A number of policies have been made pursuant to Town Planning Scheme No 23 and/or Town Planning Scheme No 24. These policies provide further guidance and clarification on the Scheme provisions. To view a planning policy, please use the links below:
General Policies
These policies apply to general development and administrative matters.
TP-P1.1 Delegated Authority
TP-P1.2 Naming of Parks, Reserves, Streets and Infrastructure
TP-P1.3 Pedestrian Accessway Closures
TP-P1.4 Development Applications for Educational Facilities
TP-P1.5 Scheme Amendments to be Advertised Local and State-wide
TP-P1.6-Applications for subdivision and amalgamation
TP-P1.7 Street Trees Planning Policy
TP-P1.8 Sponsorship Signage on Reserves
TP-P1.9 Car Parking in the Town Plannng Scheme No 24 Area
TP-P1.10 Cash in lieu of Car Parking
Residential Development Policies
These policies specifically concern residential development and provide further guidance for people wishing to develop their residential property.
TP-P2.1 Visual Privacy - Cone of Vision R-Codes Performance
TP-P2.2 Visual Truncation Corner Lots
TP-P2.3 Aged Persons’ Accommodation
TP-P2.4 Driveway Setbacks to a Side Boundary
TP-P2.5 Residential Design Guidelines
TP-P2.6 Height Restrictions Neville Street
TP-P2.7 Retaining Walls Setbacks R-Codes Performance Criteria
TP-P2.8 Boundary Walls in Residential Areas
TP-P2.9 Outbuildings R-Codes Performance Criteria
TP-P2.10 Grouped Dwelling Setbacks to a Communal Driveway
TP-P2.11 Coverage of an Outdoor Living Area
TP-P2.12 Use, Purpose and Functionality of Common Property for Battleaxe Configurations
TP-P2.17 Construction Materials
Residential General Policies
The general residential policies apply to the uses, other than dwellings, that may be permitted within a residential area. These uses include home occupations, child care centres, consulting rooms etc. These policies also apply to general residential matters such as heritage provisions and character protection areas.
TP-P3.1 Home Based Businesses
TP-P3.2 Child Day Care Centres
TP-P3.3 Family Day Care
TP-P3.4 Consulting Rooms in Residential Areas
TP-P3.5 Bed and Breakfast Facilities in Residential Areas
TP-P3.6 Residential Development on Sussex Street
Residential Estate Design Guidelines
These policies apply to specific residential estates and the developer design guidelines that were imposed at the time of subdivision.
TP-P4.1 Design Guidelines – Part Lots 44, 45 and Part Lots 1184-1187, Corner Wyatt Road and Wright Crescent, Bayswater
TP-P4.2 Nil Setbacks with Parapet Walls within the Peninsula Estate, Maylands
TP-P4.3 Design Guidelines – Lot 72 Garratt Road and Donald Square, Bayswater
TP-P4.4 Design Guidelines – Lot 38 Elizabeth Street, Corner Kirkham Hill Terrace, Maylands (WAPC Ref: 116330)
TP-P4.5 Design Guidelines – Lots 1 and 2, No 88-90 Guildford Road, Mount Lawley
TP-P4.6 Corner Kirkham Hill Terrace and East Street
TP-P4.7 Design Guidelines – Parsons Street, Embleton – Eight Survey Strata Lots
TP-P4.8 Falkirk Gardens Estate, Whatley Crescent, Maylands
TP-P4.9 Peninsula Golf Estate, Peninsula Road, Maylands
TP-P4.10 Peninsula Road “The Pointe” Residential Estate, Maylands
TP-P4.11 Essex Street Subdivision
TP-P4.12 Riverbank Rise, Maylands
TP-P4.13 Lot 16 Wyatt Road (Corner Dunstone Road), Bayswater
TP-P4.14 Lot 10 Kirkham Hill Terrace, Maylands
TP-P4.15 Lot 1 Crowther Street, Bayswater
TP-P4.16 Lot 542 Corner Peninsula Road and Airways Boulevard, Maylands
TP-P4.17 Lot 1 & 12 No 6 – 8 Fourth Ave East, Maylands
Commercial and Industrial Policies
These policies apply to development matters within commercial and industrial zones.
TP-P5.1 Landscaping
TP-P5.2 Signage Policy
TP-P5.3 Alfresco Dining
TP-P5.4 Electronic Amusement Machines
TP-P5.5 Height Restrictions – Commercial and Industrial Zones
TP-P5.6 Telecommunication Towers and Other Associated Activities
Heritage Policies
TP-P6.1 Refund of Planning and Building Fees
TP-P6.2 Flexible Application of statutory requirements for buildings contained within the City's Heritage List
TP-P6.3 City of Bayswater Heritage Fund and Application form
Right of Way Study
Right of Way Study
If you would like to discuss any of the planning policies, please contact Council’s Planning Services on 9272 0622.
