21 Woodthorpe Drive WILLETTON - Place of Worship - Alterations and Additions - DAP25/0007

The City has received a Development Assessment Panel (DAP) application to consider Alterations and Additions to the Existing Place of Worship at the subject site.

The proposed additions and alterations over the subject site will comprise:

  • Modification of the existing ground level car parking to the east of the property which is being converted to an undercroft parking area. The modified car parking area will include realigned parking bays, areas designated for landscaping, and a new garage with proposed new access from Blythe Place to the north.
  • An upper floor extension to the east of the existing building that includes the following components:
    • Addition of a proposed new meditation hall located centrally within the extension of the building to the east.
    • A communal balcony to the southern side of the proposed new meditation hall, fronting Woodthorpe Drive.
    • Addition of a new multi-purpose hall/ dining hall to the north of the proposed new meditation hall.
    • Addition of a new kitchen adjacent the proposed new multi-purpose hall/ dining hall.
  • The proposed extension will overhang the undercroft modified car parking area to the eastern side of the property. The extension will be connected to the existing building by a new foyer that will also serve as the new primary entry point to the facility
  • The provision of new storage and toilet and storage facilities, along with an upper floor services plant

As part of the assessment of this application, adjoining/nearby affected owners and occupiers are invited to view the development plans and supporting reports (as applicable), and make comment on the planning matters that affect their property.

Viewing Development Plans and Supporting Documents
You can view the development plans and related documents by downloading directly from this webpage.

How to Submit Your Comments

Please send your written feedback to the City by 5pm on Friday 12 December 2025. Where possible we ask that you submit your comments via the City’s Your Say website by scanning the QR Code provided below, however your written comments may be submitted via one of the following contact methods:

  • Online Form: Use the form below to submit your comments. You may also attach supporting documents such as plans, diagrams, or photographs.
  • Email: Send your comments to the assessing officer listed Include the reference number DAP25/0007 in the subject line, and your name and affected property address in the email body.
  • Mail: City of Canning, Locked Bag 80, WELSHPOOL WA 6986

Please remember to include the reference number DAP25/0007, and your name and affected property address in the subject line of your email/letter.

Written submissions, including the affected property address, are not considered confidential and may be referred to the applicant to assist negotiations relating to the proposal. Personal contact details such as names, email addresses and telephone numbers, however, will not be provided to the applicant. Written submissions may also be the subject of Freedom of Information requests and included as attachments to any public planning report relating to the application.

How the City will Process Comments

Please be advised the City is not the decision-maker for this application and the application will instead be determined by the Metro Inner Development Assessment Panel (DAP). The City’s role is to provide a recommendation to the DAP through a Responsible Authority Report. As part of preparing the City’s Responsible Authority Report to the DAP, the City is seeking your comments on the proposal.

Any comments will be included within the Responsible Authority Report to ensure that the community’s views have the opportunity to form part of the DAP’s consideration of the proposal. Information regarding the DAP process can be found on the DAP website.

The City has received a Development Assessment Panel (DAP) application to consider Alterations and Additions to the Existing Place of Worship at the subject site.

The proposed additions and alterations over the subject site will comprise:

  • Modification of the existing ground level car parking to the east of the property which is being converted to an undercroft parking area. The modified car parking area will include realigned parking bays, areas designated for landscaping, and a new garage with proposed new access from Blythe Place to the north.
  • An upper floor extension to the east of the existing building that includes the following components:
    • Addition of a proposed new meditation hall located centrally within the extension of the building to the east.
    • A communal balcony to the southern side of the proposed new meditation hall, fronting Woodthorpe Drive.
    • Addition of a new multi-purpose hall/ dining hall to the north of the proposed new meditation hall.
    • Addition of a new kitchen adjacent the proposed new multi-purpose hall/ dining hall.
  • The proposed extension will overhang the undercroft modified car parking area to the eastern side of the property. The extension will be connected to the existing building by a new foyer that will also serve as the new primary entry point to the facility
  • The provision of new storage and toilet and storage facilities, along with an upper floor services plant

As part of the assessment of this application, adjoining/nearby affected owners and occupiers are invited to view the development plans and supporting reports (as applicable), and make comment on the planning matters that affect their property.

Viewing Development Plans and Supporting Documents
You can view the development plans and related documents by downloading directly from this webpage.

How to Submit Your Comments

Please send your written feedback to the City by 5pm on Friday 12 December 2025. Where possible we ask that you submit your comments via the City’s Your Say website by scanning the QR Code provided below, however your written comments may be submitted via one of the following contact methods:

  • Online Form: Use the form below to submit your comments. You may also attach supporting documents such as plans, diagrams, or photographs.
  • Email: Send your comments to the assessing officer listed Include the reference number DAP25/0007 in the subject line, and your name and affected property address in the email body.
  • Mail: City of Canning, Locked Bag 80, WELSHPOOL WA 6986

Please remember to include the reference number DAP25/0007, and your name and affected property address in the subject line of your email/letter.

Written submissions, including the affected property address, are not considered confidential and may be referred to the applicant to assist negotiations relating to the proposal. Personal contact details such as names, email addresses and telephone numbers, however, will not be provided to the applicant. Written submissions may also be the subject of Freedom of Information requests and included as attachments to any public planning report relating to the application.

How the City will Process Comments

Please be advised the City is not the decision-maker for this application and the application will instead be determined by the Metro Inner Development Assessment Panel (DAP). The City’s role is to provide a recommendation to the DAP through a Responsible Authority Report. As part of preparing the City’s Responsible Authority Report to the DAP, the City is seeking your comments on the proposal.

Any comments will be included within the Responsible Authority Report to ensure that the community’s views have the opportunity to form part of the DAP’s consideration of the proposal. Information regarding the DAP process can be found on the DAP website.

  • Planning Submission Form


    Please review the proposal and the supporting documents. If you wish to provide feedback on the proposal, please provide your comments below by no later than COB 5pm on Friday 12 December 2025 



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