Legislative Tools
Legislative tools are those prepared under legislative processes and are formal legal documents that must be consistently applied and adhered to. This includes:

• The East Perth Redevelopment Act 1991 is the legislation that enabled the establishment of EPRA. It outlines EPRA’s responsibilities and guides operation.
• The East Perth Redevelopment Regulations 1992 is subsidiary legislation that explains matters prescribed in the Act such as fees, the required information for development applications and activities that do not require development approval.
• The Redevelopment Scheme sets the provisions for development and use of land within the Scheme Area and enables the preparation of other statutory planning documents.

Statutory Tools
Statutory tools are documents adopted under the Redevelopment Scheme, but are not part of the Scheme itself. They detail requirements for land development and provide guidance on other planning matters. This includes:

• Development Policies are guiding documents that outline EPRA’s position on key planning issues and how they should be dealt with in redevelopment projects. All development must comply with the policies relevant to the type of the proposed development.
• Design Guidelines set out the requirements for building design and development standards for land within the Redevelopment Area. They include standards for building design, materials, heights, setbacks and car parking.
• Heritage Inventories are a comprehensive record of buildings, sites or objects recognised by EPRA as having cultural heritage significance.

Strategic Tools
These are tools not adopted under the Scheme or other legislation but are based on research, trends and opportunities relating to a place or topic. These are often used to guide EPRA’s future planning and activities.

• Master Plans are graphical plans and supporting information that set the vision, layout, design and building form of the project area. Preparations for EPRA’s Master Plans include a high level of expert input, wide public consultation, and approval by the Minister for Planning. Master Plans influence the content of the Redevelopment Scheme and Design Guidelines.
• Structure Plans are graphical plans and supporting documents that set the structure and layout of a defined area proposed for redevelopment. They typically identify the road and lot layout, proposed different uses of land, areas of public open space and general housing form or density.
• Strategies are prepared to explore issues, opportunities and our response to a certain topic or specific place. They generally include a future vision, objectives, proposed actions or desired outcomes.
• Research Papers are prepared by EPRA or other experts to explore particular issues in depth. They include discussion, issue and background papers and any other research document to guide the preparation of other planning documents, such as Development Policies.