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The co-founder of town planning firm Hatch says government should shift its focus away from Metronet and towards mid-tier transport.

A proposal by Santa Maria College to build a $25 million performing arts centre at its Attadale campus was approved unanimously at a meeting this morning.

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A private girls' school is proposing to build a new performing arts facility at its Attadale campus, including a 650-seat auditorium.

A $135 million project of two towers in Leederville has been approved with flying colours and was labelled a "benchmark" of development planning at an assessment panel meeting.

A $70 million hospital will be constructed in Vasse to meet the health care demands from the Busselton and Margaret River communities.

A $40 million plan to expand an aged care facility and make use of a vacant prominent street corner in Maylands has been given the green light.

Aged care home provider CraigCare is planning to build a $40 million facility on a prominent vacant corner in Maylands.

The City of Perth has backed the WA Housing Authority's plan to build a $34.5 million apartment tower on Wellington Street, but not everyone is as supportive.

The development will include 742 dwellings, including 100 affordable housing units, across four towers of up to 36 storeys, retail and entertainment districts.

Western Australia-based land developer Peet has lodged plans to build a $20 million 11-storey apartment tower in Mosman Park.

A revised planning strategy and new developments could set the tone for a renewed Cottesloe beachfront.

The remaining business owners in Armadale's Jull Street Mall are struggling to stay afloat, but stakeholders remain at odds over whether reopening the mall to one-way traffic is the answer.

Global consulting and engineering firm Hatch has expanded its Australian presence by purchasing Perth-based RobertsDay, which is ranked as WA's largest town planning firm.

Percent for Art schemes have led to growth in the amount of public art in WA, and the boom is just beginning.

The shift in work habits during COVID-19 provides an attractive development opportunity for suburban councils.

SPECIAL REPORT: Flashpoints over increased density are reaching the urban fringe, with local community groups in outer suburbs resisting change as much as their inner-city counterparts.

Western Australia's planning system is at risk of delivering vanilla precincts that are replicas of one another if it continues its focus on policies and processes.

Deloitte has won a state government contract to prepare a business case for the Morley to Ellenbrook rail line, to be undertaken in parallel with another study looking at route options.

An art exhibition that aims to showcase the creative side of the state's town planning professionals is under way at Brookfield Place.

Western Australia's first micro-lots will be built at Ellenbrook, with a concept expected to be ready for the public in the second half of next year.

Roberts Day senior designer Peter Ciemitis and architecture and planning group HASSELL have been lauded for their contributions to the sector by the industry's peak representative body, the Plannin

Government and industry have taken a hands-on approach to avoid rapid residential price growth.

Western Australian town planners are working at capacity, with demand for their services being driven by an uptick of activity in land development as well as the state government's efforts to boost

IT'S slow, it's uncertain and it's costly. That's how property industry players describe the processes for gaining approvals for new developments.

The state government is set to unveil a design concept this evening for the Mulataga master planned community, considered a key plank of its $1.5 billion Karratha city of the North development.

WITH the state government planning to pour $856 million into its Pilbara Cities program, it seems logical for town planning firms to exploit this opportunity by expanding in the targeted growth centres of Port Hedland and Karratha.

Scarborough is Perth's latest coastline battleground, with The City of Stirling council proposing a planning amendment that would make way for a significant overhaul of the foreshore.