Your comments are invited – Development Application – Warehouse/Storage and Office building, and Use Not Listed (Large Format Digital Signage) - 18 Division Street WELSHPOOL WA 6106 – City ref: DAP25/0003.
As the application is a Development Assessment Panel (DAP) application the City will assess the application and provide a Responsible Authority Report including a recommendation for the application to the DAP. The City is not the delegated authority (decision-making body).
The application briefly outlined below:
- Proposed Warehouse/Storage and Office building comprising;
- Two storey built form;
- Office space to front of building, fronting Division Street;
- Warehouse space to the rear and side of office;
- One male and one female toilet;
- Proposed Large Format Digital Signage comprising;
- 17.2m overall maximum height;
- 48m2 one-way screen;
- Five on-site car parking spaces and four bicycle parking spaces; and
- Eight tree plantings on site.
An assessment of the application by the City’s officers noted the following matter(s) requiring consideration:
- The proposal includes a Use Not Listed (Large Format Digital Signage). In accordance with the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 (the Regs) Clause 64, consultation is required to be undertaken by the Local Government.
Prior to making a decision on the application, adjoining affected owners and occupiers are invited to view the development plans and supporting reports, and make comment on the planning matters that affect their property.
Matters that we would like you to consider
We ask that you consider the following matter(s) and let us know whether you object to or support the development proposal.
The land use
The proposed land use, Large Format Digital Signage, is a use that is not specifically referred to in the zoning table (Table 3) of the City’s Local Planning Scheme No.42 (LPS42) and cannot reasonably be determined as falling with a use class referred to in the zoning table. In accordance with LPS42 Clause 3.3.4 the proposed land use requires consideration by the Local Government.
Proposed signage form
The City’s Local Planning Policy 05 Advertising Signs (LP05) provides a maximum screen area size for Digital Format Signs under Clause 4.3b of 42.4m2 in the General Industry zone. The proposal has a proposed screen area of 48m2.
The City’s Local Planning Policy 05 Advertising Signs (LP05) provides a maximum height for Billboard Signs (the signage type that a Large Format Digital Sign falls under) under Clause 4.3b of 12.5m. The proposal has an approximate maximum height of 17.2m.
Reference documents download links
City of Canning Town Planning Scheme No. 42:
https://www.canning.wa.gov.au/CanningWebsite/media/Files/Residents/Strategic-Urban-Planning/Strategic-Planning/Local-Planning-Scheme-42-Text-26052020.PDF
Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 (Deemed Provisions):
https://www.planning.wa.gov.au/publications/7295.aspx
City of Canning Local Planning Policy 05 Advertising Signs
Microsoft Word - D24 64707 (Revision 6) LP.05 Advertising Signs - Clean version after advertising period.docx
Viewing the development plans and supporting other documents
Copies of the development plans, and supporting reports, may be viewed by:
- Visiting the City’s offices located at 1317 Albany Highway, Cannington, between 8:15am and 5:00pm, Monday to Friday;
- Contacting the responsible City officer (using the contact officer details provided below) and requesting that the documents be emailed to you; or
- Downloading the documents from this webpage.
How and when to submit your comments
Please submit your comments (in writing) to the City by 5pm on Wednesday 20 August 2025. Where possible we ask that you submit your comments via email however your written comments may be submitted via one of the following contact methods:
- Email your comments to the assessing officer via the details listed below. Please remember to include the reference number DAP25/0003 in the subject line, and your name and affected property address in the body of the email; or
- Mail the comment form to: City of Canning, Locked bag 80, WELSHPOOL WA 6986.
What happens following consultation?
Following closure of this consultation period, a delegated (authorised) officer of the City will consider any comments from adjoining affected landowner(s) and occupiers.
As the application is a DAP application the City will provide a Responsible Authority Report to the DAP for their determination.
Any submitters during the consultation period will receive notification from the City of the consideration of the item at a DAP meeting and may register to attend or view the meeting online.
Your comments are invited – Development Application – Warehouse/Storage and Office building, and Use Not Listed (Large Format Digital Signage) - 18 Division Street WELSHPOOL WA 6106 – City ref: DAP25/0003.
As the application is a Development Assessment Panel (DAP) application the City will assess the application and provide a Responsible Authority Report including a recommendation for the application to the DAP. The City is not the delegated authority (decision-making body).
The application briefly outlined below:
- Proposed Warehouse/Storage and Office building comprising;
- Two storey built form;
- Office space to front of building, fronting Division Street;
- Warehouse space to the rear and side of office;
- One male and one female toilet;
- Proposed Large Format Digital Signage comprising;
- 17.2m overall maximum height;
- 48m2 one-way screen;
- Five on-site car parking spaces and four bicycle parking spaces; and
- Eight tree plantings on site.
An assessment of the application by the City’s officers noted the following matter(s) requiring consideration:
- The proposal includes a Use Not Listed (Large Format Digital Signage). In accordance with the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 (the Regs) Clause 64, consultation is required to be undertaken by the Local Government.
Prior to making a decision on the application, adjoining affected owners and occupiers are invited to view the development plans and supporting reports, and make comment on the planning matters that affect their property.
Matters that we would like you to consider
We ask that you consider the following matter(s) and let us know whether you object to or support the development proposal.
The land use
The proposed land use, Large Format Digital Signage, is a use that is not specifically referred to in the zoning table (Table 3) of the City’s Local Planning Scheme No.42 (LPS42) and cannot reasonably be determined as falling with a use class referred to in the zoning table. In accordance with LPS42 Clause 3.3.4 the proposed land use requires consideration by the Local Government.
Proposed signage form
The City’s Local Planning Policy 05 Advertising Signs (LP05) provides a maximum screen area size for Digital Format Signs under Clause 4.3b of 42.4m2 in the General Industry zone. The proposal has a proposed screen area of 48m2.
The City’s Local Planning Policy 05 Advertising Signs (LP05) provides a maximum height for Billboard Signs (the signage type that a Large Format Digital Sign falls under) under Clause 4.3b of 12.5m. The proposal has an approximate maximum height of 17.2m.
Reference documents download links
City of Canning Town Planning Scheme No. 42:
https://www.canning.wa.gov.au/CanningWebsite/media/Files/Residents/Strategic-Urban-Planning/Strategic-Planning/Local-Planning-Scheme-42-Text-26052020.PDF
Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 (Deemed Provisions):
https://www.planning.wa.gov.au/publications/7295.aspx
City of Canning Local Planning Policy 05 Advertising Signs
Microsoft Word - D24 64707 (Revision 6) LP.05 Advertising Signs - Clean version after advertising period.docx
Viewing the development plans and supporting other documents
Copies of the development plans, and supporting reports, may be viewed by:
- Visiting the City’s offices located at 1317 Albany Highway, Cannington, between 8:15am and 5:00pm, Monday to Friday;
- Contacting the responsible City officer (using the contact officer details provided below) and requesting that the documents be emailed to you; or
- Downloading the documents from this webpage.
How and when to submit your comments
Please submit your comments (in writing) to the City by 5pm on Wednesday 20 August 2025. Where possible we ask that you submit your comments via email however your written comments may be submitted via one of the following contact methods:
- Email your comments to the assessing officer via the details listed below. Please remember to include the reference number DAP25/0003 in the subject line, and your name and affected property address in the body of the email; or
- Mail the comment form to: City of Canning, Locked bag 80, WELSHPOOL WA 6986.
What happens following consultation?
Following closure of this consultation period, a delegated (authorised) officer of the City will consider any comments from adjoining affected landowner(s) and occupiers.
As the application is a DAP application the City will provide a Responsible Authority Report to the DAP for their determination.
Any submitters during the consultation period will receive notification from the City of the consideration of the item at a DAP meeting and may register to attend or view the meeting online.
