Applications for planning approval within the Town of Kwinana
An application for planning approval is required for most development within the Town of Kwinana. 'Development' in this context means:
"The development or use of any land, including: (a) Any demolition, erection, construction, alteration of or addition to any building or structure on the land; (b) The carrying out on the land of any excavation or other works; (c) In the case of a place to which a Conservation Order made under section 59 of the Heritage of Western Australia Act 1990 applies, any act or thing that: (i) Is likely to change the character of that place or the external appearance of any building; or (ii) Would constitute an irreversible alteration of the fabric of any building."
This includes a material change in the use of development of any land, and includes the erection, construction, alteration or carrying out as the case may be, of any building, excavation, filling or other works on any land.
The Town Planning Scheme is a legal document which zones land and controls land use and development within existing developed areas, and guides land use and development in new development areas. It also assists the Town of Kwinana in making day to day decisions about planning applications.
