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 Urbanista Town Planning.

The development is located at 135 Broadway, Nedlands. 

The application proposes an amendment to a Mixed Use Development comprising: 

• A seven storey mixed-use building including basement parking garage (car stackers)
• 16 apartments
• 1 commercial tenancy (office)

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 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 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, the planning approval will be valid for an additional 2 years (2026), unless a different period of time is explicitly set. 

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 'Mixed Use' 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 height of building is 23.6m and comprises seven storeys as viewed from Broadway. 

A total of 30 car parking bays are proposed which are broken down as follows: 

• 26 car bays for residential use; and 
• 4 visitor car bays. 

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 previously approved Waste Management Plan. The alterations to the development are not proposed to change this management plan.