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The state government has just announced its decades-long plan to unlock 50,000 new homes in Perth’s northern suburbs can finally begin after years of planning.

Three precincts within the East Wanneroo District Structure Plan area have been approved for delivery by the Western Australian Planning Commission.

More than 50,000 new homes will be built in Perth’s northern suburbs. Credit: Heather McNeill

Plans to accommodate another 150,000 people across Wanneroo, Mariginiup, Gnangara, Jandabup and Pinjar were first announced in 2020.

The structure plan will unlock more than 8000 hectares of land across the northern suburbs growth corridor over the next 50 years, divided into 28 precincts.

Premier Roger Cook said he was committed to ensuring every West Australian had a home.

“WA’s economy is the envy of the nation, and we are working hard to ensure we can deliver the land and housing supply needed for our growing population,” he said.

Planning and Lands Minister John Carey said the state government was supporting urban infill while also identifying and unlocking land for new greenfield estates.

“This will deliver thousands of new homes for families within 25 kilometres of the CBD,” he said.

South Perth environmental advocates have gathered more than 550 signatures in one week for a special electors’ meeting over a handful of residents’ successful lobby to have six tiny trees removed from public land on the foreshore.

The council voted to support residents aggrieved by the prospective loss of views from their multimillion-dollar houses along Jubilee Street, the result being that the six young trees would be removed.

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Only 300 petition signatures are required to bring about a special electors’ meeting of the council but the South Perth Tree Canopy Advocates group will today present 660 signatures collected over the past seven days.

“We want the council to think more carefully about its responsibilities,” said group spokesperson Bronwyn David.

The proposal expresses a lack of confidence in the council for its decision, saying it is not in the best interests of the community, and is inconsistent with the city’s endorsed strategies and related community consultations.

After the presentation, the city administration will have to call the electors’ meeting within 35 days.

This means that before the electors’ meeting will come the next ordinary council meeting on August 26, for which a motion is already in the wings to rescind the decision of a fortnight ago, but which is not assured to succeed, requiring a unanimous decision.