TPS/3306: Local Planning Scheme No. 3 Amendment No. 9

Published on Wednesday, 22 April 2026 at 9:56:11 AM

Planning and Development Act 2005

APPROVED LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT

Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale

Local Planning Scheme No. 3 Amendment No. 9 

File:       TPS/3306

It is hereby notified for public information, in accordance with section 87 of the Planning and Development Act 2005 that the Minister for Planning approved the abovementioned amendment to the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Local Planning Scheme No. 3 on 8 April 2026 for the purpose of:

  1. In Part 6 Division 1 Clause 37, ‘Term Used’:
    1. Delete the definition for short-term accommodation.
    2. Amend the general definition for cabin to:

means a building that –

(a)             is an individual unit other than a chalet; and

(b)            forms part of -

(i)         tourist and visitor accommodation; or

(ii)        a caravan park; and

(c)            if the unit forms part of a caravan park - is used to provide accommodation for persons, on a commercial basis, with no individual person accommodated for a period or periods exceeding a total of 3 months in any 12-month period.

 

C. Amend the general definition for chalet to:

 means a building that –

(a)       is a self-contained unit that includes cooking facilities, bathroom facilities and separate living and sleeping areas; and

(b)       forms part of -

(i)        tourist and visitor accommodation; or

(ii)       a caravan park; and

(c)       if the unit forms part of a caravan park - is used to provide accommodation for persons, on a commercial basis, with no individual person accommodated for a period or periods exceeding a total of 3 months in any 12-month period.

 

  1. In Part 6, Division 2 Clause 38, ‘Land Use Terms Used”:
    1. Delete the definitions for:
      • bed and breakfast;
      • holiday accommodation;
      • holiday house;
      • motel;
      • serviced apartment; and
      • tourist development.

B. Amend the existing land use term for road house by deleting paragraph

    (d) and inserting:

    (e) accommodation for guests, on a commercial basis, with no individual guest accommodated for a period or periods exceeding a total of 3 months in any 12-month period.

     

    C. Insert the definition for tourist and visitor accommodation as per Schedule 1 – Model Provisions.

     

    1. In Part 3, Table 3 ‘Zoning Table’ insert in alpabetical order the following land uses and permissibility:
      1. hosted-short term rental accommodation; designate as ‘P’ uses in Residential, Urban Development, Rural Residential, Rural Smallholdings, Rural Environmental Conservation, District Centre, Neighbourhood Centre, Rural Townsite and Mixed Use zones and ‘X’ uses in all other zones.
      2. unhosted short term rental accommodation; designated as ‘D’ uses in District Centre, Neighbourhood Centre, Rural Townsite and Mixed-Use zones; as ‘A’ uses in Residential, Urban Development, Rural Residential, Rural Smallholdings, Rural and Environmental Conservation zones and ‘X’ in all other zones
      3. tourist and visitor accommodation and designate as ‘A’ uses in Urban Development, Rural Small holdings, Rural, District Cente, Neighbourhood Centre, Rural Townsite and Mixed-Use zones and ‘X’ in all other zones.

     

    1. In Part 3, Table 3 ‘Zoning Table’, delete all references to:
        •  bed and breakfast;
        • holiday accommodation;
        • holiday house;
        • motel;
        • serviced apartment; and
        • tourist development.
    1. In Schedule 2 ‘Special Use Zones’ No. SU1.

     A. Delete the land uses for:

        •  bed and breakfast;
        • holiday accommodation;
        • holiday house;
        • motel;
        • serviced apartment; and
        • tourist development.

    B. Insert ‘hosted short-term rental accommodation’ as ‘P’ use, ‘unhosted short-term rental accommodation’ as an ‘A’ use, and ‘tourist and visitor accommodation’, as an ‘A’ use.

     

    1. In Schedule 4 ‘Additional Site and Development Requirements’ No. 4.1 – Zone Development Requirements.
      1. Delete reference to ‘holiday accommodation’ in Rural Smallholdings section and replace with ‘tourist and visitor accommodation’.
      2. Delete reference to ‘holiday accommodation’ in Rural section and replace with 'tourist accommodation.

          7. In Schedule 4 ‘Additional Site and Development Requirements’ No. 4.3 – Car Parking Requirements:

      1. Replace ‘bed and breakfast’ land use in the car parking standards table with ‘hosted short term rental accommodation’.
      2. Delete car parking standards for the following land uses from the table:
        • holiday accommodation
        • motel.

    8. In Schedule 4 ‘Additional Site and Development Requirements’ No 4.4 – Bicycle Parking and Facilities.

      1. Replace ‘bed and breakfast’ land use in the bicycle parking standards table with ‘hosted short-term rental accommodation’.
      2. Delete bicycle parking standards for the following land uses from the table:
        • holiday accommodation
        • motel.

     

    R COALES

    PRESIDENT

     

    P MARTIN

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

     

     

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