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, which will make recommendations on how the planning framework can best meet future housing needs and State Government dwelling targets, including where different housing types and densities should be located across the City.
The City is now seeking community feedback on three infill housing options that explore different approaches to where future housing could be located. These options have been developed in response to the values, aspirations and priorities identified during Round 1 engagement in 2025 and consider all areas of the City—not only the existing Housing Opportunity Areas.
Independent consultants APP Group (now Bureau Veritas) and Hames Sharley have been engaged by the City to undertake Round 2 community consultation, which will focus on understanding your views on the three options, including preferred locations for additional housing, levels of change, and opportunities for refinement.
| Consultation type | How to get involved |
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| Online survey | Complete the survey at the link below. Please note: the survey will open from Wednesday 25 February-Wednesday 25 March. |
| Drop-in information sessions | Visit one of the following sessions:
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| Online information session: Structured online forum with short presentation and opportunity to ask consultants questions. | An online information session was held on Tuesday 10 March 2026 to provide an overview of the three infill housing options being considered. The session includes a presentation from the City’s independent consultants outlining how the options were developed and the purpose of the current community consultation. A recording of the presentation is provided below for community members who were unable to attend the live session. |
Please allow 10–15 minutes to complete the survey. Questions marked as ‘required’ are mandatory.
Before completing the survey, you are strongly encouraged to read the Consultation Reading Material and Frequently Asked Questions documents.
This survey has been designed for a range of devices, however, the use of a PC/desktop monitor will enable users to view material such as maps at the highest resolution.
The outcomes of the online survey, together with feedback from stakeholder workshops, will help refine an approach to infill housing across the City of Joondalup and will complete Phase 3 of the Building Sustainable Neighbourhoods project.
The refined approach will then be presented to Elected Members for consideration as part of the Local Planning Strategy Review, before progressing to the next phase of strategy development.
To provide feedback, please complete the online survey form. Further information is available on the project page or in the Frequently Asked Questions below.
Frequently Asked Questions
The consultation will explore stakeholder and community feedback on three approaches to delivering future housing within all areas of the City. Each option responds to previously identified stakeholder interests and concerns identified through previous stages of engagement.
Feedback will help the City understand preferences and inform the refinement of a preferred approach to infill housing as part of the Local Planning Strategy review.
The infill housing options being consulted on are conceptual only. The options are intended to help guide future planning directions, including where changes to housing density may be considered as part of the Local Planning Strategy review.
Building Sustainable Neighbourhoods is a project which is reviewing the housing component of the City of Joondalup’s Local Planning Strategy.
The City’s Local Planning Strategy enables the Council and the community to determine the vision and strategic planning direction for the City of Joondalup for the next 10 to 15 years.
The review of the Local Planning Strategy will ensure the City’s planning framework responds to the City’s changing demographics and future housing needs, in line dwelling targets set by the State Government.
The review will help the City understand:
- What housing we need to meet community needs.
- Where different housing types and densities should be located across the city.
- The types of policy required to manage the form, sustainability, and liveability of future housing.
The City’s Local Planning Strategy needs to show how the housing target set by the State Government under the Perth and Peel at 3.5 Million framework can be achieved by 2050. As of December 2025, the net remainder of dwellings to be delivered in the City is approximately 19,500.
The Perth and Peel at 3.5 Million framework prioritises infill housing development so that new homes will have good access to services, amenities, jobs, schools, public transport, and established community infrastructure.
Noting the above, investigation on infill housing locations covers all areas of the City.
The Perth and Peel at 3.5 Million framework prioritises infill housing development so that new homes will have good access to services, amenities, jobs, schools, public transport and established community infrastructure.
Noting the above, investigation on infill housing locations covers all areas of the City.
The types of houses found in infill settings can typically be split into three main categories which cater to different household sizes and need:
- Free-standing or single detached house without common walls.
- attached or terraced houses that are alongside each other and often attached via a shared wall.
- multiple dwellings (apartments) where homes sit above each other.
Some examples of the types of houses are duplex, triplex, quadruplex, terrace and low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise apartments.
Every parcel of land within the City has a designated zoning under the Local Planning Scheme No 3. Zoning dictates what type of land use is permitted in a specific area, such as residential, commercial or industrial.
The Western Australian Residential Design Codes (RCodes) regulate the design of residential developments. These codes specify development standards including lot size, setbacks and building heights.
The R-Codes define density according to the number of dwellings per hectare. For example, R20 broadly indicates 20 dwellings and R80 broadly indicates 80 dwellings per hectare.
Under the R-Codes, up to R25 is considered low density, R30 to R60 is considered medium density and R80 and above is considered high density. Higher densities lead to smaller lot sizes and more dwellings, affecting the type and intensity of housing. The City’s Local Planning Scheme No 3 assigns an R-Code to residential properties and is one of the principal ways in which density is allocated.
For an explanation of Housing Opportunity Areas and the changes that are being considered to them, please refer to the Housing Opportunity Areas document on the project page.
Stakeholder feedback in Engagement Round 1 was varied – please refer to the What We Heard section within this document for further detail on the outcomes of Engagement Round 1.
If you are interested in providing feedback, please complete an online Survey via the “Community Consultation” section of the City’s website at joondalup.wa.gov.au.
If you are interested in further information, you can attend a drop-in information session or attend an on-line information session.
The details of the sessions are available on the ‘Community Consultation’ section of the City’s website at joondalup.wa.gov.au.
The City is directly consulting the following stakeholders:
- resident/ratepayer groups
- local businesses
- industry groups/peak bodies
- relevant State Government agencies
- general community.
Anyone interested in the project can complete an online survey. Responses are limited to one per person or one formal response per organisation.
The community consultation period is open from Wednesday 25 February 2026 - Wednesday 25 March 2026.
The feedback will inform the preparation of a recommended approach to infill housing across the City of Joondalup.
If you would like to be informed via email when the outcomes of the consultation are presented to Council, please tick the box on the online survey and ensure you provide your email address.
For further information, please visit one of the drop-in information sessions being held around the City or attend the online presentation.