‘Inadequate’: State plans to develop coastal urban precinct in North Freo strongly opposed

Key points

• Fremantle councillors have strongly opposed plans to rezone a 23-hectare coastal area near Port Beach for urban development, citing inadequate planning and community consultation. The council submitted a report highlighting concerns over coastal erosion, insufficient transport planning, and lack of public feedback.
• Cr Andrew Sullivan emphasised the need for comprehensive strategies to protect the coastline and integrate the proposed urban precinct with the foreshore reserve.
• The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage will now review the council's submission.