News Articles for City of South Perth

Western Australia's biggest apartments developer has blasted planning authorities' rejection of its Civic Heart proposal in South Perth, saying the process appeared to be “superficial and subjective” as it gears up for a State Administrative Tribunal appeal.

Redevelopment plans for The Como Hotel are a step closer to reality, with property developer and Woolworths subsidiary ALH Group having been granted a variation on its existing liquor licence.

Western Australia's biggest apartments developer is evaluating its options after its second proposal for the flagship Civic Triangle site in South Perth was knocked back by planning authorities.

Canning Bridge is shaping up as Perth's newest billion-dollar precinct, with a suite of new projects collectively worth $595 million adding to more than $400 million worth of development under construction or recently completed.

Finbar Group's new $330 million Civic Heart in South Perth will comprise two towers at 39 and 22 storeys, with the state government giving its tick to planning guideline changes for the site.

Property industry bodies say it is local governments, not development assessment panels, which need to eliminate uncertainty in the planning process.

Boutique developer Norup + Wilson is headed to the State Administrative Tribunal to appeal the rejection of its latest proposal, a $39 million, 16-level apartment building near Canning Bridge.

Woolworths subsidiary ALH Group has had a win in the State Administrative Tribunal this week over its plans to develop a Dan Murphy's liquor store as part of its Como Hotel redevelopment, following a multi-year saga involving liquor licensing and the City of South Perth.

Local developer Sirona Capital has partnered with Singaporean-owned property management company CEL Australia to deliver a new luxury apartment tower in South Perth.

Six projects designed to make Perth a smarter city were launched yesterday, and they comprise a very eclectic collection, from a driverless electric bus in South Perth to management of wetlands in Joondalup.

Finbar Group has called on the City of South Perth to introduce a special planning scheme for its Civic Heart project, where it is now aiming to build two apartment towers despite describing the WA apartment market as the most challenging in the company's history.

Community acceptance of tall buildings has come a long way in Perth, but developers still face significant challenges in their efforts to add density to near-city suburbs.

Doubt has been cast over a wave of proposed apartment and hotel developments, with a patchy sales market forcing developers to apply for extensions to planning approvals for hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of projects.

Frustration is mounting among developers in South Perth as they are forced to reassess projects after the second major change to the suburb's town planning guidelines in the past six years.

Buyers at Finbar Group's $400 million Civic Heart project are being refunded their deposits, after the state's largest apartment developer announced it would scale back the size of the tower because of uncertainty regarding planning rules in South Perth.

A snap poll of residents in South Perth has revealed strong support for development in the area, despite activism against the high-rise project plans.

A South Perth resident group claims a Court of Appeals decision to uphold the quashing of a development approval on Mill Point Road confirms the original intent of the suburb's town planning scheme, but the developer behind the proposal says the judgement only highlights problems with development guidelines in the area.

China-backed developer Zone Q Investments' plans for a South Perth apartment tower on MIll Point Road have been rejected for a second time by planning authorities, as uncertainty over the suburb's town planning scheme puts a cloud over future development.

A new group of property professionals promises to bring balance to Perth's debate over density.

After 10 years of research and development, Australia's first driverless electric shuttle bus made its public debut this afternoon as it cruised along the South Perth Esplanade.

Construction of some of Perth's tallest buildings was never part of the City of South Perth's plan to revitalise the suburb, according to Mayor Sue Doherty.

Community consternation over WA's planning and approvals system for big projects is looming as a key state election issue.

The rejection by planning authorities of a 44-storey apartment proposal on Mill Point Road in South Perth is unlikely to be the last word in the battle over the contentious project.

The City of Subiaco has been trumped by the metropolitan west development assessment panel, while residents in South Perth face a two-month wait to learn the fate of a contentious apartment project on Mill Point Road.

Educating the community on the benefits of higher-density development is looming as one of the big challenges for Lino Iacomella, who has taken the helm at the Western Australian division of the Property Council of Australia.

Another developer in South Perth will be forced to rethink its apartment tower plans following the Supreme Court of Western Australia's decision last month to send a Mill Point Road apartment proposal back to the drawing board.

The ongoing battle over high-density development in South Perth has stepped up a notch in recent weeks.

Apartment developer Finbar Group has won approval to go ahead with its third major new project in South Perth, amid continuing debate over the appropriateness of high-density projects for the subur

Plans have been lodged for the first major project under the City of Melville's newly adopted guidelines for the Canning Bridge area, with Stirling Capital submitting an application to build a two-tower, 232-apartment development facing Ogilvie and Kishorn roads.

Finbar Group is confident it will start building its $380 million Civic Heart project in South Perth later this year, after the massive apartment development received planning approval to proceed y

Cranes are to become a feature of the South Perth skyline as a wave of new apartment proposals move towards construction.

Buyers have rushed to grab a slice of one of South Perth's planned residential towers, with more than 60 per cent of the apartments on offer at Finbar Group's Aurelia selling in the first weekend o

South Perth apartment tower proposals rivalling CBD heights are coming thick and fast through the approvals process.

UPDATE:An apartment project in Mount Lawley has been given the go-ahead after being knocked back for planning approval earlier this year, while a Dan Murphy's bottle shop plan in Como has been reje

UPDATE: The Western Australian Local Government Association has called on the state government to abandon its local council amalgamations, saying the process has become unravelled in the wake

Apartment developer Finbar Group has won approval to build a $120 million, 118-apartment complex across the road from another of its development sites in South Perth.

The state government will legislate to include the University of Western Australia, Kings Park, the QEII Medical Centre and the City of Vincent in the City of Perth, but will not include the Burswood Peninsula after that proposal was rejected by the independent Local Government Advisory Board.

Finbar is planning a 30-storey residential tower at the Civic Triangle site in South Perth, flagging a $300 million proposal today after completing the acquisition of the property in a transaction initially announced last month.

Finbar Group has made a $27.3 million offer to acquire and develop the Civic Triangle site in South Perth after being named the City of South Perth's preferred development partner for the site.

Western Australia's aged care sector is preparing for major upheaval, including the entrance of investment-hungry private equity firms, as the most significant reforms in a generation take effect.