❓ Mr. Norberger asks about the details of the 'Perth and [email protected]' plan for managing population growth. The Minister outlines the plan's focus on efficient land use, job creation, environmental protection, and access to raw materials, emphasizing urban consolidation and infill projects.
AnsweredQoN 309Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
PLANNING — PERTH AND PEEL POPULATION GROWTH
309. Mr J. NORBERGER to the Minister for
Planning:
I note the release of documents that
provide a plan for how we can manage the growing populations of Perth and Peel.
Can the minister advise the house on the details of these plans?
309. Mr J. NORBERGER to the Minister for
Planning:
I note the release of documents that
provide a plan for how we can manage the growing populations of Perth and Peel.
Can the minister advise the house on the details of these plans?
AnswerView source ↗
As implied in the member's
question, we are expecting continued substantial growth in the population of
the Perth and Peel regions particularly, and also across Western Australia.
However, given the pattern of development in this state, most of the growth is
focused in the Perth and Peel regions. In particular, we are expecting the
population of the two contiguous regions to increase from the current level of
about two million up to 3.5 million by 2050. Last Friday I was pleased to
release the draft ''Perth and [email protected]'' planning
documents, particularly the —
Mr
D.A. Templeman interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, I call you to order for the first time. I
think that is enough.
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : In particular, the draft subregional planning frameworks for
the Perth and Peel regions. These documents, of which there are five in total,
are consistent with the principles of ''Directions 2031: Draft Spatial
Framework for Perth and Peel'', which was put out into the public arena
several years ago. The documents focus on the efficient use of existing and
future urban land and infrastructure; the provision of employment opportunities
close to population centres; the protection of areas of environmental
significance; and, importantly, access to basic raw materials.
The plans are out for public comment
for 90 days. They include maps identifying where, over the next 35 years,
growth corridors should be and where an extra 800 000 homes will be developed
and additional jobs located.
Mr
D.J. Kelly : Additional train lines?
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : Have a read and the member will see.
The plans are consistent with the government's key
messages over the past seven years that, in order for us to continue to grow
and thrive, we need to think about creating a more consolidated urban
footprint.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members!
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The
''Perth and [email protected]'' documents consider what our city
should look like in the future and identify the most appropriate areas for
growth to contain the unsustainable outward sprawl of the city. It is well
recognised that the urban development pattern exists from Two Rocks in the
north 150 kilometres south to Bouvard, and it is unreasonable to think that we
can continue that form of development unrestrained over the next 35 years. The
plan identifies that almost half—47 per cent—of the 800 000 new
homes will need to be created through appropriate urban consolidation and
infill projects. The frameworks set the blueprint for how we can best utilise
existing infrastructure by co-locating jobs and homes close to public transport
and amenities. Achieving greater density and mixed-use developments in and around
activity centres will ensure that we create more compact and consolidated Perth
and Peel regions.
Another important aspect of these plans—and, indeed,
the philosophy of recent years—is about offering people choice, given
that we are experiencing demographic changes in terms of not only an increasing
population, but also an ageing population with more single or low-population
households. We recognise that many people may want to stay in the localities in
which they grew up or have lived in for many years, but that they may not
necessarily wish to continue to have a large family home with a large backyard
and might want access to options that are maintained within their own local
area, wherever that might be. We are looking at options through which that can
be provided. As I said, the documents are out for —
The
SPEAKER : Can you wind it up, please?
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : Certainly, Mr Speaker.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members!
Mr J.H.D. DAY : I
have two important things to say in conclusion. Firstly, the documents are out
for public comment until 31 July and are available on the Department of
Planning website. The second important thing, on which I conclude, is to
acknowledge the substantial and detailed work that has been undertaken by the
Department of Planning, led by the director general, Gail McGowan, and the
Western Australian Planning Commission, led by chairman Eric Lumsden, and the
staff in my own office, for the hard work and dedication they have shown in
putting these quite detailed documents together.
question, we are expecting continued substantial growth in the population of
the Perth and Peel regions particularly, and also across Western Australia.
However, given the pattern of development in this state, most of the growth is
focused in the Perth and Peel regions. In particular, we are expecting the
population of the two contiguous regions to increase from the current level of
about two million up to 3.5 million by 2050. Last Friday I was pleased to
release the draft ''Perth and [email protected]'' planning
documents, particularly the —
Mr
D.A. Templeman interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Mandurah, I call you to order for the first time. I
think that is enough.
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : In particular, the draft subregional planning frameworks for
the Perth and Peel regions. These documents, of which there are five in total,
are consistent with the principles of ''Directions 2031: Draft Spatial
Framework for Perth and Peel'', which was put out into the public arena
several years ago. The documents focus on the efficient use of existing and
future urban land and infrastructure; the provision of employment opportunities
close to population centres; the protection of areas of environmental
significance; and, importantly, access to basic raw materials.
The plans are out for public comment
for 90 days. They include maps identifying where, over the next 35 years,
growth corridors should be and where an extra 800 000 homes will be developed
and additional jobs located.
Mr
D.J. Kelly : Additional train lines?
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : Have a read and the member will see.
The plans are consistent with the government's key
messages over the past seven years that, in order for us to continue to grow
and thrive, we need to think about creating a more consolidated urban
footprint.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members!
Mr J.H.D. DAY : The
''Perth and [email protected]'' documents consider what our city
should look like in the future and identify the most appropriate areas for
growth to contain the unsustainable outward sprawl of the city. It is well
recognised that the urban development pattern exists from Two Rocks in the
north 150 kilometres south to Bouvard, and it is unreasonable to think that we
can continue that form of development unrestrained over the next 35 years. The
plan identifies that almost half—47 per cent—of the 800 000 new
homes will need to be created through appropriate urban consolidation and
infill projects. The frameworks set the blueprint for how we can best utilise
existing infrastructure by co-locating jobs and homes close to public transport
and amenities. Achieving greater density and mixed-use developments in and around
activity centres will ensure that we create more compact and consolidated Perth
and Peel regions.
Another important aspect of these plans—and, indeed,
the philosophy of recent years—is about offering people choice, given
that we are experiencing demographic changes in terms of not only an increasing
population, but also an ageing population with more single or low-population
households. We recognise that many people may want to stay in the localities in
which they grew up or have lived in for many years, but that they may not
necessarily wish to continue to have a large family home with a large backyard
and might want access to options that are maintained within their own local
area, wherever that might be. We are looking at options through which that can
be provided. As I said, the documents are out for —
The
SPEAKER : Can you wind it up, please?
Mr
J.H.D. DAY : Certainly, Mr Speaker.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Members!
Mr J.H.D. DAY : I
have two important things to say in conclusion. Firstly, the documents are out
for public comment until 31 July and are available on the Department of
Planning website. The second important thing, on which I conclude, is to
acknowledge the substantial and detailed work that has been undertaken by the
Department of Planning, led by the director general, Gail McGowan, and the
Western Australian Planning Commission, led by chairman Eric Lumsden, and the
staff in my own office, for the hard work and dedication they have shown in
putting these quite detailed documents together.
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