Draft Masterplan

The East Perth Power Station draft Masterplan (2004) vision is to create a waterfront culture and arts precinct with a mix of living and working opportunities, to create a place of character and enjoyment for Perth's citizens and tourists.

The former East Perth Power Station is a derelict site of more than 8.5 hectares bounded by East Parade, Summers Street, the Swan River and the Graham Farmer Freeway.

Unused since December 1981, the East Perth Power Station consists of a complex of industrial buildings, including a range of remnant machinery and equipment that is believed to be unique in the world because it contains the five different stages of power generation technology that occurred in the 20th Century.

The former Power Station's buildings and infrastructure are at the core of the precinct, while the surrounding landscape consists of trees and broad areas of paving or cleared land.

The purpose of the draft Masterplan is to establish an agreed framework for the use of land in the precinct, public realm structure and design, built form structure and design, infrastructure requirements and environmental outcomes.

Three months of community consultation began with the launch of the draft Masterplan on November 7 2004 and closed on Monday, 28 February 2005.

Submissions received during the community consultation period have been fed into the next stage of planning for the Power Station. 

The East Perth Redevelopment Authority is now finalising its Masterplan for the site (which was put on hold pending the outcome of the location of Perth's new sports stadium) following the announcement that the WA Museum will be relocated to the Power Station building.