SHIRE OF BROOMEHILL-TAMBELLUP LOCAL PLANNING STRATEGY 2014 LD011214/2 Table of Contents PART 1 – LOCAL PLANNING STRATEGY (LPS) ............................................................................................1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Aims of the Local Planning Strategy (LPS) .............................................................................................. 1 1.3 Implementation of the Local Planning Strategy (LPS) ............................................................................ 1 1.0 Population and Housing Aims ................................................................................................................. 2 2.0 Environment Aims .................................................................................................................................. 3 3.0 Settlement and Infrastructure Aims ....................................................................................................... 5 4.0 Economy and Employment Aims ............................................................................................................ 7 PART 2 – STRATEGIC LAND USE PLAN (SLUP) ...........................................................................................9 2.1 Intent of the Strategic Land Use Plan (SLUP) .......................................................................................... 9 2.2 Key Features of the Strategic Land Use Plan (SLUP) ............................................................................... 9 Figure 1: Shire of Broomehill Tambellup Shire SLUP ......................................................................................... 10 Figure 2: Broomehill Townsite SLUP ................................................................................................................. 11 Figure 3: Tambellup Townsite SLUP .................................................................................................................. 12 Figure 4: Floodplain Area in Tambellup (Source: Department of Planning) ...................................................... 13 PART 3 - INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 15 3.1 Background and Purpose ...................................................................................................................... 15 3.2 Contents of Local Planning Strategy (LPS) ............................................................................................ 15 3.3 Preparation of Local Planning Strategy (LPS) ........................................................................................ 15 PART 4 – STATE AND REGIONAL PLANNING CONTEXT ......................................................................... 17 4.1 State Planning Strategy ........................................................................................................................ 17 4.2 WAPC Statements of Planning Policy (SPP) .......................................................................................... 19 4.3 WAPC Regional Planning Strategies ..................................................................................................... 23 4.4 WAPC Strategic Policies ........................................................................................................................ 23 4.5 WAPC Operational Policies ................................................................................................................... 23 4.6 WAPC/DoP Planning Bulletins .............................................................................................................. 24 4.7 Other Relevant Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup Documents ................................................................ 25 PART 5 – SHIRE OF BROOMEHILL-TAMBELLUP CORPORATE PLAN ....................................................... 26 5.1 Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup Community Strategic Plan 2012 -2022 ............................................... 26 5.2 Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup Corporate Plan .................................................................................... 26 5.2 Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup Corporate Plan .................................................................................... 27 5.3 Other Council Policies and Strategies ................................................................................................... 30 5.4 Initial Community Consultation on Local Planning Strategy (LPS) ........................................................ 30 PART 6 – SHIRE PROFILE AND KEY PLANNING ISSUES ........................................................................... 35 6.1 Location ................................................................................................................................................ 35 6.2 Population and Housing ....................................................................................................................... 39 6.2.1 Population ............................................................................................................................................ 39 6.2.2 Housing ................................................................................................................................................. 43 6.2.3 Population and Housing Key Planning Issues and Outcomes ............................................................... 44 6.3 Environment ......................................................................................................................................... 45 6.3.1 Geology and Landform ......................................................................................................................... 45 6.3.2 Climate .................................................................................................................................................. 45 6.3.3 Flora/Fauna........................................................................................................................................... 45 6.3.4 Hydrology, Waterways and Wetlands .................................................................................................. 45 6.3.5 Salinity .................................................................................................................................................. 46 6.3.6 Bush Fire Threat .................................................................................................................................... 46 6.3.7 Natural Resource Management ........................................................................................................... 46 6.3.8 Flooding/Inundation Risk ...................................................................................................................... 46 6.3.9 Land Contamination ............................................................................................................................. 46 6.3.10 Climate Change ..................................................................................................................................... 46 6.3.11 Cultural Heritage................................................................................................................................... 47 6.3.12 Environment Key Planning Issues and Outcomes ................................................................................. 47 6.4 Settlement and Infrastructure .............................................................................................................. 48 6.4.1 Settlement ............................................................................................................................................ 48 6.5 Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................................ 50 6.5.1 Transport .............................................................................................................................................. 50 6.5.2 Electricity .............................................................................................................................................. 51 6.5.3 Effluent Disposal ................................................................................................................................... 51 6.5.4 Water Supply ........................................................................................................................................ 51 i 6.5.5 Telecommunications ............................................................................................................................ 52 6.5.6 Education .............................................................................................................................................. 52 6.5.7 Community/Sporting Facilities ............................................................................................................. 52 6.5.8 Health Facilities .................................................................................................................................... 52 6.5.9 Settlement and Infrastructure Key Planning Issues and Outcomes ..................................................... 53 6.6 Economy and Employment 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