About the Development Application (ie 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 Temelcos Zambotti.

The development is located on the corner of Grasby Street and Kirwan Street, Floreat, and is bound by a right of way to the south.  The property address is 39 Kirwan Street, Floreat. 

The application proposes a Mixed Use Development comprising: 

• Three storey mixed-use building including undercroft garage
• Seven (7) three-bedroom apartments
• 1 commercial tenancy (office)
• 15 car bays (1 car bay allocated for the commercial tenancy)

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 'Local Centre' under the City of Nedlands Local Planning Scheme No.3.

The proposed land use will be Mixed Use, comprising Residential (‘Multiple Dwellings’) and ‘Office’ land uses.

The application will be assessed against the relevant provisions of the City’s Local Planning Policies, as well as the City's Waste Management Local Planning Policy. 

The local context is predominantly a mix of single and 2 storey developments, with a desired future scale of 12m or 3 storeys. Kirwan street front 

A total of 15 car parking bays are proposed which are broken down as follows: 

• 14 car bays for residential use; and 
• 1 commercial car bay for the office. 

Sewerage and water capacity is controlled by Water Corporation. The Corporation manages impacts of new development on its infrastructure in a number of ways. This includes being a party to the state infrastructure committee, which identifies areas where increased development will take place. This allows for new development to be planned for with any new infrastructure required identified and contributed to by the developer or developers that trigger the upgrade. Water Corporation are also required to make comment on developments of this type. 

The application includes a Waste Management Plan. All waste bins are located and proposed to be collected within the development site.