FAQs

Development Application (DA) is an application made to Council seeking consent to carry out development including construction, demolition, change of use, display of advertising, subdivision, or making alterations or additions to a property or premises. A DA is required so that Council can assess the likely impacts of the proposal.

The applicant for this project is Element.

The development is located at 101 Monash Avenue, Nedlands (known as Hollywood Hospital)

The proposal can be summarised as follows:  

• The Multi-Deck Car Park is proposed to be built on the existing staff parking area on the corner of Verdun Street and QEII. 
• The proposal will demolish the existing site stores and on-grade staff parking to accommodate the new Multi-Deck Car Park.    
• The Multi-Deck Car Park is proposed to be 3 storeys high and consist of 538 car bays.  
• The height of the proposal varies between 9.38m-10.6m high from the Natural Ground Level (NGL) viewed from Verdun Street.  

The City cannot refuse to accept an application for assessment. The City must follow the correct assessment process and will access the application according to the planning process, make a recommendation with the final decision made by the Metro Inner-North Development Assessment Panel. 

The City follows a process for each Development Application received. The application must be assessed according to the provisions of the City's Local Planning Scheme, advice will be sought on design quality  and the consultation submissions will be considered prior to the City forming a view on this application.   

A recommendation is then presented to the Metro Inner North Joint Development Assessment Panel (DAP), who is the final decision maker. The Council have the opportunity to consider the recommendation made to the DAP, but not alter it.

If approved, a planning approval is valid for 2 years, unless a different period of time of explicitly set. Currently, all planning approvals are valid for 4 years as a response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. This longer period of time will remain until the current State of Emergency is cancelled.

If refused, the applicant has a right of appeal by the State Administrative Tribunal in accordance with Part 14 of the Planning and Development Act 2005. 

Submissions can be made via the submission form on this page.  

Should you make a submission on the application, you will be notified of the relevant Development Assessment Panel (DAP) meeting and how to apply to make a deputation at the meeting. 

The site is zoned 'Special Use 1 (SU1)' under the City of Nedlands Local Planning Scheme No.3.

Under Table 5 of ‘Special Use 1’ (SU1) under the City’s  Local Planning Scheme No.3 (LPS3) the subject site is referred to as Hollywood Hospital. The following permitted uses are prescribed: 

(i) ‘Hospital; and 

(ii) Incidental uses associated with the hospital are not permitted unless the local government has exercised its discretion by granting development approval.’ 

The proposed car parking will support the existing and approved Hospital and Ancillary services and therefore is consistent with the Hospital use advocated by the City’s Local Planning Scheme No.3. 

The proposed development is to be 3 stroreys high and the height of the Multi-Deck Car Park varies between 9.38m-10.6m high from the Natural Ground Level (NGL) viewed from Verdun Street.

A total of 538 car parking bays are proposed.