PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO.231 TO LOCAL PLANNING SCHEME NO.17 - TO INTEGRATE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATION (STRA) PROVISIONS INTO THE SCHEME (LPS17-231)
You are invited to make comment on this proposed Scheme Amendment No.231 before it is considered further.
| DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS | Complete the Online Feedback Form below by: CLOSE OF BUSINESS (5.00PM) on Friday 15 August, 2025 |
| Name | Amendment No.231 to City of Swan Local Planning Scheme No.17 |
| Motivation (directed by state government) | The purpose of this proposal is to implement the State Government’s reforms for short-term rental accommodation (STRA) into our scheme. These changes are required by the State Government to have a consistent approach to describing and regulating STRA developments. The Minister for Planning has directed all local governments to update their schemes to align with these STRA reforms and Amendment No.231 is fulfilling this obligation. |
| What is changing? | In summary, it proposes to amend the scheme text by introducing the state’s short-term rental accommodation (STRA) land use classes and terms of:
and establish where they are allowed, or not, using the state reforms, the Minister’s direction and/or equivalent land use classes for guidance. It also seeks to delete or amend existing land use classes to align with the state’s STRA reforms. See the execution pages for the specifics and details.
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| Summary of the various advertised material: | Scheme Amendment Document: This is the proposal for comment, in particular, the execution pages at the rear of this document. Key execution pages (how the scheme is changing): Allows readers to quickly view the key pages on how the scheme text is changing. This is extracted from the rear of the Scheme Amendment Document. Background Info: The existing Local Planning Scheme No.17 text is available to allow readers to compare the proposal against. The other background material includes key state-level documents that have informed the need and content of this amendment. |
| Advice 1 - What is short-term rental accommodation (STRA)? | Short-term rental accommodation (STRA) refers to the practice of renting out a dwelling (or dwellings) for a relatively short period of time, usually on a nightly or weekly basis. This type of accommodation is normally booked through online platforms and is popular among travellers and visitors seeking temporary lodging for holidays, business trips or other short stays. See Section 2 of the proposal document for more details with Section 3 elaborating on the differences between hosted and unhosted STRA.
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| Advice 2 - External links | The Western Australian Planning Commission website provides more information on the state’s short-term rental accommodation reforms, which is available at (external link): https://www.planning.wa.gov.au/planning-reform/short-term-rental-accommodation-planning-reforms
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| Note 1 | Comments received will be reported on in public documents in general terms only (name and the zone that submitter may refer to).
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| Note 2 | Comments received will be forwarded to the Western Australian Planning Commission for consideration after the Council decision as part of the ordinary assessment process.
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| Note 3 | Late submissions will not be considered. SUBMISSIONS CLOSE 5.00PM ON FRIDAY 15 AUGUST 2025
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