LATHLAIN – No. 34 (Lot 1) Goddard Street – Playing of Matches at Lathlain Park
Consultation has concluded
The Town has received a development application for the playing of competitive football matches at Lathlain Park (also known as Mineral Resources Park). Please be advised that this letter is providing an addition consultation period for 14 days.
The Town and the West Coast Eagles, would need to reach a separate agreement (in writing, under the lease) for this use.
The following information provided by the applicant summarises the application:
The maximum crowd capacity of the facility is 6,500 people (regardless of the game or event).
No home and away season senior AFL games (which attract tens of thousands of spectators) will be played by the West Coast Eagles (WCE) at the facility (regular season senior AFL games will occur at Optus Stadium). The only senior AFL games which may occur at the facility would be pre-season matches (currently known as the Marsh Community Series).
The Perth Football Club (Demons) will continue to use the facility for WAFL games.
The West Coast Eagles have operated a WAFL team at times and these may be played at the facility in the future.
A WAFL Women’s competition is in consideration and may be played at the facility.
WCE have operated an AFLW team which will continue to be played at the facility.
Games in all categories are generally played on the weekends during daytime, however scheduling can see any of these games move to a twilight or evening game. It is estimated that approximately 10 games per year may be in the evening.
The estimated frequency of matches per year and associated crowd numbers is as follows:
| Frequency (No. of matches p/a) | Approximate crowd size | |
| AFL Marsh Community Matches | 0 - 3 | 4,000 - 6,500 |
| WCE WAFL | 0 - 11 | 1,500 - 4,000 |
| AFLW | 3 - 6 | 2,000 - 5,000 |
| Perth Demons | 9 - 11 | 1,500 - 4,000 |
| WAFLW | 0 - 9 | 0 - 500 |
| Misc. requests (WAFL Finals / Fan days etc.) | 0 - 5 | 0 - 6,500 |
What is happening now?
After the November 2020 Ordinary Council Meeting, the Town sent recommendations to the Western Australia Planning Commission highlighting the feedback of the community, the Council and the Town. These highlights can be found in the November 2020 Ordinary Council Meeting Minutes here.
A total of 108 submissions were received in response to the first round of consultation including 69 letters of support and 39 letters of objection. The second round of consultation resulted in 34 submissions being received, comprising 15 of support and 19 objecting.
Where can I view the application?
A copy of the plans and supporting information are available to view in the plans and documents section on this page.
How can I comment?
Public comments are now closed.
How can I find out more information?
You can contact the assessing officer, Amie Groom, Senior Planning Officer on 08 9311 8111.
For detailed enquiries, we recommend that you contact the assessing officer to arrange a meeting (during business hours) at the Town's administration centre.
Who will decide this application?
The decision-maker for this development application is the Western Australian Planning Commission.
It is noted that the decision-maker will take into account the comments received, however, are not obliged to support these views.
