Building sustainable neighbourhoods

Building sustainable neighbourhoods is a strategic planning project being undertaken by the City of Joondalup. The project is reviewing the housing component of the City’s local planning strategy. This is a significant land use planning project which will be relevant to all residential areas within the City.

Population growth means our City needs to plan for approximately 20,000 additional homes in the City by 2050. With limited undeveloped space, the majority will need to be delivered as infill housing.

Population change, housing renewal, and infill development will result in change for our community and neighbourhoods.

Building sustainable neighbourhoods will make recommendations for how the City’s planning framework can best meet the City’s future housing needs and State Government dwelling targets, including:

• What housing we need to meet community needs
• Where different housing types and densities should be located across the City, and
• The types of policy required to manage the form, sustainability, and liveability of future housing.

The project will identify, explore and develop planning recommendations for liveable streets and housing in the City of Joondalup across five project phases.

• Phase one: This phase involved community consultation and technical analyses to identify issues relating to housing and liveability in the City and to set actions to be undertaken in Phase 2 to investigate how issues can be addressed through the City’s Local Planning Strategy.
• Phase two: This phase will undertake the actions set in Phase 1 to investigate the issues identified. Outcomes of these investigations will inform parameters for the development of strategic options in Phase 3.
• Phase three: This phase will develop and explore options to address the identified issues. This will include potential locations for different types of infill. Options will be tested with the community and decision-makers.
• Phase four: This phase will refine the preferred options, and develop supporting strategies. These will become the recommendations for the housing component of the City’s local planning strategy.
• Phase five: This phase will follow the required statutory process for advertising and approval. This includes endorsement by Council, and approval by the Western Australian Planning Commission* and Minister for Planning* (*all planning documents must comply with state requirements to be approved).

The project is currently in Phase 2: Aligned and informed understanding. At its meeting held 25 July 2023, Council noted the outcomes of Phase 1 of the project and endorsed the proposed scope of work to be undertaken in Phase 2. This has allowed investigations set as part of Phase 2 actions to commence.

Actions undertaken in Phase 2 will investigate issues identified through the community consultation undertaken in Phase 1, as such there is no community consultation planned as part of Phase 2. The next phase of consultation is anticipated to be undertaken as part of Phase 3: Strategic Options. This is expected to take place mid – late 2024.

GET INVOLVED

The next phase of community consultation is anticipated to be undertaken as part of Phase 3: strategic options. This is expected to take place mid – late 2024.

If you would like to understand the approach to community and stakeholder engagement for the project overall, you can view the project Stakeholder Strategy which was endorsed by Council on Tuesday 19 April 2022.

If you would like to receive direct invitations and updates about the project, join the stakeholder register.

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WANT TO KNOW MORE?

The frequently asked questions will guide you through relevant project information.

To learn more about planning systems and processes, review an Introduction to the Western Australian Planning System and a Glossary of Planning Terms.

The City’s project team is also available to discuss the project and answer questions.

PROJECT DOCUMENTS

Documents, reports and studies will be listed here as the project progresses and they are completed.

Scope: Local Planning Strategy Review

Building Sustainable Neighbourhoods Stakeholder Strategy

Phase 1 Outcomes: Housing Issues and Actions

Phase 1 Community Consultation Outcomes Report

Dwelling targets review report

Housing supply and demand analysis report

Scope: Phase 2 local planning strategy review

PROJECT DECISIONS

RELATED ARTICLES

As noted above, building sustainable neighbourhoods follows a series of strategic planning projects regarding housing and infill. The following lists previous projects, and provides links with more information.

Local Housing Strategy and Housing Opportunity Areas

Changes to Development within Housing Opportunity Areas