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Direct Factory Outlet
Preliminary Draft Major Development Plan

                                           May 2016
Direct Factory Outlet - Preliminary Draft Major Development Plan - May 2016 - Perth Airport
The release of this Preliminary Draft Major Development Plan constitutes the Direct Factory Outlet Major Development Plan on the Perth Airport estate.

Queries regarding this Preliminary Draft Major Development Plan and all public submissions should be addressed to:
Integrated Planning Team
Perth Airport Pty Ltd
PO Box 6 CLOVERDALE, WA 6985
Email: MDP@perthairport.com.au
Phone: (08) 9478 8750

By close of business (WST) Friday 26 August 2016.
Direct Factory Outlet - Preliminary Draft Major Development Plan - May 2016 - Perth Airport
Contents

Executive Summary...................................................... 4                                7. Environment and Heritage Assessment ............. 38
                                                                                                         7.1 Legislative Context .................................................................... 38
1. Introduction .............................................................. 6
                                                                                                         7.2 Climate ...........................................................................................39
2. Description of the Development............................ 8                                          7.3 Geology and Soils ........................................................................41
2.1 Project Justification ..................................................................... 8        7.4 Hydrology ......................................................................................43
2.2 Site and Land Description ......................................................... 8                7.5 Fauna ...............................................................................................49
2.3 P
     roposed Development under this                                                                     7.6 Heritage .........................................................................................52
    Major Development Plan .........................................................10
                                                                                                         7.7 Other Matters ..............................................................................52
2.4 Project Scope ...............................................................................10
                                                                                                         7.8 Monitoring Program ..................................................................53
2.5 Construction activities .............................................................12
                                                                                                         7.9 Reporting .......................................................................................53
3. Planning Context.................................................... 16                               7.10 Risk Management .....................................................................53
3.1 Perth Airport Lease ....................................................................16           7.11 Conclusion ...................................................................................53
3.2 Perth Airport Master Plan 2014 ............................................16
                                                                                                         8. Relationship to Aviation Activity.........................54
3.3 Consistency with State and Local Planning Schemes......... 20
                                                                                                         8.1 Aircraft Noise Exposure Levels .............................................. 54
4. Retail Sustainability Assessment........................ 26                                           8.2 Effect of Flight Paths ................................................................55
4.1 Trade Area .....................................................................................26   8.3 Airspace Requirements .............................................................55
4.2 Trade Area Population ..............................................................26               8.4 Lighting in the Vicinity of the Aerodrome .........................57
4.3 Gravity Modelling Impacts ......................................................26                   8.5 Windshear .................................................................................... 58
4.4 Static Modelling Impacts ........................................................ 28                 8.6 Aviation Tower Line of Sight .................................................. 58
4.5 Conclusion .................................................................................... 28   8.7 Protection of Communication, Navigational and
                                                                                                              Surveillance Infrastructure ......................................................59
5. Socio-economic Assessment................................ 29
                                                                                                         8.8 Bird and Animal Hazard Management ................................59
5.1 Employment benefit ................................................................ 29
                                                                                                         8.9 Public Safety Zones ...................................................................59
5.2 Economic output to the economy ...................................... 29
                                                                                                         8.10 Local Security Risk ...................................................................59
5.3 Expenditure Capture ................................................................ 29
                                                                                                         8.11 Conclusion ...................................................................................59
5.4 Accessibility and Equity of Access for the Community ...... 29
5.5 Conclusion .................................................................................... 29   9. Consultation ............................................................60
                                                                                                         9.1 Perth Airport consent and ABC approval .......................... 60
6. Traffic Assessment................................................. 30
6.1 Trip Generation and Distribution .......................................... 30                       10. Conclusion ............................................................. 62
6.2 Traffic Capacity Analysis ..........................................................32               Appendix A................................................................... 63
6.3 Vehicle Site Access .................................................................... 34
6.4 Service Vehicle Access ............................................................. 34
6.5 Aviation Security Incident ...................................................... 34
6.6 Car Parking ...................................................................................35
6.7 Pedestrian and Cyclists ............................................................35
6.8 Public Transport ..........................................................................35
6.9 Construction ............................................................................... 36
6.10 Conclusion ...................................................................................37
Direct Factory Outlet - Preliminary Draft Major Development Plan - May 2016 - Perth Airport
Executive
Summary

            This Major Development Plan (MDP) outlines the case for the
            construction of a Direct Factory Outlet (DFO) development
            on the Perth Airport estate. This MDP is presented in
            accordance with the requirements for Major Development
            Plans prescribed under the Airports Act 1996 (Act).

            The DFO development includes:
            • DFO building of approximately 24,000 square metres Net
              Leasable Area (NLA),
            • at grade car parking, and
            • access for private and service vehicles to the development
              from Dunreath Drive.

            The DFO development incorporates the construction of
            a large format retail building, and associated car parking
            and access arrangements to service the development. The
            development meets with the intent of the Perth Airport
            Master Plan 2014 (as approved by the then Minister for
            Infrastructure and Regional Development on 9 January
            2015), as it brings into productive use land, that is not
            required for long-term aviation services, to support

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economic development and employment creation in                 With respect to environmental considerations, the
Western Australia. The development will integrate and           Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999 (EPBC
complement the land uses in the remainder of the Airport        Act) is the Commonwealth Government’s central piece of
West Precinct, as well as the existing and planned future       environmental legislation. It provides a legal framework
developments in the adjacent Redcliffe area, within the         to protect and manage national and internationally
City of Belmont.                                                important flora, fauna, ecological communities and heritage
                                                                places, defined in the EPBC Act as matters of national
An assessment of the development with respect to its place
                                                                environmental significance. In accordance with the Act
in the State’s Activity Centre hierarchy, has determined that
                                                                potential environmental impacts on the airport estate
the development is appropriate for Perth Airport, which
                                                                are considered via the Act’s MDP process. Accordingly, an
is classified as a ‘Specialised Centre’, and given the unique
                                                                assessment of the nine matters of national environmental
nature of the land use and far reaching trade catchment
                                                                significance to which the EPBC Act applies has been
area, the development will have minimal impact on other
                                                                undertaken as part of this MDP, and it is not considered that
activity centres in the vicinity. The development is expected
                                                                the DFO development will have any significant impact on
to generate significant employment and impact positively
                                                                the estate.
on the Western Australian economy as a whole.
                                                                This MDP fulfils the requirements under the Act.
Works for the proposed DFO development are expected to
commence late 2016, and are expected to be completed
mid to late 2018, subject to commercial conditions and all
relevant approvals.

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1. Introduction
Perth Airport is strategically located 12 kilometres east of
Perth’s Central Business District (CBD) and integrated with
other transport infrastructure including the Kewdale rail
freight facility, major highway networks and, via these roads,
the Port of Fremantle. The Perth Airport estate consists of
2,105 hectares and although the primary use of the estate is
for aviation purposes, there is land available for non-aviation
developments.

This Major Development Plan (MDP) has been prepared by
Perth Airport for the purpose of seeking Commonwealth
approval for the development of a Direct Factory Outlet (DFO)
on the Perth Airport estate.

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The DFO retail concept sees leading Australian and              • an assessment of the extent to which the future needs of
International brands or surplus goods that are out of season,     civil aviation users of the airport and other users of the
seconds or samples for sale at consistently below normal          airport will be met by the development,
retail prices. The DFO development at Perth Airport will see    • a detailed outline of the proposed development,
the construction of a commercial retail building that will      • whether or not the proposed development is consistent
house multiple retail tenancies, including food and beverage      with the airport’s lease from the Commonwealth,
tenancies, and the development of associated car parking        • whether or not the proposed development is consistent
and access ways to service the site.                              with the final master plan,
                                                                • if the proposed development could affect flight paths and
Perth Airport’s vision is to ‘operate an outstanding
                                                                  noise exposure levels at the airport and the extent of
airport business, providing great customer service’. In
                                                                  relevant consultation with airlines and local government,
order to achieve this vision, Perth Airport has a number
                                                                • the effect the proposed development will have on traffic flows
of development objectives which underpin the overall
                                                                  at the airport and surrounding the airport, employment levels
development plans of the airport estate. This project fulfils
                                                                  at the airport and the local and regional economy and
one of the key development objectives, which is to ‘bring
                                                                  community, including how the proposed development fits
into productive use land that is not required for long-term
                                                                  within the local planning schemes for commercial and retail
aviation services, to support economic development and
                                                                  developments in the adjacent area, and
employment creation in Western Australia’, and is therefore
                                                                • an assessment of environmental impacts and the plans for
aligned with the corporate objectives.
                                                                  dealing with any such impacts.
Section 89(1) (e) of the Airports Act 1996 (Act) requires
                                                                The contents of an MDP, as prescribed under Section 91, are
that Perth Airport must seek approval, via an MDP for the
                                                                addressed in this MDP document as outlined in Appendix A.
construction of any new building on the estate that is not
wholly or principally intended to be used as a passenger        Section 92 of the Act requires that prior to the MDP being
terminal and where the cost of construction exceeds             published for public comment the proposed document must
$20 million.                                                    be drawn to the attention of:
                                                                • the Minister of the State in which the airport is situated,
The proposed DFO MDP therefore meets the requirement
                                                                  with responsibility for town planning or use of land,
for an MDP to be approved by the Commonwealth Minister
                                                                • the authority of that State with responsibility for town
for Infrastructure and Transport prior to construction
                                                                  planning or use of land, and
commencing. Accordingly, this MDP is presented for
                                                                • each local government body with responsibility for an area
approval under the Act.
                                                                  surrounding the airport.
The required contents of an MDP are set out in Section 91 of
                                                                Section 92 also outlines the requirement for the MDP to be
the Act and include:
                                                                made available for public comment prior to submitting it to
• the objectives of the proposed development,
                                                                the Minister for consideration.

     Exposure Draft                       Preliminary Draft                 Draft                              Final

                                                                        Submitted to
      Commonwealth,
                                           Released to public      Commonwealth Minister                 Approved by the
      State and Local
                                             for comment              having regard for               Commonwealth Minister
    Government agencies
                                                                     comments received

Figure 1 Major Development Plan Process

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2. Description of the Development
2.1 Project Justification                                             The site consists of approximately nine hectares of land
Perth Airport’s vision is to ‘operate an outstanding airport          with over 50 per cent previously disturbed by clearing,
business providing great customer service.’ This vision guides        drainage or development, and the vegetation remaining
the overarching corporate objectives for the management               is classified as either ‘completely degraded’ or ‘degraded’.
of Perth Airport.                                                     The remaining land contains vegetation ranging in quality
                                                                      from ‘good’ to ‘excellent’. The site does not currently contain
The corporate objectives are:
                                                                      any built form or infrastructure, with the exception of some
• ensuring our facilities and services are safe and secure for all,
                                                                      redundant services.
• helping our airline and other business partners develop their
    businesses,
• meeting the needs of our customers,
• conducting our business in a commercially astute manner,
• providing our employees with satisfying employment,
• conducting operations in an ecologically sustainable manner,
• identifying and managing risk,
• facilitating travel, trade and industry in Western Australia, and
• ensuring we are a responsible and caring corporate citizen.

Developments at Perth Airport are guided by a set of
development objectives which evolve from the Company’s
vision and corporate objectives.

The DFO meets the development objective of Perth
Airport as it will ‘bring land not required for long-term
aviation services into productive use to support economic
development and employment creation in Western Australia’.

The proposed DFO development will contribute positively to
the local Western Australian economy and community as a
whole and provide other users of the estate (besides those
accessing air services) further diversity of product, services
and amenities within the Airport West Precinct.

2.2 Site and Land Description
The site of the proposed development is located to the west
of the existing Terminal 3 (T3) and Terminal 4 (T4) domestic
terminals, between Tonkin Highway and Dunreath Drive as
shown in Figure 2.

The land is within close proximity to the boundary of
the Perth Airport estate, near the locality of Redcliffe.
Redcliffe is primarily characterised by low level residential
development, however, over time this area will develop
as a mix of commercial and higher density residential
surrounding a future train station.

The site is accessed from Dunreath Drive, with the
majority of visitors to arrive from Tonkin Highway via the
Dunreath Interchange.

                                                                                                                  MDP Boundary

                                                                      Figure 2 Location of the subject site

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MDP Boundary

Figure 3 Location of the subject site on the Perth Airport estate

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2.3 Proposed Development under this Major                                                • the Living Stream, which will improve the capacity for
Development Plan                                                                             stormwater retention, general amenity in the area and

This MDP is seeking approval for the construction of a DFO                                   environmental performance of the main storm water

on the estate, and includes the following components:                                        system that passes through the airport estate before it is

• DFO building of approximately 24,000 square metres Net                                     discharged into the Swan River. The living stream will be

     Leasable Area (NLA),                                                                    achieved by the construction of vegetated high level

• at grade car parking, and                                                                  overflow drains along the section of the Southern Main

• access for private and service vehicles from Dunreath Drive.                               Drain that runs parallel to Tonkin Highway. This is not part
                                                                                             of the DFO development itself, however will complement
Figure 4 identifies the MDP site boundary that is subject to                                 this development.
this approval process.
                                                                                         Approval for these projects will be gained separately via a
This MDP also highlights works within the Airport West                                   building permit from the Airport Building Controller (ABC)
Precinct that are outside the trigger requirements of an                                 as required.
MDP to be submitted to the Minister for approval. This detail
is provided for information purposes only and reflects, as far                           2.4 Project Scope
as is practicable at the time of publication, what is intended                           Figures 5 through to 9 illustrate the site layout, elevation
to be constructed. In particular this includes:                                          and artistic impressions of the DFO development. Some
• future internal roads including the proposed High Street                               changes to the finish floor levels (FFL) as a result of the
     from Dunreath Drive, road infrastructure (e.g. roundabouts)                         drainage and site works may occur during the detailed
     and public realm facilities within the Airport West Precinct                        design, however the potential change in FFL has been
     that are outside the project area, these developments                               considered when assessing building impacts, including the
     support the wider precinct and will be delivered prior to or                        Obstacle Limitation Surface (as discussed in Section 8).
     at a similar time to the DFO development, and                                       The DFO development includes the following components:

                                                                   TONKIN HIGHWAY
                          BOUD AVENUE

                                                                                                                                             LIVING STREAM
                                                                                                                                                  BASIN
                                                                                                              ET
                                                                                                            RE
                                                                                                          ST

                                         FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SITE              FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SITE              FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SITE
                                                                                                          GH
                                                                                                        HI

                                                   DUNREATH DRIVE
                                                                                                                                                                 MDP
                                                                                                                                                             Boundary

Figure 4 MDP Boundary

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2.4.1 DFO                                                             • use of native and drought resistant species in landscaping, and
Construction of the DFO building of approximately 37,000              • the inclusion of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) principles.
square metres in total, which will house multiple retail
                                                                      The building will be designed having regard to the
tenancies contributing to a total of approximately 24,000
                                                                      mandatory performance requirements of the ‘deemed to
square metres NLA. The building will be an air conditioned,
                                                                      satisfy’ provisions of ‘Volume 1 Section J – Energy Efficiency’
single level building.                                                of the Building Code of Australia (BCA) and will satisfy the
The intent of the design is to allow the entrance point               criteria established for an appropriate Class of building.
to the primary building to be a major focal point of the              During the design process, the project will investigate means of
development, providing a line of sight from both Dunreath             adopting energy efficiency techniques in the building design.
Drive, Central Avenue and beyond to the future train station.
                                                                      2.4.6 Landscaping
The DFO is expected to contain approximately 110 tenancies,           Landscaping will meet Perth Airport’s objective of maximising
comprised primarily of specialty outlets (predominantly               the number of local native flora or other appropriate species
discount fashion) along with a food and beverage outlets              while recognising aircraft safety by planting species that do
and small number of kiosks. The majority of the tenancies             not attract birds. The proposed landscaping is to comprise
will be internal to the building in a ‘racetrack’ configuration,      of new areas of drip-irrigated planting, including grass trees,
providing wide central circular pedestrian walkways for ease          native ground covers, shrubs and succulents. The quality of
of pedestrian movement. Some of the food and beverage                 the landscaping will add to the visual amenity and ambience
tenancies are proposed to be outward facing from the                  of the DFO development and be complimentary to the
development, integrated with a slow speed pedestrian                  Airport West Precinct in addition to the Redcliffe surrounds.
friendly street and public realm environment.
                                                                      2.4.7 Security
2.4.2 Car Park                                                        Physical and electronic security will be provided to the
Associated car parking will be constructed between the DFO            proposed building.
building and future development sites adjacent to Dunreath
                                                                      2.4.8 Water Supply
Drive, to the east and south of the DFO building. The                 The location of the proposed DFO development will allow for
proposed car park will provide approximately 1,500 at-grade           direct connection to a water main on Dunreath Drive.
parking bays, which is equivalent to approximately six bays
per 100 square metres of NLA.                                         It is anticipated that the building will also require the installation
                                                                      of fire sprinkler systems in order to meet with Fire Safety
2.4.3 Access Arrangements                                             requirements of the BCA, and this may require the installation
Sufficient access ways will be provided to the development            of pumps and fire water tanks to service the development.
from Dunreath Drive, to provide direct access into the car
                                                                      2.4.9 Power
park for patrons, as well as provide safe access for vehicles
                                                                      The location of the proposed DFO development will allow
servicing the development. The objective in the design of
                                                                      for direct connection to the existing underground power on
access arrangements is to minimise pedestrian, passenger
                                                                      Dunreath Drive.
vehicle and service vehicle conflict.
                                                                      2.4.10 Gas
2.4.4 Building Materials
                                                                      The location of the proposed DFO development will allow
The building will be primarily a steel portal frame with plain
                                                                      for direct connection to the existing high pressure gas main
and decorative precast concrete panels and feature structural
                                                                      located on Dunreath Drive.
beams designed to break up the length of the facade. It is
anticipated that architectural focal points will be provided at the   2.4.11 Sewerage
three main entry points by way of raised glass entry portals.         The proposed DFO development will connect to the precinct
                                                                      pump station which directly connects to the gravity sewer
2.4.5 Environmentally Sustainable Design
                                                                      installed on Dunreath Drive.
Perth Airport considers the use of water and energy
efficiency principles in the design of buildings on the estate.       2.4.12 Stormwater
                                                                      Perth Airport is currently planning for the design and
Measures to reduce water in the proposed development that             construction of a ‘Living Stream’ drain to the west of the
may be considered include:                                            site adjacent to Tonkin Highway. Stormwater from the DFO
• water re-use,                                                       development will be collected into this network.

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2.4.13 Telecommunications                                       with the City of Belmont’s Health Department. This will be
New communications conduits will be installed in                required as part of the ABC’s permit approval process.
preparation for the proposed DFO development into the
                                                                2.4.17 Occupational Health and Safety
selected service provider’s network.
                                                                Occupational health and safety requirements within and
2.4.14 Excavation                                               adjacent to the proposed development site will be in
Prior to any excavation or surface penetrating activities       accordance with all relevant Perth Airport, Commonwealth
occurring, an excavation permit issued by Perth Airport         and State legislation and subsequent regulations and policy.
is required. The excavation permit process details the
                                                                2.4.18 Equity of Access
location, extent and method of proposed excavation or
                                                                Provisions for mobility impaired people accessing the building
surface penetrating activities and reviews these against
                                                                will comply with the applicable codes, including the Premises
the location of all existing subterranean services, including
                                                                Standards and Disability Access provisions of the BCA.
communications cabling and infrastructure, to ensure they
will not be disrupted by the proposed works.                    2.5 Construction activities
                                                                Construction of the DFO is expected to commence in late
2.4.15 Waste Management
                                                                2016, subject to funding and approvals, and is expected to
It is the intention of Perth Airport that waste management
                                                                be completed by mid to late 2018. The extent of the food
on the site will be managed by a private contractor.
                                                                and beverage component of the development will depend
2.4.16 Health requirements for food and beverage tenancies      on commercial conditions and may be partly staged.
The DFO development incorporates a number of food and
                                                                All works on the airport estate subject to this MDP will be
beverage tenancies. It is acknowledged that all food and
                                                                completed in accordance with the timeframes outlined in
beverage establishments are required to be registered
                                                                Section 94 of the Act.

Figure 5 View of Central Entrance

Figure 6 Food and Beverage Tenancies

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TONKIN HIGHWAY

                                                                                                                                            LIVING STREAM
                                                                                                                                                 BASIN

                          BOUD AVENUE
                                                                                                             ET
                                                                                                           RE
                                                                                                         ST

                                        FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SITE              FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SITE              FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SITE
                                                                                                         GH
                                                                                                       HI

                                                  DUNREATH DRIVE

                                                                                                                                     MDP Boundary

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     Figure 7 Site Plan
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RL 28.80

RL 21.75
RL 28.80

RL
FFL21.75
     13.80
         0

FFL 13.80
        0

             SOUTHERN ELEVATION

             SOUTHERN ELEVATION

RL 28.80

RL 21.75
RL 28.80

RL
FFL21.75
     13.80
         0

FFL 13.80
        0

             NORTHERN ELEVATION

             NORTHERN ELEVATION

             Figure 8 DFO Elevations (South and North)

Perth DFO                                                                  J
                                                         1:250 @ A1
Elevations 03                                                          SK 11
Sketch Design Proposal
                                                         14082        05 2016
Perth DFO                                                                   J
                                                         1:250 @ A1
Elevations 03                                                          SK 11
Sketch Design Proposal
                                                         14082        05 2016
RL 28.80

RL 21.75
RL 28.80

RL 21.75
FFL 13.80
        0

FFL 13.80
        0

            EASTERN ELEVATION - A

            EASTERN ELEVATION - A

RL 28.80

RL 21.75
RL 28.80

RL 21.75
FFL 13.80
        0

FFL 13.80
        0

            EASTERN ELEVATION - B

            EASTERN ELEVATION - B
            Figure 9 DFO Elevations (East and West)

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Perth DFO
                                                      1:250 @ A1
Elevations 01                                                      SK 0
Sketch Design Proposal
                                                      14082        05 201
Perth DFO
                                                      1:250 @ A1
Elevations 01                                                      SK 0
3. Planning Context
In 1997, the operation and management of Perth Airport            Section 91(1) (ca) of the Act requires that a major
was transferred from the Commonwealth of Australia to             development is consistent with the airport lease. The proposal
Westralia Airports Corporation (WAC) under a 50-year lease        for the DFO as outlined in this MDP is consistent with the
with a 49-year option for extension. In 2011, WAC changed         Perth Airport lease, which permits the land comprising
its trading name to Perth Airport Pty Ltd. Although the day-      Perth Airport to be used for lawful purposes that are not
to-day management of Australian capital city airports was         inconsistent with its use as an airport. The lease also requires
privatised in the 1990s, the Commonwealth Government              that any development is in accordance with an approved
continues to play an important regulatory and oversight role      Master Plan. As discussed in Section 3.2, the proposed DFO is
through the Act and associated regulations. This statutory        consistent with the Perth Airport Master Plan 2014 in terms
regime ensures that the public interest is protected.             of the nominated land uses for the precinct.

Perth Airport is operated by Perth Airport Pty Ltd, a wholly-     3.2 Perth Airport Master Plan 2014
owned subsidiary of Perth Airport Development Group Pty           Under Section 70 (1) of the Act, each airport is required to
Ltd (PADG). The shareholders of PADG, as at May 2016, are         produce a final master plan. The final master plan is one that
shown in Table 1.                                                 has been submitted to the Minister as a draft master plan
 Shareholders of Perth Airport                                    and approved. Prior to submitting a draft master plan to the
                                                   Percentage
 Development Group Pty Ltd                                        Minister, the airport is required to take into account public
 Utilities of Australia Pty Ltd ATF Utilities   38.26 per cent    comments. Subsequent developments at the airport must
 Trust of Australia (UTA                                          be consistent with the final master plan. Section 70 of the
 The Northern Trust Company (TNTC in its        30.01 per cent    Act states that the purposes of a final master plan for an
 capacity as custodian for
                                                                  airport are to:
 Future Fund Investment Company No.3 Pty
 Ltd (FFIC3), a wholly owned subsidiary of                        • establish the strategic direction for efficient and economic
 The Future Fund Board of Guardians (FFBG)                          development at the airport over the planning period of the
 Utilities of Australia Pty Ltd ATF Perth        17.34 per cent     plan,
 Airport Property Fund (PAPF)
                                                                  • provide for the development of additional uses of the
 Gardior Pty Ltd as trustee for the               4.27 per cent     airport site,
 Infrastructure Fund
                                                                  • indicate to the public the intended uses of the airport site,
 AustralianSuper Pty Ltd                           5.0 per cent
                                                                  • reduce potential conflicts between uses of the airport site,
 Citicorp Nominees Pty Ltd as custodian           3.17 per cent     and to ensure that the uses of the airport site are
 for Commonwealth Bank Officers
 Superannuation                                                     compatible with the areas surrounding the airport,
 Corporation Pty Ltd as trustee for                               • ensure that all operations at the airport are undertaken in
 Commonwealth Bank Group Super
                                                                    accordance with relevant environmental legislation and
 Sunsuper Pty Ltd                                 1.95 per cent     standards,
Table 1 Perth Airport Ownership                                   • establish a framework for assessing compliance at the
                                                                    airport with relevant environmental legislation and
3.1 Perth Airport Lease
                                                                    standards, and
Perth Airport Pty Ltd is the lessee of the 155 lots of
                                                                  • promote the continual improvement of environmental
land which make up the estate. The lease with the
                                                                    management at the airport.
Commonwealth of Australia was executed on 1 July 1997.
The term of the lease is for a period of 50 years, with an        The Master Plan 2014, including an Environment Strategy
option of a further 49 years exercisable by the lessee.           and Ground Transport Plan, was approved by the then
                                                                  Commonwealth Minister for Infrastructure and Regional
The lease outlines that the lessee has obligations to develop
                                                                  Development, the Hon Warren Truss on 9 January 2015 and
the site and that the site must be operated as an airport
                                                                  is available at perthairport.com.au.
site. In doing so the airport should have regard to:
• the actual and anticipated future growth in, and pattern of,    Section 91(1A) (b) of the Act requires that an MDP is
     traffic demand for the airport site,                         consistent with the final master plan for the airport.
• the quality standards reasonably expected of such an            As outlined in the Master Plan 2014, Perth Airport has
     airport in Australia, and                                    undertaken significant investment in commercial and
• good business practice.                                         industrial property development. Perth Airport currently

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hosts more than 120 individual tenants, with the potential         • proximity and connectivity to the CBD and regional road
for further expansion. The Master Plan 2014 also outlines            network,
that Perth Airport is recognised as a prime location for           • location in relation to freight hubs, and
transport, logistics and resource-sector companies because         • existing large vacant land parcels on the airport estate,
it gives efficient access to multiple transport modes, coupled
                                                                   The Master Plan 2014 also outlines that the non-aviation
with high safety and security standards.
                                                                   development plan for the Airport West Precinct “sees an
The close proximity of the airport estate to Perth CBD is          extension of the office park development with larger lot
attractive to current and potential tenants, and has recently      bulky good uses within the next five years. It is intended
resulted in significant growth in non-aviation related business.   that this type of development would be focused around the
                                                                   Dunreath Drive access to the airport from Tonkin Highway
Section 2 of the Master Plan 2014 outlines that the total
                                                                   that forms part of the Gateway WA project.”
number of non-aviation related full-time employees
is estimated to be approximately 5,230 contributing                The DFO development is in line with the intent of the
approximately $690 million to the Gross Regional Product           Airport West Precinct non-aviation development plan as
(GRP) in 2014. Taking into consideration the proposed              outlined in the Master Plan 2014, in that the development is
developments over the 20 years of the Master Plan 2014,            an extension of the office park development that sees bulky
including the DFO development, it is forecast that by 2034,        goods and large format retail uses that are focussed around
the total (direct and indirect) number of non-aviation             the Dunreath Interchange.
related full-time employees will be approximately 20,020,
                                                                   The Master Plan 2014 also outlines that the “State
contributing approximately $3.01 billion to the GRP.
                                                                   Government’s planned introduction of a rail station and
                                                                   associated public transport interchange and station
                                                   2034            facilities in Redcliffe (on State-controlled land), adjacent
                                                                   to the Airport West Precinct, by 2020 may provide future
                                                                   opportunity for potential development and activity that
                               2019
                                                                   integrates with the new public transport access.”
           2014
                                                 FULL-TIME
                                               NON-AVIATION        Although this development does not rely on public access
                                                EMPLOYEES
                                                                   from the rail station, the DFO is compatible and will
                                              20,020               contribute positively to the State Government’s vision of a
                             FULL-TIME
                           NON-AVIATION
                            EMPLOYEES                              Transit Oriented Development. Perth Airport continues to
      FULL-TIME
    NON-AVIATION
     EMPLOYEES
                           7,860                                   work with State and Local governments to ensure short to
    5,23O                                                          medium term planning, such as for the DFO, aligns with a
                                                                   longer term vision for this precinct.

   $ 69Om
    CONTRIBUTION
     contribution to grp
                           $1.10b
                           CONTRIBUTION
                                               $3.01b
                                               CONTRIBUTION
          TO GRP              TO GRP              TO GRP

Figure 10 Impact of Non-Aviation Employment

Section 5 of the Master Plan 2014 outlines Perth Airport’s
non-aviation development plan that supports the
development of land not required for aviation purposes and
outlines that the plan takes into consideration:
• compatibility with aviation activities,
• complementary development with surrounding land uses
  in consultation with government authorities,
• demand for non-aviation facilities,
• demand from industries that see a benefit to their
  operations in being located on the airport estate,

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Figure 11 Perth Airports Precincts and Zones

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3.2.1 Perth Airport Land Use Plan                                                       is to provide a range of aviation support and associated
As outlined in Section 3 of the Master Plan 2014, the                                   ground transport facilities as well as complimentary non-
Perth Airport Land Use Plan safeguards the long-term                                    aviation commercial developments.
airfield, terminal and aviation support configuration while
                                                                                        Within the five precincts, there are four different zonings which
also ensuring an appropriate level of flexibility to respond
                                                                                        dictate the desired land uses for each of the defined areas,
to operational requirements, market developments and
                                                                                        similar to the way Local Town Planning Schemes manage
business expectations.
                                                                                        land use planning for Local Government areas. The four zones
The Land Use Plan ensures that:                                                         overlayed across the estate comprise of Airfield, Commercial,
• aviation requirements are prioritised in terms of land use,                           Airport Services, and Terminal and have an applicable ‘Land
• non-aviation developments are complementary to the                                    Use Table’ to detail the desired land uses within the zone.
  delivery of aviation services,
                                                                                        The proposed development will be located within the
• land use zoning is consistent with surrounding land uses, and
                                                                                        ‘commercial zone’, and is consistent with Perth Airport’s
• where required and after consideration of alternative
                                                                                        definition of ‘bulky goods / large format retail’ in accordance
  options, a combination of onsite and offsite environmental
                                                                                        with the zoning table from the Master Plan 2014 (reproduced
  offsets (in accordance with Commonwealth and State
                                                                                        in Figure 12). It should be noted that although the development
  regulations and policies) will be applied to enable
                                                                                        does not fit within the category of ‘shop’ with regards to retail
  development of land, consistent with the Master Plan 2014.
                                                                                        floor-space calculations, possible economic impacts to other
Perth Airport is comprised of 2,105 hectares of land,                                   activity centres in the vicinity have been considered in Section 4.
and under the Land Use Plan, is divided into five land use
                                                                                        The DFO development meets with the objectives of the
precincts, akin to suburbs. These include:
                                                                                        ‘commercial zone’, in enabling an integrated mix of land uses
• Airport Central,
                                                                                        for the precinct which currently consists primarily of office,
• Airport West,
                                                                                        logistics and aviation related development. In addition, the
• Airport North,
                                                                                        development is sensitive to the balance of built form and
• Airport South, and
                                                                                        landscape, contributes positively towards employment
• Airfield.
                                                                                        generation, while providing a buffer between the more
The DFO development is located within the Airport West                                  industrial natured land-uses of the airport estate and the
Precinct. The primary purpose of the Airport West Precinct                              adjoining residential locality in Redcliffe.

 Objectives
 •   To enable an integrated mix of land uses for each Precinct, as per the primary purposes identified for each respective Precinct
 •   To enable appropriate land uses to provide a suitable integration and interface between the airport boundary and the surrounding areas,
 •   To create a sense of balance of built form and landscape,
 •   To provide employment generating development opportunities, and
 •   To integrate environmental outcomes in accordance with the EPBC Act Environmental Offset Policy (2012).
 Discretional Uses
 • animal establishment                     •   fast food/take away                   • motor vehicle, boat or caravan          •   shop
 • aviation support facilities              •   funeral parlour                         sales motor vehicle repair              •   shopping centre
 • bulky goods/large format                 •   hotel                                 • motor vehicle wash                      •   showroom
   retail                                   •   hostel                                • navigational aids                       •   storage facilities
 • car park                                 •   industry - general^                   • office                                  •   tavern
 • child care premises                      •   industry – light^                     • place of worship                        •   trade display
 • community purpose                        •   industry – service^                   • reception centre                        •   telecommunications
 • conservation                             •   logistics centre                      • recreation – private                    •   transport depot^
 • consulting rooms                         •   lunch bar                             • rental cars                             •   utilities and infrastructure
 • convenience store                        •   market                                • restaurant                              •   veterinary centre
 • driver training and education            •   medical centre                        • service station                         •   warehouse^
 • vocational training                      •   motel                                 • serviced apartments                     •   workshop^
 • exhibition centre
Note: ^­not desirable uses will be minimised within the immediate pedestrian area surrounding the proposed rail station located in Redcliffe.
Figure 12 Commercial Zone Land Use Table
Source: Perth Airport Master Plan 2014

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3.2.2 Airport West Precinct Planning                                    3.3 Consistency with State and Local Planning
Guided by the approved Master Plan 2014, planning has been              Schemes
undertaken for the Airport West Precinct to establish a high            Perth Airport is governed by Commonwealth legislation.
level concept plan for the future development. Future land              While State planning laws do not apply to the Perth Airport
uses and timing will be dependent on commercial conditions              lease area, the Act and subsidiary regulations require that
and capacity of the road network while Qantas remains in the            the Master Plan 2014, where possible, describes proposals for
precinct. Figure 13 demonstrates a possible future subdivision          land use planning and zoning in a format consistent with that
scenario and the road network, as a guide for Perth Airport in          used by the State or Territory in which the airport is located.
the assessment of development opportunities as they arise.
                                                                        Perth Airport is committed to working with the State
In the context of the DFO development, High Street (to                  Government and the adjoining Local governments around the
the north of the development site), the extension of Boud               estate to minimise conflict and inappropriate development.
Avenue (to the south) and the living stream / drainage areas            To achieve this outcome, Perth Airport works with the
as highlighted in Section 2.3 are outside this MDP approval.            neighbouring Local and State authorities through the Perth
These components may be constructed prior to or at a                    Airport Planning Coordination Forum and the Perth Airports
similar time with the DFO development.                                  Municipalities Group, in addition to regular liaison with
                                                                        surrounding local governments on local issues and interfaces.

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3.3.1 State Planning Policy Overview                                               necessary to accommodate various growth scenarios, and
State Government planning is controlled by the Western                             places emphasis on the consolidation of development
Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) which administers                            around existing key pieces of transport infrastructure and
the State Planning Framework and the Metropolitan Region                           strategically identified centres in order to provide increased
Scheme (MRS) and disseminates policies and strategies                              opportunities for local employment.
on a wide range of planning matters. The planning policies
                                                                                   In Directions 2031, Perth Airport is identified as a
and strategies set the strategic context in which the MRS
                                                                                   ‘Specialised Centre’ (as shown in Figure 14) and recognised as
operates.
                                                                                   critical to supporting the growth in the Western Australian
3.3.1.1 Directions 2031 and Beyond                                                 resource sector, as well as providing Western Australia’s
Directions 2031 and Beyond is the State Government’s high-                         primary link to the rest of Australia and the world. Directions
level spatial framework and strategic plan that establishes                        2031 provides for significant growth in the resident
a vision for future growth in the metropolitan Perth and                           population and workforce of the Perth Metropolitan Region,
Peel regions. It provides a framework for the detailed                             which will support the growth of the airport as a specialised
planning and delivery of housing, infrastructure and services                      centre and employment hub.

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3.2.1.2 Draft Perth and Peel @ 3.5 million                        3.3.1.4 Metropolitan Region Scheme
The WAPC has recently prepared the Draft Perth and Peel           The Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS) is prepared and
@ 3.5 million document, introducing the next layer of detail      administered by the WAPC as the principal planning scheme
to underpin the high level strategic vision that has been set     for the Perth metropolitan region. The MRS considers
through the State Planning Policy and Direction’s 2031. The       generalised broad-scale land uses and sets out regional
plan and associated sub-regional structure plans provide the      reservations.
guidance necessary to define the long term spatial plan for
                                                                  The subject land for the DFO development is reserved for
Perth. It is anticipated to be formally adopted and released
                                                                  ‘Public Purposes: Commonwealth Government’. The MRS
by the State Government in 2016.
                                                                  does not place any limitations on permissible land uses for
Perth Airport is referenced in the Central, North East            reserved land. The airport estate in the context of the MRS
and South Sub Regional Planning Frameworks, which                 is shown in Figure 15.
designate the estate as a ‘Specialised Activity Centre’ in
                                                                  The DFO development is consistent with the West Australian
line with other West Australian State Policy. Perth Airport
                                                                  State Planning system and policies, and aligns with the
is referenced as a key employment node with importance
                                                                  State’s vision for Perth Airport as a ‘Specialised Centre’.
in the diversification of the economy, particularly within
the central sub region where Perth Airport is the focus of
employment and major contributor to productivity, and
facilitator of business clustering and agglomeration.
3.3.1.3 Statement of Planning Policy 4.2 - Activity Centres for
Perth and Peel
Statement of Planning Policy 4.2 (SPP 4.2) provides for an
activity centre hierarchy across the Perth metropolitan
region that is designed to ensure equitable access to a
range of community goods, services and employment
opportunities. The key objectives of the policy include the
following:
• ensure activity centres provide sufficient development
  intensity and land use mix to support high frequency
  public transport,
• plan activity centres to support a wide range of retail and
  commercial premises and promote a competitive retail and
  commercial market,
• increase the range of employment in activity centres and
  contribute to the achievement of subregional employment
  self-sufficiency targets, and
• increase the density and diversity of housing in and around
  activity centres to improve land efficiency, housing variety
  and support centre facilities.

SPP 4.2 designates Perth Airport as a ‘Specialised Activity
Centre’, and supports the development of a range of land
uses that complement the primary function of Perth Airport
on a scale that will not detract from other centres in the
hierarchy. While the policy acknowledges that Perth Airport
is outside of the realms of the policy provisions and subject
to Commonwealth legislation, the DFO development has
been assessed in accordance with the provisions of SPP 4.2
as outlined in Section 4.

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Figure 16 Location of Perth Airport
Source: State Department of Local Government

Figure 2.2 Perth Airport in the context of the Local government boundaries
Source: Department of Local Government
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3.3.2 Local Planning Overview                                  As part of the review the City of Belmont has worked closely
Perth Airport is located across the three local government     with Perth Airport, Public Transport Authority (PTA), State
areas of the City of Belmont, the City of Swan and the Shire   Department of Planning and other State Government
of Kalamunda, as is demonstrated in Figure 16.                 authorities, including Main Roads Western Australia and
                                                               Transperth to ensure the design of the station, traffic and
The proposed development is located wholly within the
                                                               access arrangements and associated infrastructure in
City of Belmont local government area, adjacent to the
                                                               Redcliffe will be effectively integrated with the surrounding
locality of Redcliffe.
                                                               locality. Given the nature of the ‘super-regional’ catchment
3.3.2.1 City of Belmont Local Planning Scheme No. 15
                                                               from which patronage will be drawn, the DFO development
The City of Belmont Local Planning Scheme No. 15 (LPS
                                                               will complement this vision with minimal impact to traffic
15) provides for ‘industrial’ and ‘residential’ land zonings
                                                               and access within the DA6 area.
adjacent to the airport estate, including the major Kewdale
industrial area and the residential suburbs of Redcliffe and   The proposed DFO development will support the City of
Cloverdale. It is these residential zoned areas that are in    Belmont and State Government vision for a Transit Oriented
close proximity to the subject site.                           Development within the DA6 area, and provide long term
                                                               development opportunities for additional commercial and
LPS 15 provides the planning framework for further
                                                               high density residential land uses. The proposal is considered
residential infill opportunities within the residential
                                                               to be consistent with surrounding local government scheme
zoned areas, including the adjacent Redcliffe area known
                                                               provisions and land use zones, and will assist to increase
as Development Area 6 (DA6) under the Scheme, and
                                                               employment-generating land uses in the vicinity. This
stipulates the development standards that must be adhered
                                                               is in line with the State Government’s intent to achieve
to in the future development of land.
                                                               the activity centre objectives, specifically with regard
Perth Airport considers the provisions of LPS 15 in the        to the future vision for a Transit Oriented Development
planning and design of new developments on the estate          surrounding the future train station within Redcliffe.
to ensure consistency between adjacent land uses and to
minimise conflicts between the airport and surrounding
localities. The proposed DFO development is consistent with
the development requirements of LPS 15 and has been
designed to integrate with the surrounding locality and
future vision for the area at key points of interface.
3.3.2.2 City of Belmont Development Area 6
In 2013, the City of Belmont and Perth Airport undertook
a joint planning exercise with the community and relevant
State and Local authorities to establish a vision for the
future urban regeneration of Development Area 6 (DA6).
This resulted in the preparation of a Vision Plan that was
focused on ensuring that the urban structure, built form
scale, land use configuration and interfaces are designed to
achieve the best outcomes for DA6. A Local Planning Policy
(LPP 14) was subsequently endorsed by the City of Belmont
to implement the vision.

Following the announcement of the planned Forrestfield-
Airport Link rail project by the State Government, the City
of Belmont commenced a review of the DA6 Vision Plan
and the associated LPP 14. The review ensured appropriate
consideration and planning powers are provided towards the
desired long term vision of a Transit Oriented Development
around the planned Belmont train station in Redcliffe.

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4. Retail Sustainability Assessment
Section 91 (ga)(iii) of the Act requires an MDP to outline the      extends to the west, past Claremont. In addition to its
likely effect of the proposed development on the local and          main catchment, the DFO’s airport location may allow it to
regional economy and community, including an analysis               capture passing and incidental trade from airport users.
of how the proposed development fits within the local
                                                                    The consumer behaviour that drives this large trade area is
planning scheme for commercial and retail development in
                                                                    particularly relevant to a retail sustainability assessment.
the adjacent area. Section 3 outlined how this proposal is
                                                                    In essence, this means that any impact the centre has will
consistent with both State and Local governments planning
                                                                    be spread thinly across the entire network as it draws a
policies and visions. Section 5 outlines the socio-economic
                                                                    smaller proportion of expenditure across a greater number
impacts. This section provides an overview of the retail
                                                                    of households.
sustainability impacts to the adjacent areas.
                                                                    4.2 Trade Area Population
As outlined in Section 3, although Perth Airport is outside the
                                                                    Based on the State Department of Planning’s Western
realms of State policy provisions, the proposed development
                                                                    Australian Tomorrow population projections, Band C, the
has been assessed in accordance with the provisions of SPP 4.2.
                                                                    number of households within the trade area (shown in
SPP 4.2 provides objectives that support economic and               Table 2) is expected to grow from approximately 532,000
social sustainability throughout the Perth metropolitan             to 648,000 households between 2015 and 2026. This
region’s activity centre network.                                   represents growth of 22 per cent, or 116,000 households.
Given the location of the development on the Perth Airport          This significant growth will further dilute any impact from
estate, which is self-sufficient in the provision of services and   the development on potentially affected centres as it will
infrastructure, the cost imposed on public authorities by the       increase the total pool of expenditure.
development is nil. However, in order to assess the impact           20km                                                         Per cent
                                                                                         2015          2026         Growth
of retail turnover of activity centres within the catchment,         Catchment                                                    Growth
Pracsys was engaged by Perth Airport to undertake a Retail           Households        523,000       648,000       116,000       22 per cent
Sustainability Assessment (RSA) in line with the Guidelines         Table 2 Trade Area Catchment
of the WAPC. This study identified the trade catchment area         Source: Pracsys (2015), WA Tomorrow Band C(2015), ABS Census (2011)

for the development, and then completed modelling based
                                                                    4.3 Gravity Modelling Impacts
on two different methodologies (gravity and static) in order
                                                                    Gravity modelling was used to review the turnover impacts
to provide as broad a perspective as possible in relation to
                                                                    on centres throughout the network under assumptions
possible economic impacts on other centres.
                                                                    around retail expansion and population growth. For example,
To ensure conservative RSA results, the assessment was              if a shopping centre expands it is possible to estimate the
based on 25,000 square metres NLA which is slightly higher          potential loss of trade that competing centres would lose
than the current proposed 24,000 square metres NLA as               from such an expansion. The model accounts for income and
outlined in this MDP.                                               population growth in the network to determine current and
4.1 Trade Area                                                      future levels of turnover at the centres in question.

DFO style shopping differs from typical retail (fashion and         The sustainability of a centre is typically considered
specialty) shopping due to the unique consumer behaviour            significantly impacted when their profitability is reduced
attracting shoppers looking for a destination and leisure           by more than 10 per cent. The results found the difference
experience, capitalising on day-tripper and tourist markets.        in retail floor space productivity for the DFO development
Retail catchments generally range from one kilometre to 10          at 25,000 square metres NLA in 2019, compared to no
kilometres. DFO style shopping catchments can exceed 20             development are negligible on surrounding centres and in
kilometres as consumers have a greater propensity to travel         most cases less than 1 per cent.
for this type of shopping.
                                                                    The low impact is due to both the relatively small retail
The catchment for the Perth Airport retail development is           development that the DFO presents and the large
shown in Figure 17.                                                 catchment the impact is spread across. Due to the
                                                                    unique consumer behaviour observed in outlet style
As shown, the expected trade area covers a large portion
                                                                    shopping, gravity static modelling was also undertaken to
of the Perth Metropolitan Area. The trade area covers the
                                                                    demonstrate a broadened perspective.
east, as well as the majority of the central sub region and

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