strategy provides the basis for decision making with respect to the development of new structure plans, amendments [...]
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A demolition permit is required for demolition, dismantling or removal of a building or incidental structure. When only demolishing a [...]
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A building permit is valid for two years from the date of issue. After that date, it ceases to have effect. Where building works have [...]
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Lodgement Once an application has been lodged the City will check to ensure all necessary information has been provided. If further [...]
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Building Approvals A building approval certificate confirms that the residential building has been assessed by a private building [...]
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There are two types of building permit applications: Certified – an application that has been assessed by a private building [...]
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A building permit application is an application made under the Building Act 2011 and Building Regulations 2012, and is required for [...]
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and we have lots of eco-friendly tips to help with your Christmas preparations so you can [...]
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We had a chat with Dr Anna Hopkins, Edith Cowan University (ECU) senior lecturer in conservation biology and environmental science, to [...]
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We had a chat with Dr Anna Hopkins, Edith Cowan University (ECU) senior lecturer in conservation biology and environmental science, to [...]
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What is a deemed-to-comply check? The construction of a new single house, or extensions and/or renovations to an existing house may be [...]
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The Invitation Art Prize is a major acquisitive award for West Australian professional artists with winning artworks acquired into the [...]
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Local history is a dedicated collection located on the lower ground floor of the Joondalup [...]
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Pool and spa pumps Pool pumps and filters can often cause a noise disturbance to nearby neighbours. When installing a swimming pool or [...]
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Whether you are buying an existing food business, or starting a new one, registration of your food business must be obtained before you [...]
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To operate a hairdressing establishment within the City, the proprietor must ensure that the premises meets the provisions of the [...]
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Skin penetration is a procedure which incorporates the skin or mucous membrane being cut, punctured, torn or shaved. Skin penetration [...]
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A carport or garage may be converted to a habitable room (e.g. bedroom, study, living area) if there is sufficient space elsewhere on [...]
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The Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) define an ancillary dwelling, also known as a granny flat, as a: “Self contained dwelling [...]
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The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries is responsible for issuing liquor licences. As part of this process, [...]
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Amendments to the Residential Design Codes 2024 The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH) have released amendments to State [...]
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Most of the City’s building plans are held in micro-fiche format. Where available, the City can provide land owners with copies of site [...]
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Home indemnity insurance covers the home owner (and subsequent owners) for residential building work and loss of deposit should the [...]
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Resources in the library Local History, located on the lower ground floor at Joondalup Library, [...]
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Short-term loans from the Reference Collection The majority of the Reference collection is now available for loans of one week, adding [...]
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What is a Changing Place? In addition to a standard accessible toilet, Sorrento Beach has a Changing Place Facility. Changing Places [...]
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Parking Parking at Joondalup Library has time limits in place. Dedicated one-hour parking in front of the Library and two-hour time [...]
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The City of Joondalup offers a large range of beaches, community facilities, parks and tennis courts. These may be used to hold events [...]
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The Libraries provide a wide range of resources for students and researchers of all ages, including well-stocked Reference and Local [...]
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