Structure Plans and Building Envelopes
What is a structure plan?
Structure plans help guide how land is subdivided and developed. They are commonly prepared for larger estates and rural residential subdivisions.
A structure plan may show:
- roads and access arrangements
- lot layout
- drainage and infrastructure
- vegetation retention areas
- bushfire management measures
- building envelopes.
A building envelope identifies the preferred location for buildings on a lot.
In many cases, building envelopes were used to:
- reduce bushfire exposure and lower Bushfire Attack Levels (BAL)
- avoid steep land or ridgelines
- protect important landscape character
- minimise vegetation clearing
- improve access and servicing outcomes.
Current Structure Plans
The following structure plans and development plans are currently endorsed and remain in force.
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Ref. No.
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Plan
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Status
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SPN/0679
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Lot 7 Gray Road, Bindoon Structure Plan
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Endorsed – expires 1 June 2026
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808/3/4/0007P
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Parkwood Springs Estate – Lot 19 Teatree Road, Bindoon Development Plan
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Endorsed – expires 19 October 2028
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SPN/2293
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Part Lot 101 (777) Teatree Road, Bindoon Structure Plan
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Endorsed – expires 11 June 2031
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CHIT/2016/1
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Lot 2 Reserve Road and Lot 9001 Rosewood Drive, Chittering Structure Plan
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Endorsed – expires 3 May 2036
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SPN/0271
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Modified Lots 3–4 Maddern Road, Chittering Development Plan
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Endorsed – expires 19 October 2028
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CHIT/2016/2
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Muchea Employment Node – Lot 102 Great Northern Highway Local Structure Plan 1
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Endorsed – expires 13 October 2027
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SPN/2216
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Lot 8 Buckthorn Drive, Lower Chittering Local Structure Plan
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Endorsed – expires 20 September 2029
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WAPC/18/0064
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Muchea Industrial Park District Structure Plan
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Endorsed
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Expired Structure Plans
The following plans have expired.
Although these plans are no longer current statutory planning documents, they may still contain useful information regarding:
- preferred building locations
- bushfire planning
- ridgeline protection
- vegetation management
- access and servicing constraints.
Property owners are encouraged to consider the original intent of any building envelope shown on an expired plan when planning development.
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Ref. No.
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Plan
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Status
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SPN/0533
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Lot 103 Gray Road, Bindoon Development Plan
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Expired
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SPN/0021
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Modified Rawson Springs Outline Development Plan – Lot 20 Gray Road, Bindoon
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Expired
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837/3/4/0002P
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Lot 10 Gray Road, Bindoon Development Plan
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Expired
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SPN/0088
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Lot 11 Gray Road, Bindoon Development Plan
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Expired
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SPN/0379
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Lot 101 Teatree Road, Bindoon Outline Development Plan (2014 Plan)
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Expired
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837/3/4/0004P
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Corner Teatree Road and Donaldson Road, Bindoon – Endeavour Drive Development Plan
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Expired
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SPN/0091
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Hillstreams Chittering – Lot 1 Julimar Road, Chittering Outline Development Plan
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Expired
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SPN/0650
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Lot 2 Maddern South Road, Chittering Outline Development Plan
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Expired
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SPN/0713
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Lot 9501 Wisteria Way and Willaring Way, Chittering Structure Plan
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Expired
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808/3/4/0008P
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Lot 7 (356) Reserve Road, Chittering Development Plan (2013 subdivision concept plan)
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Expired
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837/3/4/0003P
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Lot 51 Great Northern Highway, Chittering Development Plan
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Expired
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SPN/0812
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Maryville Downs Structure Plan (original plan)
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Expired
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SPN/0118
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Lot 2 (139) Morley Road, Lower Chittering Development Plan
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Expired
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SPN/0036
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Lots 600 and 601 Muchea East Road, Lower Chittering Development Plan
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Expired
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808/3/4/0006P
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Lot 3 Morley Road, Lower Chittering Development Plan
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Expired
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Revoked Structure Plans
The following structure plan has been formally revoked.
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Ref. No.
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Plan
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Status
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801/3/4/0002P
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Muchea Employment Node Structure Plan
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Revoked
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What rules apply if a structure plan has expired or been revoked?
Where a structure plan has expired or been revoked, development standards will generally revert to the Shire of Chittering Local Planning Scheme No. 6 and any applicable local planning policies.
For Rural Residential land, the Scheme generally requires the following setbacks:
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Boundary
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Minimum setback
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Front setback to a Highway
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100 metres
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Front setback to a Major Road
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50 metres
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Front setback to a subdivisional road
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20 metres
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Side setback
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15 metres
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Rear setback
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20 metres
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Local Planning Policy No. 18 – Setbacks may also apply in some circumstances.
Important Exception - Approved Modified Building Envelopes
If a building envelope was formally modified through a development approval, that approved modified building envelope may continue to apply even where the original structure plan has expired or been revoked.
Property owners should not assume that the expiry of a structure plan automatically removes all building envelope requirements.
Before You Design or Build
Before preparing plans or lodging an application, property owners should:
- check whether a structure plan applies to the land
- confirm whether the structure plan is current, expired or revoked
- review any approved building envelope
- consider bushfire constraints and BAL ratings
- review applicable setback requirements
- contact the Shire’s Planning team if unsure.
The below listing contains plans for all localities in the Shire of Chittering. Newer structure plans can also be found on the link below.
Other Structure Plans - DPLH Website
If you cannot find the plan you are looking for, please email us on chatter@chittering.wa.gov.au with the address of the property you are looking for.