Revised LPP 31 - Unhosted Short-Term Rental Accommodation and Residential Building
The revised Local Planning Policy 31 - Unhosted Short Term Rental Accommodation and Residential Buildings has now been adopted. Click here for more information on short stay accommodation within the Town.
Background
The draft revised Local Planning Policy 31 - Unhosted Short Term Rental Accommodation and Residential Buildings was advertised to the community last year, with 19 submissions received.
The community’s submissions and the officer’s recommendation were considered at the December 2025 OCM (Ordinary Council Meeting minutes - 9 December 2025), where Council resolved to re-advertise a modified version of the Local Planning Policy for 21 days.
The revised Local Planning Policy was opened to community feedback from Thursday 29 January to Thursday 19 February 2026. Following this, the community submissions were reviewed by Town officers and a report prepared for council.
At the Ordinary Council Meeting of 21 April 2026, the revisions were accepted and the new policy officially adopted.
About the policy
Unhosted short-term rental accommodation (e.g. Airbnb, Stayz etc) is popular within the Town of Victoria Park due to the proximity of the airport, the Perth CBD and the many local entertainment and tourism attractions such as Perth Stadium, the Burswood Casino complex, the Albany Highway strip, Curtin University and the Derbarl Yerrigan / Swan River.
This policy aims to support well-located unhosted short-term rental accommodation and residential buildings, which are appropriately managed to minimise impact to surrounding properties.
The FAQs contain more information about the policy and proposed changes. The area maps show the districts outlined in the draft policy.
Policy objectives
- To limit the land uses of unhosted short term rental accommodation in locations near tourism and entertainment attractions and/or activity centres.
- To ensure the location, scale, design and operation of unhosted short term rental accommodation and residential buildings are appropriate to their setting to preserve the amenity of the adjoining development and locality.
- To ensure the land uses of unhosted short term rental accommodation and residential buildings are appropriately serviced to meet the needs of occupants and prevent impacts on the local environment or infrastructure.
Feedback
Readvertised consultation period: 29 January to 19 February 2026. Feedback has now closed.
