Published on Tuesday, 9 June 2026 at 10:38:06 AM

Public Notice - 80 Horan Street, Marvel Loch

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DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED ‘STORAGE’ AND ‘COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PARKING’ USES – 30 HORAN STREET, MARVEL LOCH
Please be advised that the Shire of Yilgarn (Shire) has received a retrospective development application for 30 Horan Street, Marvel Loch for ‘Storage’ and ‘Commercial Vehicle Parking’.

An application for this purpose would allow the following to be stored on site:
• 1 x shipping container
• 2 x transportable buildings
• various range of commercial vehicles including prime movers and associated trailers, rigid trucks and excavators.

The Shire of Yilgarn is seeking public comment with regards to this application, and welcomes surrounding landowners to view the proposal and lodge a submission.
Submissions may be made within 14 days of this advertisement, with submissions no longer being accepted from 4:00pm, 23 June 2026.

Submissions may be made:
• in person – Shire of Yilgarn, 23 Antares Street, Southern Cross
• by mail – Shire of Yilgarn, PO Box 86, Southern Cross WA 6426
• via email – subject line “Submission regarding development application at 30 Horan Street” addressed to Kelly Watts at rso@yilgarn.wa.gov.au

The applicant’s proposal has been provided below to assist and inform potential submissions.

Applicant’s proposal
The proposed uses of ‘Storage’ and ‘Commercial Vehicle Parking’ are retrospective due to infrastructure already being present at 30 Horan Street, Marvel Loch. They include the storage of a shipping container, two transportable buildings and a range of commercial vehicles being kept on site. Site plans and site photo are included in Figures 1 and 2.

2. Planning Context
30 Horan Street, Marvel Loch is zoned ‘Townsite’ under the Shire’s Local Planning Scheme No. 2 (LPS2), which has the following objectives:
• To be used primarily for residential development, different forms of accommodation and public recreation.
• The local government may consider uses in accordance with Table 1- ‘Zoning Table’ where they may benefit the community and/or will not result in a negative impact on amenity.

The proposed uses are best described as ‘Storage’ and ‘Commercial Vehicle Parking’, which are defined under Division 2 of the LPS2 as follows:

commercial vehicle parking means premises used for parking of one or 2 commercial vehicles but does not include —
a) any part of a public road used for parking or for a taxi rank; or
b) parking of commercial vehicles incidental to the predominant use of the land;

warehouse/storage means premises including indoor or outdoor facilities used for —
a) the storage of goods, equipment, plant or materials; or
b) the display or sale by wholesale of goods;

Land use compatibility within zones is outlined within the Zoning Table of LPS2. Neither of the above land uses are listed in the Zoning Table and therefore must be considered under Clause 18(4) of LPS2 which states the following:
The local government may, in respect of a use that is not specifically referred to in the zoning table and that cannot reasonably be determined as falling within a use class referred to in the zoning table –
a) determine that the use is consistent with the objectives of a particular zone and is therefore a use that may be permitted in the zone subject to conditions imposed by the local government; or
b) determine that the use may be consistent with the objectives of a particular zone and advertise under clause 64 of the deemed provisions before considering an application for development approval for the use of the land; or
c) determine that the use is not consistent with the objectives of a particular zone and is therefore not permitted in the zone.

Although the land uses are not considered to be consistent with the objectives of the ‘Townsite’ zone, the context of Marvel Loch and the historical use of other sites within the ‘Townsite’ zone for similar purposes must be considered when determining this application.

In accordance with Clause 18(4) of the LPS2, the Shire has determined that advertising of the proposal to surrounding landowners is necessary in determining if the application is in accordance with the scheme.
If you have any queries regarding the application, please contact the Shire of Yilgarn’s administration office.

9 June 2026
Ben Forbes
Chief Executive Officer

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