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Shire of Narrogin Local Planning Strategy Endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission th 27 July 2020 Disclaimer This is a copy of the Local Planning Strategy at the date of endorsement produced from an electronic version of the Strategy held by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. Whilst all care has been taken to accurately portray the current Strategy provisions, no responsibility shall be taken for any omissions or errors in this documentation. Consultation with the respective Local Government Authority should be made to view a current legal version of the Strategy. Please advise the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage of any errors or omissions in this document. Department of Planning, website: www.planning.wa.gov.au Lands & Heritage email: [email protected] Gordon Stephenson House tel: 08 6551 9000 140 William Street fax: 08 6551 9001 Perth WA 6000 National Relay Service: 13 36 77 infoline: 1800 626 477 Locked Bag 2506 Perth WA 6001 SHIRE OF NARROGIN LOCAL PLANNING STRATEGY PREPARED BY: MARCH 2019 ADOPTED DECEMBER 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 REQUIREMENT FOR A LOCAL PLANNING STRATEGY ............................................................................................. 1 1.2 ROLE & PURPOSE OF A LOCAL PLANNING STRATEGY ............................................................................................ 1 1.3 STUDY AREA .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 STATE & REGIONAL PLANNING CONTEXT ............................................................................................................. 2 1.5 LOCAL PLANNING CONTEXT .................................................................................................................................. 8 2.0 POPULATION & HOUSING STRATEGY .................................................................................................. 10 2.1 POPULATION ............................................................................................................................................. 10 2.2 HOUSING ................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.3 LAND SUPPLY ............................................................................................................................................. 15 3.0 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ................................................................................................ 17 3.1 AGRICULTURE ............................................................................................................................................ 17 3.2 COMMERCE & INDUSTRY .......................................................................................................................... 23 3.3 TOURISM ................................................................................................................................................... 26 3.4 MINERAL RESOURCES & BASIC RAW MATERIALS ...................................................................................... 28 4.0 INFRASTRUCTURE & COMMUNITY SERVICES STRATEGY ..................................................................... 30 4.1 WATER SUPPLY .......................................................................................................................................... 30 4.2 EFFLUENT DISPOSAL .................................................................................................................................. 33 4.3 DRAINAGE ................................................................................................................................................. 35 4.4 POWER & ENERGY ..................................................................................................................................... 37 4.5 TRANSPORT ............................................................................................................................................... 39 4.6 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 43 4.7 WASTE MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................................. 45 4.8 COMMUNITY SERVICES & FACILITIES ......................................................................................................... 47 5.0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION & CONSERVATION STRATEGY ........................................................... 49 5.1 ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES .................................................................................................. 49 5.2 BUSHFIRE ................................................................................................................................................... 54 5.3 VISUAL LANDSCAPE PROTECTION.............................................................................................................. 56 5.4 CONTAMINATED SITES .............................................................................................................................. 58 5.5 BUFFER AREAS ........................................................................................................................................... 59 6.0 SETTLEMENT STRATEGY ...................................................................................................................... 61 6.1 URBAN DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................................. 61 6.2 RURAL LIVING DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................... 69 7.0 CULTURAL HERITAGE STRATEGY ......................................................................................................... 73 7.1 ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ............................................................................................................................. 73 7.2 EUROPEAN HERITAGE ................................................................................................................................ 75 8.0 STRATEGY PLANS ................................................................................................................................ 77 8.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 77 8.2 STRATEGIC LAND USE PLAN (WHOLE SHIRE).............................................................................................. 77 8.3 STRATEGIC LAND USE PLAN (NARROGIN TOWN & SURROUNDS) .............................................................. 77 8.4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS (SHIRE OF NARROGIN) .................................................................... 83 9.0 IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING & REVIEW ..................................................................................... 84 10.0 ENDORSEMENT ................................................................................................................................... 86 APPENDIX 1 – Strategic Land Use Plan (Whole Shire) ........................................................................................................... 87 APPENDIX 2 - Strategic Land Use Plan (Narrogin Town & Surrounds) .................................................................................. 89 APPENDIX 3 - Environmental Considerations (Town & Shire of Narrogin) ............................................................................ 91 APPENDIX 4 - Environmental Considerations (Narrogin Town & Surrounds) ....................................................................... 93 APPENDIX 5 - Sewer District Catchment & Treated Wastewater Reuse Mains .................................................................... 95 APPENDIX 6 - Water Zone Boundary ..................................................................................................................................... 97 APPENDIX 7 - Strategic Land Use Plan (Highbury Townsite) ................................................................................................. 99 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 REQUIREMENT FOR A LOCAL PLANNING STRATEGY This Local Planning Strategy for the former Town and Shire of Narrogin has been prepared jointly by the two local governments pursuant to the requirements of Part 3 of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations (2015) (the Regulations) under the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2005 . It has been prepared in response to the requirement for a new local planning scheme for the Town and the Shire to help guide and control the future development and use of land within their respective municipal districts for the benefit of current and future generations. On 1 July 2016, the former Shire and Town of Narrogin were formally gazetted as one entity under the new Shire of Narrogin. 1.2 ROLE & PURPOSE OF A LOCAL PLANNING STRATEGY A Local Planning Strategy, in accordance with the Regulations, must set out the long-term planning directions for the local government; apply any State or regional planning policy that is relevant to the strategy;