About the Development Application

Generally, the proposed changes are limited to the following:

To ensure transparency of the process to the community - the City of Nedlands undertakes community consultation for any Form 2 applications received, providing an opportunity to comment on the proposed changes.

 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.

Submissions can be made on the ‘Your Voice' online submission form 

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

The City follows a process for each Development Application received. The application must be assessed according to the provisions of the Local Planning Scheme No.3, external referrals will be made, 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 who is the final decision maker. 

The applicant for this project is Element

The development is located on No.93 & 95 Broadway, Nedlands.  The sites are currently occupied by an existing Single House.

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.

The site is zoned 'Mixed Use' under the City of Nedlands Local Planning Scheme No.3 and has a density coding of R-AC3.

The application will be assessed against the relevant provisions of the City’s Local Planning Policies which can be found here. 

The application will be assessed against all elements of the Residential Design Codes Volume 2 – Apartments and the ten principles of good design contained in State Planning Policy 7.0 – Design of the Built Environment. These documents place considerable weight on amenity impacts, as does the City’s Local Planning Scheme No.3.

The proposed land use is Residential ('Multiple Dwellings') and 'Office'

The City of Nedlands has recently received an application for an amendment to JDAP approval at No. 93 and 95 Broadway, Nedlands. The proposal can be summarised as follows: 

• On 14 September 2020, the JDAP approved a six storey Mixed Use Development on the site. 
• The applicant is seeking an amendment to the number of commercial car parking bays required by Condition 13 from 5 to 4. A reduction of 1 commercial bay. 
• At basement level, one car bay is to be replaced with ‘Pumps and Tanks’ and car park exhaust air duct is to be moved slightly to the east.  
•  At ground level, an approved vacant area is to be provided with tanks and car park exhaust air duct is to be moved slightly to the east.  
• At ground level, one additional motorcycle bay is to be provided in the north-west corner. 

The application includes a Traffic Impact Statement. The report considers the projected traffic generated from the proposed development and assesses how this fits into the surrounding road network. This report also considers existing and proposed pedestrian and cyclist facilities as well as public transportation availability.  This report is currently being reviewed by the City.

A total of 64 for residents car parking bays (including 6 visitor bays) with an additional 4 on site parking bays plus ACROD for the office tenancy was originally proposed.

The revised application now seeks to provide a total of 70 car parking bays, which are broken down as follows:

•    60 resident car parking bays;

•    6 resident visitor parking bays; and 

•    4 commercial parking bays.