Planning Scheme and Policies

Town Planning Scheme No 1 which comprises of the Scheme Text, Scheme Map and the Policy Manual, is the statutory document that controls the use and development of land within the Town of Cambridge.

Scheme Text and Map

The scheme map shows the classification of land (either as a reserve or a particular zone) within Cambridge and the scheme text prescribes the land uses which may or may not be permitted in the various zones via the Zoning Table. The scheme text also establishes the requirements for the use and development of land throughout the Town.

Check the zoning of your property by viewing the map below.

   Town Planning Scheme Map 

   Town Planning Scheme Text

Policy Manual

To provide additional aspects of development control and guidance for the development of sites, Town Planning Scheme No. 1 allows the Council to adopt planning policies, known collectively as the Policy Manual. The Policy Manual contains policies that guide both residential and non-residential development and also the provision of parking, advertising signs, landscaping and communication infrastructure.

The Policy Manual also contains the precinct policies which detail statement of intent and additional development standards for the City Beach, Reabold, Floreat, Wembley, West Leederville and Lake Monger precincts.

Note: Policies for residential development, including those for streetscape, buildings on the boundary and building height have standards that replace the acceptable standards of the Residential Design Codes. 

View the complete manual below:

   Town Planning Scheme Policy Manual (February 2013) 

For individual sections of the Policy, see below.

Residential Zones: Use and Development

    Policy 3.1: Streetscape

    Policy 3.2: Buildings on Boundary

    Policy 3.3: Building Height

    Policy 3.4: Jersey Street, Jolimont

    Policy 3.5: Home Occupation

    Policy 3.6: Bed and Breakfast Accomodation

    Policy 3.7: Child Day Care Centres

    Policy 3.8: Local Shops

    Policy 3.9: Commercial Vehicle Parking

    Policy 3.10: Non-residential Development in Residential Areas

    Policy 3.11: Aged and Dependent Persons' Dwellings

Non Residential Zones: Use and Development

    Policy 4.1: Design of Non-residential Development

    Policy 4.2: Residential Development in Non-residential Areas

    Policy 4.3: Amusement Centres

Ancillary Uses and Development

    Policy 5.1: Parking

    Policy 5.2: Advertising Signs

    Policy 5.3: Landscaping and Water Sensitive Urban Design

    Policy 5.4: Communications Antennae

    Policy 5.5: Telecommunications Infrastructure

    Policy 5.6: Percent for Public Art

Precinct Policies

    Policy 6.1: Precinct P1 - City Beach

    Policy 6.2: Precinct P2 - Reabold

    Policy 6.3: Precinct P3 - Floreat

    Policy 6.4: Precinct P4 - Wembley

    Policy 6.5: Precinct P5 - West Leederville

    Policy 6.6: Precinct P6 - Lake Monger

Design Guidelines

To ensure high quality development outcomes, design guidelines may also be adopted by Council under Town Planning Scheme No.1. Design guidelines provide specific design controls for certain areas or development within Cambridge.

Design Guidelines (available below) have been adopted for the Holyrood Conservation Area (shown on the Scheme Map) to maintain the character of the street.

   Holyrood Street Design Guidelines

Design Guidelines have been approved by Council for the Ocean Mia development in City Beach. View the gudelines below.

   Ocean Mia Design Guidelines

View other supporting documents below.

   Addenda to Specific Lot Guidelines (this addenda shows amended garage locations for nominated lots and amended site level for Lot 520)

   Addenda to Type 5 - South Facing Lots (this addenda shows the amended diagram for single and double storey development on page 27 of the guidelines)

For further information on the Ocean Mia development, visit the Ocean Mia website.