Western Australian Planning Commission
The Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) is a statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia that exists to coordinate strategic and statutory planning for future urban, rural and regional land use.[1]
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| Formed | 1995 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Western Australia |
| Headquarters | Gordon Stephenson House |
| Annual budget | $95.89 million (2018/19) |
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| Parent department | Department of Planning, Lands & Heritage |
| Website | dplh |
The role of the commission is to advise the Minister for Planning, make statutory decisions on a range of planning application types, implement the State Planning Strategy, and prepare and review region schemes to cater for anticipated growth. It operates within the purview of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, which is responsible to the Minister for Planning.
History
The commission was originally called the Metropolitan Regional Planning Authority (MRPA) when it was established with David Carr as the chief planner.
Timeline
- 1928: The Town and Country Planning Act 1928 creates the Town Planning Board to advise the minister, approve subdivision and prepare town planning schemes.
- 1955: Stephenson Hepburn report recommends a metropolitan region scheme, an ongoing regional improvement fund and an independent expert regional planning authority.[2]
- 1959: Formation of the Metropolitan Region Planning Authority tasked with implementing a Metropolitan Region Scheme based on the Stephenson-Hepburn report.
- 1963: Metropolitan Region Scheme adopted by the Parliament of Western Australia.[3][4]
- December 1985: Functions of the Town Planning Board and the Metropolitan Region Planning Authority pass to the State Planning Commission.
- September 1989: The State Planning Commission becomes an advisory and decision-making body with all staff transferred to the Department of Planning and Urban Development.
- March 1995: Formation of the Western Australian Planning Commission.
References
- "About the WAPC". Department of Planning, Lands & Heritage. 18 February 2019.
- Stephenson, Gordon; Hepburn, J. A. (John Alastair), 1915-; Stephenson, Gordon, 1908-. Plan for the metropolitan region Perth and Fremantle Western Australia 1955 Atlas; Western Australia. Town Planning Department (1955), Plan for the metropolitan region, Perth and Fremantle, Western Australia, 1955 : a report prepared for the Government of Western Australia, Government Printing Office, retrieved 8 June 2014CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Western Australia. Metropolitan Region Planning Authority; Hamer, M. E; Western Australia. Town Planning Dept (1962), Metropolitan region scheme report, 1962, Town Planning Dept, retrieved 8 June 2014
- Western Australia. Metropolitan Region Planning Authority; Western Australia. Town Planning Department (1963), Metropolitan region scheme map Perth Western Australia, The Authority, retrieved 8 June 2014
Further reading
- Gregory, Jenny (2003). City of Light: a history of Perth since the 1950s. City of Perth. ISBN 0-9594632-6-7.
External links
- Official website
- "About us". Western Australian Planning Commission. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
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