FAQs

The Leederville Precinct Structure Plan (LPSP) has been prepared to coordinate the development of land within the Leederville Precinct.  

The plan has been drafted in accordance with the provisions of: 

• the City of Vincent Local Planning Scheme No. 2 (LPS2)
• State Planning Policy No. 4.2 - Activity Centres for Perth and Peel
• State Planning Policy No. 7.2 – Precinct Design Guidelines and Precinct Plan Manner and Form
• Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015.

The draft LPSP was endorsed by Council on 14 September 2021. It remains a draft document pending final determination by the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC).

Where a proposal exceeds the acceptable height limits stipulated in the Leederville Precinct Structure Plan (LPSP), the proponent will be required to provide a public benefit contribution. 

This can either be through an on-site contribution (such as the provision of a community space) or an in-kind monetary contribution which is to be deposited into a municipal fund. 

All public benefit contributions collected by the City are to be within the LPSP boundaries.

The Gap Analysis has identified seven categories can be funded by public benefit contributions, in alphabetical order: 

1. Arts and Culture
2. Childcare and Youth
3. Community and Civic
4. Health and Wellness
5. Links and Connections
6. Play Space
7. Public Open Space

A Public Benefit Contribution is not a Development Contribution Plan.

A Development Contribution Plan is an established planning tool used to fund the provision or upgrade of essential infrastructure or facilities which are driven by demand from population growth and new development. 

Public benefit contributions will be used to fund new and upgraded community facilities and infrastructure that are over and above the like-for-like replacement or provision of infrastructure that is normally funded by the local government.

No, the offer of a public benefit contribution as part of a development application does not guarantee approval. 

All planning applications will be assessed against the requirements of the planning framework transparently and with impartiality. 

The decision-maker for future applications within the PSP area will be the Joint Development Assessment Panel in most instances.

All responses received will be analysed and the Community Benefit Framework Project List revised accordingly. 

Along with the other modifications requested, the City will be incorporating the Community Benefit Framework into a revised LPSP. 

This will then be subject to further public consultation before being resubmitted to the WAPC for final determination.