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Public Comment

Community input welcome

Certain City of Albany documents are made available for periods of public comment, in accordance with planning and development regulations or to gain public input on important community initiatives. Public input is welcome, whether it is supportive or critical of a proposal.

A structured submission setting out arguments for or against a proposal will be given more weight than many submissions providing a broad comment or a simple statement of support or opposition.

Submissions should be in writing and lodged in one of the following ways:

  • Post to: Chief Executive Officer, City of Albany, PO Box 484, ALBANY 6331
  • Deliver to: City of Albany, 102 North Road, Yakamia
  • Email to: E-mail
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Draft Tourism Accommodation Planning Strategy (1MB)
The strategy has been prepared to meet tourism demands to 2020. The strategy provides a demand and supply analysis, a model to evaluate sites and an evaluation of specific sites for strategic action. The recommendations contained within the strategy, if adopted by the Council, will be included within a new Town Planning Scheme to ensure sites of tourism value are protected. Closing date for submissions: 25 November 2008. Reporting officer: Adrian Nicoll.
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Town Planning Scheme No 3 - Amendment No: AMD280(3) (692KB)
Proposal to rezone Lots 30-35 Catalina Road from Rural to Residential Development. Closing date for submissions: 3 December 2008. Reporting officer: Jan Van Der Mescht.
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Town Planning Scheme No 3 - Amendment No: AMD281(3) (534KB)
Proposal to rezone Lot 200 South Coast Highway from Rural to Light Industry. Closing date for submissions: 3 December 2008. Reporting officer: Jan Van Der Mescht.
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Town Planning Scheme No 3 - Amendment No: AMD278(3) (1MB)
Proposal to rezone Lot 50 Sandalwood Road and portion of Lot 201 South Coast Highway (Hassell Highway), Wellstead from Rural to Special Rural. Closing date for submissions: 11 December 2008. Reporting officer: Jan Van Der Mescht.
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Planning Application P285185 (3MB)
Proposal for multiple dwellings (x40) at 79 Earl Street, Albany. The proposal is for the construction of the same building(s) that were previously approved by the Council. The Central Albany Urban Design Policy was adopted by the Council after the previous application was approved and the new application is required to be assessed against the Council's current planning framework. Closing date for submissions: 27 November 2008. Reporting officer: Ian Humphrey.
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Planning Application P285289 (226KB)
Proposal for Family Day Care at 7 Stubbs Road, Little Grove. Closing date for submissions: 27 November 2008. Reporting officer: Craig McMurtrie.
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Planning Application P285293 (96KB)
Proposal for Home Business (Dressmaking & Clothing Alterations) at 17 Lion Street, Mt Melville. Closing date for submissions: 27 November 2008. Reporting officer: Craig McMurtrie.
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Planning Application P285297 (185KB)
Proposed Holiday Accommodation (x2) and Caretakers Residence at 27 Barry Court, Collingwood Park. Closing date for submissions: 27 November 2008. Reporting officer: Tom Wenbourne.
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Draft Policy: Development Guidelines Scheme 1A (520KB)
This draft policy seeks to provide additional clarification of development standards and provisions under the Town Planning Scheme. Closing date for submissions: 27 November 2008. Reporting officer: Ian Humphrey.
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Draft Policy: Development Guidelines Scheme 3 (587KB)
This draft policy seeks to provide additional clarification of development standards and provisions under the Town Planning Scheme. Closing date for submissions: 27 November 2008. Reporting officer: Ian Humphrey.
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Draft Policy: Reflective Roof Materials (264KB)
This draft policy seeks to balance the potential problems that may arise from sunlight reflection and glare as a result of building roofs from highly reflective materials. The policy attempts to balance these potential problems in the context of objective assessment that examines the relative impacts in the particular circumstance and the broader community perception of reflective roofing materials. Closing date for submissions: 27 November 2008. Reporting officer: Ian Humphrey.
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Planning Application P285323 (147KB)
Application for change of use - holiday accommodation at 10 Grey Street, Albany. Closing date for submissions: 2 December 2008. Reporting officer: Taylor Gunn.
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Planning Application P285325 (105KB)
Application for Change of Use - Holiday Accommodation at 3 Burgess Street Emu Point. Closing date for submissions: 4 December 2008. Reporting Officer: Jessica Anderson.
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Planning Application P285329 (1MB)
Proposed Extractive Industry (Gravel) at 1091 Takenup Road, Napier. Closing Date for submissions: 4 December 2008. Reporting Officer: Jessica Anderson.
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Planning Application P285330 (911KB)
Proposed Extractive Industry (Gravel) at 946 Drawbin Road, South Stirling. Closing date for submissions: 4 December 2008. Reporting Officer: Jessica Anderson.
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Planning Application P285182 (576KB)
Proposal to convert Guest House / Bed and Breakfast to Shop at 18 Adelaide Crescent, Middleton Beach. Closing date for submissions: 4 December 2008. Reporting Officer: Jan Van Der Mescht.
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Town Planning Scheme 3 - Amendment No: AMD274(3) (2MB)
Proposal to rezone Lots 2-5 Malima Road, Kronkup from 'Rural' to 'Special Rural'. Closing date for submissions: 2 January 2009. Reporting Officer: Jan Van Der Mescht.
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