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Gosnells’ Local Planning Scheme No. 24 (LPS 24) took effect when it was gazetted on 30 September 2025. It is now the main statutory planning framework for most of the City, setting the rules for zoning, land uses and development assessment. The Maddington Kenwick Strategic Employment Area remains under Town Planning Scheme No. 6.
What LPS 24 covers
A local planning scheme determines how land is classified and what kinds of development may be considered. LPS 24 comprises scheme text and maps, read together with the deemed provisions in Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015. The City’s Local Planning Schemes page summarises its role and provides a route to check zoning. The Western Australian Government’s City of Gosnells planning information collection, updated 10 July 2026, provides official scheme documents and maps.
For a property, the scheme can help establish its zoning and applicable land-use and development-assessment parameters. A map lookup alone does not establish that a proposed project is permitted or approved: the relevant scheme text and other applicable controls must also be checked.
What the City means by “simplified”
The City describes LPS 24 as aligning its local rules with state planning regulations. It removes provisions already covered by those regulations, reduces the number of zones, uses land-use terms consistent with state standards and makes development standards easier to find. These changes are intended to make the planning framework clearer; they do not mean every proposal is automatically allowed or that assessment is no longer required.
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The scheme also changes rural designations in Orange Grove and Martin: “Rural” and “Rural Residential” replace “General Rural” and “Special Rural.” The City says the Rural Residential zone is intended to protect rural amenity and lifestyle.
Where growth is intended to go
The City says the scheme directs growth toward activity centres and urban corridors, including infill areas around places such as shopping centres and train stations, while aiming to protect existing lower-density neighbourhoods. Its stated aim is to allow greater housing choice in selected areas, including multiple and grouped dwellings. These are planning objectives and anticipated benefits, not evidence of outcomes already achieved.
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For a particular site, proximity to a centre or station is only one consideration. Check the mapped zoning, land-use permissibility, density coding, any relevant structure plan or local policy, and the current scheme text. A general statement about increased density in an area cannot establish what can be built on an individual block.
How to check a property
- Open the City of Gosnells’ Local Planning Schemes page and follow its link to the online mapping system.
- Search for the address or locate the property on the map, then identify the zoning shown under LPS 24.
- Read the scheme map alongside the scheme text to check the permitted-use category and relevant development standards. The City’s planning-information collection also provides official scheme text and maps.
- Check for any applicable structure plan, local policy or scheme amendment that may affect how the controls apply.
- For a proposed project, confirm the relevant requirements with the City rather than treating a zoning result as a permit, approval or definitive development decision.
If comparing an older designation with LPS 24, compare the zoning, permitted use, density coding, relevant structure-plan or policy controls, and the site’s relationship to centres or transport locations identified by the planning framework. Use current maps and text; controls can change through amendments and local policies.
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The Local Planning Strategy process involved six months of consultation and received 183 submissions from landowners, residents and government agencies. The City says submissions led to changes concerning higher-density development around train stations and activity centres and proposed rural zoning; almost half were supported in full or in part. The City’s Local Planning Strategy page describes the strategy and consultation.
The scheme’s milestones were:
- 23 February 2021: Council endorsed LPS 24 and the Local Planning Strategy after six months of public consultation.
- 11 December 2024: The documents were considered by the Statutory Planning Committee.
- 8 September 2025: The Minister for Planning endorsed the final LPS 24.
- 30 September 2025: LPS 24 was gazetted.
Does “open for business” mean a development surge has happened?
No. A PerthNow article dated 9 October 2025 reported that the City expected a surge in development applications. That is a reported expectation, not proof that applications, construction or housing affordability subsequently changed. The sources cited here do not establish those later outcomes.
PerthNow also attributed to Mayor Terresa Lynes a statement about creating a path to move the City depot from land near Maddington train station and proceed with a plan to turn the area into a new Maddington town centre. This describes a reported intention, not a completed depot relocation or town-centre development.
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