Orange Avenue and Hope Street Character Area

Update

At its meeting on 25 July 2023, Council adopted a recommendation to proceed with Local Planning Policy: Character Area Guidelines with modifications for Orange Avenue and Hope Street.

Project Details

The City is currently reviewing its Character Areas and Heritage Areas policy, to include Orange Avenue and Hope Street, Perth.

What is a Character Area?

A Character Area is a collection of houses (street or suburb) that has aesthetic value to the community. It may also contain buildings that have designs that reflect the City’s development over time. The Character Area process is community guided and encourages us to think about what parts of the area are great. If successfully supported by the community, a Character Area would have an assessed level of character (Character Area Guideline) which will apply to that area for development that faces the street.

What does this mean for landowners within Character Area?

Character Areas contain bespoke planning controls for the area but are very different to a heritage listing as they still allow for demolition of the house.

Character Area designation and the associated guidelines are designed to complement the existing development requirements when you look to build on your land. They provide specific guidance on key elements that are valued by the community, and that the community would like to see supported. These elements can include encouraging low style fencing at the front of dwellings and/or car parking areas at the rear of dwellings.

As part of the Character Area process, some changes to development requirements are proposed. These are done to enhance desirable character elements within your street and are considered and determined in consultation with the community as part of the consultation process.

Revised Policy

Following last year's consultation, the City and members of the community have revised the policy which was initially advertised. This policy will be subject to the next round of consultation.

Share your thoughts

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You can share your thoughts with us in the following ways:

• by phone 9273 6000
• by email mail@vincent.wa.gov.au
• in person at the City of Vincent Administration Centre, 244 Vincent Street (cnr Loftus Street), Leederville (during opening hours)
• in writing

What will happen next?

The draft policy will be advertised from 19 May 2023 to 9 June 2023. Should no changes be requested by the community as part of this consultation process, the draft guidelines will be recommended to be adopted by council at a later date.