State Planning Policy 2.9 Water and the Planning for Water Guidelines
The review of the water policy suite has been successfully completed, and the revised State Planning Policy 2.9 Water (SPP 2.9) and the Planning for Water Guidelines were published on 16 December 2025 and were operational from 18 December 2025.
These new instruments replace the following policies and guidelines;
- SPP 2.1 Peel-Harvey Coastal Plain Catchment
- SPP 2.2 Gnangara Groundwater Protection
- SPP 2.3 Jandakot Groundwater Protection
- SPP 2.7 Public Drinking Water Source Policy
- SPP 2.9 Water Resources
- SPP 2.10 Swan-Canning River System
- Policy measures that address flooding within SPP 3.4 Natural Hazards and Disasters
- Government Sewerage Policy
- Government Sewerage Policy Explanatory Guidelines
- Better Urban Water Management
Join us as we share information about the updated SPP 2.9 and Planning for Water Guidelines. This will include key policy objectives, outcomes and implementation mechanisms, as well as the outcomes of the review including the range of comments received and revisions to previous policy and guidelines.
The following practical training sessions are crafted exclusively for CONSULTING PLANNERS within Western Australia:
Training session for consulting planners
Thursday 23 April 2026, 9.00am – 12.00noon │ DPLH 140 William Street, Perth
REGISTER HERE