Two multi-million-dollar developments in the western suburbs received the green light, including a four-storey Dalkeith build that had been refused twice by an assessment panel.
City of Nedlands chief executive Keri Shannon has taken immediate leave, less than three months since commissioners took over the western suburbs' council.
A state tribunal has quashed another western suburbs council's decision over proposed charges for ratepayers to contribute to $24 million worth of power projects.
Boom Logistics managing director and chief executive officer Ben Pieyre will leave the company at the end of 2025, having served in the role since early 2023.
The state government has confirmed Emma Cole as the next Western Australian Planning Commission chair, weeks after Business News revealed the appointment.
ANALYSIS: A plan to appoint Emma Cole as Western Australian Planning Commission chair would put a spotlight on her credentials, under recent changes to the state's planning act.
Two concrete batching plants will remain in Claisebrook for several more years after the state's peak planning body approval despite the area being earmarked for housing.
An Indigenous healing and training facility to trial a criminal justice rehabilitation and reintegration program has been approved to be built in the state's South West.
The state's peak planning body has approved a contentious $75.7 million apartment development in Mosman Park, dubbed Mos Lane, after a three-hour meeting.
The state's peak planning body has approved a 19-storey apartment development with an estimated value of $108.9 million to be built in the heart of Claremont's town centre.
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Saracen Properties has received approval for a proposed $85 million East Fremantle project and a time extension to find a builder amid the constrained construction market.
A $792 million expansion of Westfield Booragoon, which would make it the state's largest shopping centre, has been approved by WA's peak planning body.
The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved NewCo Mills' second go at building a stock feed grain mill on a 5.75 hectare site in Bullsbrook.
The state's planning commission has approved a 36-storey apartment building along Mill Point Road in South Perth, next door to Finbar's 21-storey Aurelia development.
Less reliance on cars, more green spaces and a shift away from centralised electricity could form the basis of a new policy on WA's neighbourhoods, the WA Planning Commission says.
Western Australian Planning Commission chair David Caddy will spend another two years in the top job after the state government extended his appointment until 2023.
Consistency across local governments and clear guidelines for decision makers are top priorities for the state government's comprehensive suite of planning reforms.
SPECIAL REPORT: Rita Saffioti is stamping her mark on the transport, lands and planning portfolios she took on last March, initiating a number of major reviews and appointing several industry figures to key roles.
