The Minister for Planning and Lands has approved, as advertised, the abovementioned amendment to the Metropolitan Region Scheme. The amendment is shown on Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) Plan Numbers 3.2845 - 3.2852 (inclusive) & the updated scheme map legend and is effective on and from the date of publication of this notice in the Government Gazette, being Friday 06 June 2025.
The purpose of the amendment is to include the EC (Environmental Conditions) symbol on the MRS map and legend to reflect the areas that are currently subject to Environmental Conditions. The amendment also seeks to update the MRS map legend for clarity, by changing the following:
- Under the heading ‘Reserved lands’
- delete ‘Public Purposes - University (U)’ and ‘Public Purposes - Technical School (TS)’ and insert ‘Public Purposes - Tertiary Education (TE)’; and
- delete ‘Public Purposes - State Electricity Commission (SEC)’ and ‘Public Purposes - Water Corporation of WA (WSD)’ and insert ‘Public Purposes - Public Utilities (PU)’.
More information
Please direct queries for more information on the above mentioned proposal to the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage by email to RegionPlanningSchemes@dplh.wa.gov.au or telephone (08) 6551 9000.
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