FAQs

The Metro Inner-North Joint Development Assessment Panel (JDAP) will make the final decision on this planning application. Councillors Andrew Maurice and Zenda Johnson are the Town of Mosman Park’s representatives on the Metro Inner-North JDAP.  

The JDAP meeting for the planning application will be held in early to mid-October and will be open to the public. Further details of the JDAP meeting will be published on www.mosmanpark.wa.gov.au/have-your-say as they are confirmed.  

The Town will prepare a Responsible Authority Report (RAR) for the JDAP to consider when making its decision. The RAR will provide a recommendation to the JDAP, either for support subject to conditions or refusal. A summary of the matters raised in any submissions from the community will be included in the RAR. 

The site is zoned Commercial under Local Planning Scheme No. 3 and has a residential density coding of RAC-3. 

Local Planning Policy No. 14 provides that the permissable building height for the site is six storeys, or 19m above ground level. Local Planning Policy No. 14 operates in conjunction with Local Planning Policy No. 15, which provides that development bonuses (including additional building height) may be granted for development proposals that deliver tangible benefits to the community and the streetscape.

The design of the proposed development is centred around preserving the existing mature Red River Gum tree on the site. Construction cannot take place over the root zone of the tree, which has reduced the development footprint of the site. 

The development proposal also seeks to provide a welcoming frontage to Glyde Street. This is proposed to be achieved through single-storey shopfronts along Glyde Street and a publicly accessible open space with landscaped seating around the Red River Gum tree.

As a result, a slimmer and taller residential apartment building, that is setback from Glyde Street, is proposed. The proposed development is a height of nine storeys, with a maximum height of 30.5m above natural ground level.

• Preservation of the existing mature Red River Gum tree located on the site. 
• A publicly accessible open space around the Red River Gum tree, with landscaped seating areas.
• A publicly accessible laneway with landscaping, public art and feature lighting, which will provide a pedestrian link between Glyde Street and Waite Lane.
• Three commercial tenancies, including a tenancy for a cafe, to improve the vibrancy of Glyde Street and create local jobs.
• Incorporation of traditional building materials and elements, including white washed brickwork and timber framed shop front windows, that provide a link back to the historical character of Mosman Park. 
• Planting of new trees within the street verge, to compliment the botanical landscaping theme for Glyde Street and the Mosman Park Town Centre.

The following mix of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments is proposed:

• 1 bedroom:   13 apartments
• 2 bedroom:   20 apartments
• 3 bedroom:   21 apartments

54 apartments (Total)

How much traffic will the proposed development generate?

A Traffic Impact Statement has been prepared to assess the impacts of the development on the surrounding road network. The development is expected to generate around 31 vehicle movements during the morning peak hour period and 39 vehicle movements during the afternoon peak hour period. This equates to between 1.5 and 2 vehicles entering or exiting the site per minute in the peak hour periods. 

A total of 100 car parking bays are proposed to be provided at basement and ground floor level, including 85 bays for the residential apartments, six car parking bays for exclusive use by the commercial tenancies (staff) and another nine car parking bays for use by customers of the commercial tenancies and visitors to the residential apartments.

Planning approval for the development would be subject to a Construction Management Plan being submitted to the Town for approval prior to the commencement of works.  The Construction Management Plan will be required to make provision for the management of construction traffic and minimisation of construction impacts, including dust and noise, on surrounding areas.