FAQs and How to Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

These FAQs are intended to provide general information and guidance to common questions related to planning and development

General - Residential

FAQ – Ancillary Dwellings

FAQ – Building Envelopes

FAQ - Clearing of Vegetation

FAQ – Home-Based Business

FAQ – Outbuildings

FAQ – Swimming Pools and Spas

FAQ – Subdivision and Amalgamation

Fence Design Specifications Information Sheet 

Private Jetties and Boatlifting Structures

General - Non-Residential

FAQ – Advertisement Signage

FAQ – Caravan Parks (including Hipcamps)

FAQ - Outbuilding (Shed) - Non-Residential zone

Dams - Construction, Expanding and Altering

Tree Farms - Harvest and Haulage

Section 40 Certificate

Special Control Areas

Landscape Value Area

Port Geographe Development Area

Special Character Areas

Wetland Floodway & Coastal Management Areas

Unhosted Short-Term Rental Accommodation (STRA)

FAQ – Unhosted STRA

FAQ – Renewal of an Unhosted STRA – General

FAQ – Renewal of an Unhosted STRA - Applicants & Managers

FAQ - Unhosted STRA - Change of Manager

Bushfire

Bushfire Prone Land

Summary Sheet – Residential Construction Requirements (All BAL Levels)

How to Guides

These How-to Guide are designed to assist customers in the various processes by providing clear, step-by-step instructions.

How to Guides - Lodging a Development Application

How-to Guide – Application for Development Approval

How-to Guide – Application for Development Approval (Renew an Unhosted STRA)

How-to Guide – Amending or Cancelling a Development Approval

How to Guides - Other

How-to Guide – Application for Planning Services

How to Guide - Cancelling an Unhosted STRA development approval

How-to Guide - Online Property Maps (Search General Property Information)

Section 70A Notifications

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