It aims to provide decision makers, proponents, and the community with a consistent policy approach to land use planning for proposals adjoining regional roads in Western Australia.
The draft delivers key improvements including:
- plain language text and links to current reference documents
- refined wording of policy objectives
- an explanation of the implementation of the policy through the planning application process and planning instruments that this policy applies to
- acknowledgement of responsibilities that apply to the WAPC, Main Roads and local government
- guidance where regional road reserve is given up free of cost and where it is set aside for future acquisition
- guidance for driveway and alternative vehicle access to regional roads, road reserve widening, construction and upgrading of regional roads
- clarification where construction works and related improvements to regional roads are required
- specification of dimensions for regional road truncations.
Submissions closed 19 May 2023.
