In 1933, Bayswater introduced a town planning scheme, re-enforcing the developing industrial area in the east, and setting aside land for future residential areas. This was one of the first town planning schemes in Western Australia, and it preceded the Stephenson–Hepburn Report by 22 years. In 1934, a railway station between Bayswater and Maylands was first suggested. In 1935, the first Garratt Road Bridge was built across the Swan River, providing a link from Bayswater to Ascot. In March 1939, the townsite of Meltham Heights was approved, but development of that area was delayed by World War II.