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Background:
The Maida Vale South urban investigation area is generally bounded by Roe Highway to the west, Sultana Road East to the south, Hawtin Road to the east and the Maida Vale Cell 6 urban area to the north (adjacent to Maida Vale Road and Poison Gully Creek).
Maida Vale South has been identified as an ‘Urban Expansion Area’ by the Western Australian Planning Commission’s (WAPC) North-East Sub-Regional Structure Plan. Maida Vale South has also been identified by the City of Kalamunda in the Local Planning Strategy (2010) as an ‘Urban Investigation Area’.
Detailed planning is required for the investigation areas prior to consideration for any rezoning under the Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) or Local Planning Scheme No. 3 (LPS3) and before development can occur. Investigations include, but are not limited to, protection of significant environmental attributes, water resources, bushfire risk, servicing, community and social infrastructure, movement networks and employment.
In 2018, MRS amendment 1344/57 was initiated. The purpose of the amendment is to rezone approximately 177.53 ha of land in Maida Vale from the Rural zone to the Urban Deferred zone in the MRS. The proposed Urban Deferred zone will allow for future residential development and areas of public open space, following the lifting of Urban Deferment, a local scheme amendment, detailed structure planning and subdivision approval.
Advertising:
The WAPC invited public comments on this proposed amendment to the MRS in September 2023. Submissions closed on 28 November 2023.
Environmental Review:
The Environmental Protection Authority required the proposed amendment to be formally assessed by way of an Environmental Review. A draft Environmental Review has been undertaken to examine the likely environmental impacts of the amendment if implemented and puts forward proposed environmental management measures. The draft Environmental Review was advertised concurrently with the MRS Amendment in 2023.
On 7 January 2025, the Minister for Environment published a statement that the MRS amendment may be implemented subject to conditions.
The full statement can be found here.
Update February 2025:
The amendment is currently being assessed by the WAPC.
As of February 2025, the City is yet to receive any formal proposal for a Structure Plan or LPS3 rezoning but the City is aware that these plans are in the process of being prepared.
The City has prepared a set of Frequently Asked Questions to assist with queries regarding the process.
Update July 2025: Outcomes from Community Engagement
On 11 February 2025, the City of Kalamunda wrote to the landowners of the 148 sites in the precinct to capture feedback via the City’s Engage website. The advertising period concluded on 7 March 2025.
The City received a total of 70 submissions from 62 addresses within the precinct. This represents a response rate of 42% of the 148 surveys that were sent out.
The number of responses is considered to provide a representative sample of the community to understand the sentiment of the community.
While the consultation process indicated a relatively even number respondents for or against residential development, the number of respondents in support of residential development was considered high in the context of a rural residential area undergoing an urban transition.
A summary of the survey results are provided below:
Should you have any queries in relation to the above, please contact the City’s Strategic Planning Department on 9257 9999.
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