Town Planning (TPS)
All land in the Shire of Coorow comes under the control of the Shire of Coorow Local Planning Scheme no. 3. It is therefore necessary to obtain planning approval from the Shire if you intend using a property for a particular purpose or intend to build on a property. This applies to both urban and rural land.
It is recommended as best practice to contact the Shire’s Planning Services division in the early stages of planning for your development to ascertain how the Shire’s requirements may apply to your proposal. Shire staff are more than happy to assist with any enquiries.
Planning decisions are made by the Shire based on the Shire's Town Planning Scheme and can often involve consultation with the community, Council and relevant State Government departments. If planning approval is granted, it is usually subject to a range of conditions, which must be met before the issue of the building licence, prior to the occupation of the completed development or before commencement of use.
Reg11(1)(a) Caravan and Camping Regs.
A person may camp for up to 3 nights in any period of 28 consecutive days onland which he or she owns or has legal right to occupy, and may camp for longer that 3 nights on such land if he or she has written approval under subregulation (2)
(2) Written approval may be given for a person to camp on land referred to in subregulation (1)(a) for a period specified in the approval which is longer than 3 nights
(a) by the local governement of the district where the land is situated, if such approval will not result in the land being camped on for longer than 3 months in any 12 months; or
(b) by the Minister, if such approval will result in the land camped on for longer than 3 months in any of 12 months period
The Shire of Coorow Local Planning Scheme No.3 establishes the framework for development within the Shire and a copy of the Scheme can be viewed at the Western Australian Planning Commission by clicking on the following link:
Shire of Coorow Local Planning Scheme No.3
The Shire of Coorow Local Planning Strategy provides strategic guidance for the future development of the Shire and a copy can be viewed by clicking on the following link:
Shire of Coorow Local Planning Strategy
The three major townsites within the Shire of Coorow, being Leeman, Green Head and Coorow are addressed through Townsite Local Planning Strategies that can be viewed by clicking on the following links:
Coorow Townsite Local Planning Strategy
Please click on the link below for the updated Local Planning Policies
Shire of Coorow Local Planning Policies 2016
In order to obtain planning approval a signed application form for planning consent is required to be lodged with the Shire and an Application for Planning Approval Form can be downloaded by clicking the following link:
APPLICATION FOR PLANNING APPROVAL