About the City's Local Planning Strategy
The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Local Planning Strategy supports the community’s vision of shaping Kalgoorlie-Boulder to be a place where people choose to live, work, and play.
This page provides information on current development applications that require community consultation and public advertising.
Under the City's Local Planning Scheme No. 2, certain types of development applications require community consultation and public advertising to be undertaken, particularly where large-scale developments are being proposed, land use applications or variations to a development standard that may impact on adjoining properties or the surrounding community.
How Planning Applications Are Assessed
We know development proposals can spark a lot of interest - and sometimes concern - in the community. Whether it's a new commercial building or a proposed workforce accommodation facility, one common question is: who approves these applications?
The answer depends on the value, complexity, and type of development.
The Role of Council
The City’s Planning Team assesses most development applications in line with the Local Planning Scheme No. 2 and State Planning Policies. Council is responsible for:
Importantly, Council and planning officers can only make decisions based on the planning merits of an application. These include things like land use, built form, traffic management, and environmental impacts - not whether a proposal is popular or unpopular in the community.
This ensures consistency, fairness, and compliance with the planning framework - even if individual views differ.
The Role of DAP
The State’s Regional Development Assessment Panel (RDAP) is an independent decision-making body comprising technical experts and two members of Council.
From 1 March 2024, Western Australia’s RDAP system became an opt-in for developments over $2 million (excluding single homes).
Development applications lodged with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, where the estimated cost of development is over $2 million are sent to RDAP on an opt-in basis.
Developers choose to go to RDAP for:
RDAP decisions are guided by the same planning rules and policies, with no influence from political or public pressure.
How Development Assessment Panels Work
For details about the administration of DAPs and the application process click here.
Community Involvement in the Development Application Process
We value community feedback and want to hear your views. While planning decisions are not popularity contests, your input helps decision-makers understand local context and possible impacts.
You can participate in the planning application process by:
- Reviewing development applications open for public comment (see the drop down list below)
- Lodging a submission during the consultation period
- If an application goes to RDAP, you can request to present your views at the panel meeting
Changes to the Local Government Act – 1 May 2025
As part of the State Government’s Local Government Reform, legislative amendments are being made for DAP Regulations.
For more information click here
Proposed DAP Applications
The City has received the following development application proposals, which have been sent to the Regional Development Assessment Panel and are open for community input.
Please complete the form below before the nominated closing date to provide your comments.
Notice of Meeting
A Regional Development Assessment Panel (DAP) Meeting has been scheduled on Tuesday, 6 May 2025, 9.30am at the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage. The meeting will determine the following applications:
| REF NOS. | FORM TYPE | LOCAL GOVERNMENT | PROPERTY LOCATION | APPLICATION DESCRIPTION | APPLICANT | OWNER | RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITY |
| DAP/21/2063 LG: DAP-D0211219 | SAT | Shire of Dardanup | Lot 2 Banksia Road, Crooked Brook | Landfill Waste Cells | Cleanaway Waste Pty Ltd | J&P Corporation | LG |
| DAP/24//02817 LG: D164/24 | Form 1 | City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder | Lot 173 Kitchener Road, Mullingar | Proposed Workforce Accommodation Facility | Planning Solutions | Northern Star Resources Ltd | LG |
Meeting agenda
The agenda will be available on the DAP website 7 clear days before the meeting.
Meeting minutes
Minutes of the meeting will be made available on the DAP website.
Other Proposed Development Applications open for feedback
These Development Applications are being assessed by the City.
The City has received an application for the demolition of the existing theatre and development of a new theatre on the abovementioned property. Prior to the City giving consideration to the proposal, comments from surrounding owners are sought.
If you have any comments to make on this proposal, please complete the "Request for Comment Form” and return it to the City by close of business, Thursday, 10 July 2025. Any submissions received by the aforementioned date will be considered in determining the application.
CKB Reference: D055/25
Planning Officer: Elisa Alanis Fuentes
Email: mailbag@ckb.wa.gov.au
Phone: 08 9021 9600
Documents
The City has received an application to construct an outbuilding on the abovementioned property. Prior to the City considering the proposal, comments from surrounding owners are sought.
If you have any comments to make on this proposal, please complete the attached “Request for Comment Form” and return it to the City by close of business Thursday, 10 July 2025. Additionally, you can submit comments online through the Yoursay website. Any submissions received by the aforementioned date will be considered in determining the application.
CKB Reference: D063/25
Planning Officer: Elisa Alanis Fuentes
Email: mailbag@ckb.wa.gov.au
Phone: 08 9021 9600
Documents
The City has received an application for a change of use from ‘Office and ‘Residential’ to ‘Tourist development’ and associated internal works. The development proposal seeks to use the existing building to provide short-term accommodation for guests.
The proposal comprises the following:
- Reconfiguring the internal rooms and repartitioning the later additions to the heritage building to create 19 guest accommodation rooms and associated communal facilities, which include:
- 14 single accommodation suites on the ground floor,
- 5 single accommodation suites on the first floor,
- New showers on the ground floor,
- Converting the existing ground floor kitchen to a laundry,
- Providing a new kitchen on the ground floor
- Creating a central dining, lounge, and games area on the ground floor,
- Reinstating the walls near the ground floor entry to create two guest rooms,
- Creating a new entry door to the caretaker’s accommodation, which is to be used by the keepers of the accommodation, and
- Providing 12 on-site parking bays for guests and staff.
- The external elements of the building are to be retained as-is.
- The accommodation suites will be made available for guest accommodation on a commercial basis.
Prior to the City giving consideration to the proposal, comments from surrounding owners are sought. If you have any comments to make on this proposal, please complete the Request to Comment Form below by the close of business, Monday 30 June 2025. Any submissions received by the aforementioned date will be considered in determining the application.
CKB Reference: D066/25
Submission Deadline: 30 June 2025
Planning Officer: Michael Fraser
Contact Number: 08 9021 9600
Documents
The City has received an application for the development of an extension to the existing outbuilding associated with a single dwelling on the abovementioned property. The proposal has been assessed against the Residential Design Codes. Before the City can consider the proposal, comments are being sought from surrounding property owners.
If you have any comments to make on this proposal, please complete the attached “Adjoining Property Owner / Occupier Comment Form” and return it to the City by close of business Wednesday, 25 June 2025. Any submissions received by the aforementioned date will be considered in determining the application.
Planning Officer: Elisa Alanis Fuentes
Email: mailbag@ckb.wa.gov.au
Phone: 08 9021 9600
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