THE WA Planning Commission (WAPC) has released proposed amendments to the state’s Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) lowering the minimum yield requirement to access the 1/3 density bonus from five (5) dwellings to two (2) dwellings applicable to Aged** or Dependant Persons*** dwellings.
The Department of Planning has recently launched a public mapping tool that provides ready access to planning data across Western Australia. The introduction of such as a system has been long awaited and helps to fill an online mapping 'black hole' created by approximately 100 WA local governments by not publicly providing online mapping tools. The introduction of this mapping tool will hopefully free up Local and State government planning staff time as a result of frequently responding to basic zoning inquiries.
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