The Shire of Plantagenet is located in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia, about 360 kilometres south of the Perth CBD. The Shire of Plantagenet is bounded by the Shires of Cranbrook and Gnowangerup in the north, the City of Albany in the east and south-east, the Shire of Denmark in the south, and the Shire of Manjimup in the west., The Shire is home to the spectacular Porongurup Range, twenty kilometres east of Mount Barker. These ancient hills are surrounded by a lush and diverse environment, with abundant species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, birds and other fauna., The Shire of Plantagenet is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, managed from the town of Mount Barker, 360 kilometres south of Perth and 50 kilometres north of Albany., This page contains local planning schemes, strategies, structure plans and planning publications relating to this local government area. Was this page useful? Local planning information for the Shire of Plantagenet., Office hours are 9.00am to 4.15pm Monday to Friday. It is recommended that you make an appointment if you wish to speak to a specific staff member. After hours urgent ranger services or urgent roadworks - 0428 512 356., To preserve the now-remembered and re-create the climate in which the first white settlers began their Australian life, the Plant-agenet Shire sought help from the authors, before the old family tales had been forgotten and precious letters and records destroyed..