FAQs

The area surrounding the future Noranda Station and Beechboro Road North are ‘Planning Areas’ in the City’s Local Planning Strategy, which identifies this area for future planning investigation and potential residential growth. Whilst the proposed ‘Roe Estate’ sits wholly within the City of Swan, it is within the walkable catchment of Noranda Station and adjacent to the City’s ‘Beechboro Road North Urban Corridor’ Planning Area, and a coordinated approach to growth in this area is required to achieve best outcomes and mitigate potential impacts.

Blackboy Way Reserve sits wholly within the City of Bayswater, and the City received a request for the road dedication earlier this year to support the residential redevelopment of the JSRACS site. The dedication of a local road requires an affirmative resolution of Council. This means that, if supported, Council will need to resolve to make a formal request to the Minister for Lands to dedicate the reserve as a local road. 

A structure plan is a key planning document which guides future zoning, subdivision, and development of an area of land. The proposed ‘Roe Estate’ sits wholly within the City of Swan, and the ‘Roe Estate’ structure plan application requires approval from the Western Australian Planning Commission. 

Blackboy Way Reserve sits wholly within the City of Bayswater. The dedication of a road is a process undertaken under separate legislation, requiring approval of the Minister for Lands, and relates solely to the legal purpose and tenure of the parcel of land. 

The applicant has provided a Transport Impact Assessment in support of the structure plan, which estimates that the residential development will generate approximately 1,050 vehicle trips per day. Approximately 84 of these vehicle trips will occur in each of the AM and PM peak hours. The TIA also estimates that 80% of vehicle trips generated by the development will use Blackboy Way for access.

The TIA estimates that Blackboy Way currently experiences approximately 350 vehicle trips per day. 

Vehicle access from Blackboy Way is already available to the development. A second access road from Blackboy Way Reserve is proposed to the west which is not the subject of this consultation.

Local roads are generally designed to accommodate up to 3,000 vehicle trips per day.

Lawful vehicle access is available to the applicant from Beechboro Road North, subject to a compliant traffic engineering design. Given current vehicle volumes on Beechboro Road North, it is likely that this option would require a slip lane for access, could create a conflict with other nearby intersections or infrastructure, and would require further approvals. The City has previously recommended that this option be investigated further by the applicant. Engagement with the applicant, the City of Swan and the State Government is ongoing.

Yes, if Council make an affirmative resolution and the Minister for Lands approves the request. The proposed road will become a public road under the care and control of the City of Bayswater.

Blackboy Way Reserve is not owned or managed by the City, and the City will therefore have limited control over the future development of the reserve. The proposed ‘Roe Estate’ structure plan can be approved and the land subdivided without this access, however the applicant would need to prepare an alternative design to accommodate this change.

This process relates to the underlying purpose of the land only, and does not provide any planning or engineering approvals for the road design.