Notice is hereby given that in accordance with clause 23 of the Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS), the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) resolved on 16 September 2026 to:
- Transfer 325 ha of land within a Portion of North Ellenbrook (West) from the Urban Deferred zone to the Urban zone, as shown on Amending Plan 4.1687; and
- Transfer 434.28 ha of land within North Ellenbrook (East) from the Urban Deferred zone to the Urban zone, as shown on Amending Plan 4.1688.
Pursuant to section 126(3) of the Planning and Development Act 2005, the WAPC has the option of concurrently rezoning land that is being zoned Urban under a region scheme to a zone which is consistent with the objective of the Urban zone in the corresponding local planning scheme.
The WAPC agreed to the land being zoned Urban within Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment 1461/23 being transferred to the Residential Development zone in the City of Swan Local Planning Scheme No. 17.
Accordingly, the amendment to the Metropolitan Region Scheme and the City of Swan Local Planning Scheme No. 17 are effective on and from the date of publication of this notice in the Government Gazette, being 9 October 2026.
