1936 Cambridge Planning Law Repealed; Normal Council Planning Rules Still Apply
Cambridge Endowment Lands Amendment Bill 2026
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Cambridge local law 43 -- old planning and building rules from 1936 covering the Cambridge Endowment Lands (the Perry Lakes area, Lime Kilns Estate and Reserve 16921 in the Town of Cambridge, Perth) -- is repealed.
Almost all of local law 43 is already duplicated by the Town of Cambridge's own planning scheme, which is why it's being scrapped rather than kept as a second, confusing set of rules.
Two parts of local law 43 are still actually used today -- rules on allowed wall cladding materials, and rules on roof pitch and materials -- and these are being repealed too, even though the Town of Cambridge already commonly waives them anyway.
For 2 years after this Act starts, the Planning Minister can add any of local law 43's old rules straight into the Town of Cambridge's official planning scheme if the Town asks, skipping the usual public scheme-amendment process.
Repealing local law 43 does not remove normal planning approval requirements -- development on this land still needs approval under the Planning and Development Act 2005 and the Town of Cambridge's planning scheme, exactly as it does everywhere else.
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Dan Caddy ALP
“I move: That the bill be now read a second time. The purpose of this bill is straightforward. It removes outdated provisions in the Cambridge Endowment Lands Act 1920 and repeals the Town of Cambridge’s Local Law 43. These provisions have outlived their purpose.”
David Michael ALP
“I move: That the bill be now read a second time. The purpose of this bill is straightforward. It removes outdated provisions in the Cambridge Endowment Lands Act 1920 and repeals the Town of Cambridge’s local law 43. These provisions have outlived their purpose.”