September 2025: MRS Amendment advertised by DPLH - Community Feedback invited
As ECU gets ready to move to its new City Campus in 2026, planning is continuing for the future of the Mount Lawley site. The Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) is advertising a Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) amendment which is the first statutory step in preparing the site for future redevelopment.
Community feedback is invited between Monday 13 September & Monday 13 October 2025 via the DPLH website on the following:
- Re-zoning the ECU Mount Lawley site from Public Purposes – Tertiary Education to predominantly Urban zone and Public Purposes – High School.
- Minor modification to the Other Regional Roads (ORR) reservation for a truncation on Central Avenue.
This MRS amendment sets the framework for the site’s next chapter. It will allow for new homes, more green space and community facilities, creating a vibrant neighbourhood that supports the local area for years to come.
For more information on the planning process for this project visit the FAQs page
August 2025: Draft Master Plan – Community consultation closed
Thank you to everyone who took the time to provide feedback and attend the community information drop-in sessions. Now that the community consultation period for the Draft Master Plan has closed, here’s what’s happing next:
- All feedback received is being reviewed to help inform the
final Master Plan
- An Engagement Outcomes Report summarising the community feedback
will be released later in 2025
- Work will commence on the Precinct Structure Plan
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If you have any further queries or comments, please email MountLawleyECU@developmentwa.com.au
Draft Master Plan key features
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Draft Master Plan feedback period is now closed
A new urban community in the heart of Mount Lawley that stitches together the distinctive character of surrounding areas to create a new place to live, to visit, to connect and to feel at home.
Vibrant community and educational uses will sit among high quality, contemporary housing within a vibrant, leafy and inclusive urban village.
It is a place is grounded in sustainability and harnesses its previous spirit of creativity, innovation and intelligence that has had a profound influence on Perth and Western Australia.
In 2020, the State Government announced the Perth City Deal, which included relocating Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) Mount Lawley campus to the Perth City. The new City Campus is expected to welcome students in 2026.
DevelopmentWA is beginning the journey to transform this unique site, with plans to create a vibrant new community featuring residential and commercial opportunities along with a variety of community amenities.
This 18.6ha site is situated approximately 4km from Perth's CBD, nestled at the crossroads of Mount Lawley, Menora, and Inglewood, providing great potential to create a vibrant destination for living, leisure, and business.
Following the closing of the Draft Master Plan feedback period, DevelopmentWA will finalise the Master Plan and prepare a Precinct Structure Plan to guide future subdivision, infrastructure coordination and built form outcomes. Community engagement will continue through future phases of planning and delivery.
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