Draft Local Planning Strategy

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Update: Public Comment on the Draft Strategy closed 22 December 2023.

Submissions will now be collated and reviewed, and revisions to the Draft Strategy investigated.

For further enquiries please contact enquiries@denmark.wa.gov.au


The Shire has prepared an updated draft Local Planning Strategy to guide how our community will grow and develop over the next 15 years. The draft Strategy aims to reflect the community’s vision for the future, as expressed in the Shire’s Strategic Community Plan Our Future 2033. The draft Strategy will replace the previous Local Planning Strategy from 2011 and provide direction for a new Local Planning Scheme.

The Shire of Denmark Council and the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) have endorsed the draft Strategy for public advertising and the community is now invited to have their say.

Draft Local Planning Strategy and Supporting Information

Please see below a list of links that provide relevant resources and information to assist you in reviewing and making a submission about the draft Strategy.


Copy of the draft Local Planning Strategy

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Information sheets:


Printed copies of all documents are available to view at the Shire’s administration office and Denmark Library.

Links to additional background documents related to the development of the draft Strategy, including community consultation and technical reports, are provided further down this page.

How to lodge your submission

You can provide feedback on the draft Local Planning Strategy in the following ways:

  1. Complete the online submission form below, under the heading ‘Provide feedback on the draft Local Planning Strategy’; or
  2. Write your own submission and:
  • Email it to enquiries@denmark.wa.gov.au; or
  • Mail to Shire of Denmark, PO Box 183, Denmark, WA 6333; or
  • Drop it off in person at the Shire administration office: 953 South Coast Highway, Denmark.

The 60 day public advertising period ends Friday 22 December 2023.

All feedback received will be considered and the draft Strategy reviewed before it is presented back to the Council and the WAPC for final endorsement.

If you are unsure about what the draft Strategy might mean for your property, please contact the Planning Services team to ask questions or to make an appointment to meet with a planning officer on (08) 9848 0313 or email enquiries@denmark.wa.gov.au

Please continue down the page to find further background documents and the online survey form.

Update: Public Comment on the Draft Strategy closed 22 December 2023.

Submissions will now be collated and reviewed, and revisions to the Draft Strategy investigated.

For further enquiries please contact enquiries@denmark.wa.gov.au


The Shire has prepared an updated draft Local Planning Strategy to guide how our community will grow and develop over the next 15 years. The draft Strategy aims to reflect the community’s vision for the future, as expressed in the Shire’s Strategic Community Plan Our Future 2033. The draft Strategy will replace the previous Local Planning Strategy from 2011 and provide direction for a new Local Planning Scheme.

The Shire of Denmark Council and the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) have endorsed the draft Strategy for public advertising and the community is now invited to have their say.

Draft Local Planning Strategy and Supporting Information

Please see below a list of links that provide relevant resources and information to assist you in reviewing and making a submission about the draft Strategy.


Copy of the draft Local Planning Strategy

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Information sheets:


Printed copies of all documents are available to view at the Shire’s administration office and Denmark Library.

Links to additional background documents related to the development of the draft Strategy, including community consultation and technical reports, are provided further down this page.

How to lodge your submission

You can provide feedback on the draft Local Planning Strategy in the following ways:

  1. Complete the online submission form below, under the heading ‘Provide feedback on the draft Local Planning Strategy’; or
  2. Write your own submission and:
  • Email it to enquiries@denmark.wa.gov.au; or
  • Mail to Shire of Denmark, PO Box 183, Denmark, WA 6333; or
  • Drop it off in person at the Shire administration office: 953 South Coast Highway, Denmark.

The 60 day public advertising period ends Friday 22 December 2023.

All feedback received will be considered and the draft Strategy reviewed before it is presented back to the Council and the WAPC for final endorsement.

If you are unsure about what the draft Strategy might mean for your property, please contact the Planning Services team to ask questions or to make an appointment to meet with a planning officer on (08) 9848 0313 or email enquiries@denmark.wa.gov.au

Please continue down the page to find further background documents and the online survey form.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Key Issues Survey

    If you couldn't make it to the Local Planning Strategy Update on 23 June and would still like to have your say, please take this 5-10 minute survey.

    SURVEY EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY 23 JULY 2021

    As we prepare the Strategy we have found a number of key issues that would benefit from community feedback, including:

    • Housing diversity, residential density and Infill development
    • Preserving landscapes, views and amenity
    • Commercial services and leakage of trade to other centres
    • Tourism precincts and sustainability

    We appreciate your feedback! This will help us to understand how to address these key issues in the new Strategy.

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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Have your say - Denmark in your hands

    Denmark is in YOUR hands and we are looking for YOUR big ideas on how Denmark should look, feel and function in the coming 15 years.

    To help get the conversation started we have prepared a survey below with six topic areas. Feel free to answer as much or as little as you like online, or you can download, print and complete the topic papers that interest you from the documents section.   

    Please don’t feel constrained if surveys just aren’t your thing, drop us a line at PO Box 183 Denmark, or via email to enquiries@denmark.wa.gov.au or pop in to the Shire Administration Building at 953 South Coast Highway, where our friendly team will be glad to accept YOUR ideas!

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