❓ Question on Notice regarding the government's position on height restrictions along coastal and Swan River foreshores, and whether legislation will be introduced to enforce these restrictions. The Minister outlines the government's existing policy and future plans for a planning policy statement, with potential legislation to follow.
AnsweredQoN 231Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
(1) Will the minister outline the government’s position on height restrictions along our coastal and Swan River foreshores? (2) Will the government introduce legislation to restrict development heights along the coastal and Swan River foreshores? (3) If so, when; and, if not, why not? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
AnswerView source ↗
I now know that the piece of paper that was given to me was the member for Alfred Cove’s way of giving me some notice of her question. (1)-(3) The government made its coastal development policy clear at the last election. We have made a judgment that the majority of people within our community have an opinion about the level of development on the coast with which they feel comfortable. That judgment is that, generally, the community is comfortable with a five-storey level. Mr G. Snook : How did you determine that? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
(2) Will the government introduce legislation to restrict development heights along the coastal and Swan River foreshores? (3) If so, when; and, if not, why not? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I now know that the piece of paper that was given to me was the member for Alfred Cove’s way of giving me some notice of her question. (1)-(3) The government made its coastal development policy clear at the last election. We have made a judgment that the majority of people within our community have an opinion about the level of development on the coast with which they feel comfortable. That judgment is that, generally, the community is comfortable with a five-storey level. Mr G. Snook : How did you determine that? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
(3) If so, when; and, if not, why not? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I now know that the piece of paper that was given to me was the member for Alfred Cove’s way of giving me some notice of her question. (1)-(3) The government made its coastal development policy clear at the last election. We have made a judgment that the majority of people within our community have an opinion about the level of development on the coast with which they feel comfortable. That judgment is that, generally, the community is comfortable with a five-storey level. Mr G. Snook : How did you determine that? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I now know that the piece of paper that was given to me was the member for Alfred Cove’s way of giving me some notice of her question. (1)-(3) The government made its coastal development policy clear at the last election. We have made a judgment that the majority of people within our community have an opinion about the level of development on the coast with which they feel comfortable. That judgment is that, generally, the community is comfortable with a five-storey level. Mr G. Snook : How did you determine that? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
I now know that the piece of paper that was given to me was the member for Alfred Cove’s way of giving me some notice of her question. (1)-(3) The government made its coastal development policy clear at the last election. We have made a judgment that the majority of people within our community have an opinion about the level of development on the coast with which they feel comfortable. That judgment is that, generally, the community is comfortable with a five-storey level. Mr G. Snook : How did you determine that? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
(1)-(3) The government made its coastal development policy clear at the last election. We have made a judgment that the majority of people within our community have an opinion about the level of development on the coast with which they feel comfortable. That judgment is that, generally, the community is comfortable with a five-storey level. Mr G. Snook : How did you determine that? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
Mr G. Snook : How did you determine that? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
(2) Will the government introduce legislation to restrict development heights along the coastal and Swan River foreshores? (3) If so, when; and, if not, why not? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I now know that the piece of paper that was given to me was the member for Alfred Cove’s way of giving me some notice of her question. (1)-(3) The government made its coastal development policy clear at the last election. We have made a judgment that the majority of people within our community have an opinion about the level of development on the coast with which they feel comfortable. That judgment is that, generally, the community is comfortable with a five-storey level. Mr G. Snook : How did you determine that? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
(3) If so, when; and, if not, why not? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I now know that the piece of paper that was given to me was the member for Alfred Cove’s way of giving me some notice of her question. (1)-(3) The government made its coastal development policy clear at the last election. We have made a judgment that the majority of people within our community have an opinion about the level of development on the coast with which they feel comfortable. That judgment is that, generally, the community is comfortable with a five-storey level. Mr G. Snook : How did you determine that? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I now know that the piece of paper that was given to me was the member for Alfred Cove’s way of giving me some notice of her question. (1)-(3) The government made its coastal development policy clear at the last election. We have made a judgment that the majority of people within our community have an opinion about the level of development on the coast with which they feel comfortable. That judgment is that, generally, the community is comfortable with a five-storey level. Mr G. Snook : How did you determine that? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
I now know that the piece of paper that was given to me was the member for Alfred Cove’s way of giving me some notice of her question. (1)-(3) The government made its coastal development policy clear at the last election. We have made a judgment that the majority of people within our community have an opinion about the level of development on the coast with which they feel comfortable. That judgment is that, generally, the community is comfortable with a five-storey level. Mr G. Snook : How did you determine that? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
(1)-(3) The government made its coastal development policy clear at the last election. We have made a judgment that the majority of people within our community have an opinion about the level of development on the coast with which they feel comfortable. That judgment is that, generally, the community is comfortable with a five-storey level. Mr G. Snook : How did you determine that? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
Mr G. Snook : How did you determine that? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : I will go into that at a later stage. In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
In certain activity centres we have judged that a development of up to eight storeys will be acceptable and workable and will offer an element of diversity along the coast. We clearly stipulated that that policy was for the coastal precinct. We are now in the process of preparing a draft statement of planning policy that will give greater form and shape to that policy so that it can be translated into a usable policy instrument. That will be advertised to ensure that we get the detail right and to ensure that the policy can be readily implemented. It may well be - we have yet to make a determination on this - that we will follow that up with legislation to give effect to the statement of planning policy. Sitting suspended from 1.00 to 2.00 pm
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.