WA councils to benefit from revamped and streamlined planning

WA councils to benefit from revamped and streamlined planning

Image Credit: Government of Western AustraliaWestern Australia’s local governments are expected to see significant planning efficiencies following reforms to the State’s Metropolitan Region Scheme (MRS), which came into effect this week. The WA Government has modernised the 60-year-old MRS as part of its broader push to cut red tape and speed up housing delivery. Under the updated scheme, more than 80 per cent of duplicate approvals previously r…