In accordance with Part 2, Division 2, Section 14(c)(vi) of the Planning and Development Act 2005, the Position Statement Child Care Premises was published and came into operation on 16 October 2026.
The Position Statement outlines how child care premises (CCP) should be considered and assessed in the Western Australian planning system.
It provides general guidance to local government and decision makers in the preparation of local planning scheme provisions, local planning policies and in determining development applications.
The Position Statement aims to:
- Ensure child care premises are appropriately located, responding to the local character, are designed to ensure the safety and health of children and to minimise impacts on adjoining properties.
- Provide clear outcome based planning guidance for decision makers by identifying the design quality outcomes to ensure consistent and efficient assessment of child care premises.
- Support small or medium child care premises in residential zones which are compatible with, and do not have an unreasonable impact upon, the amenity of adjoining and nearby residential area.
- Support the co-location of small, medium, large, or extra-large child care premises on compatible government reserves and commercial, mixed use and similar type zones.
