Prized Peppy Grove property sold

Noted pearl farmer Lyndon Brown has sold his prominent Peppermint Grove property for $15.7 million following a long running stoush with the council over its heritage listing.

Mr Brown sold the property, located at 52 The Esplanade and held through his Dain Pty Ltd entity, on August 6, with the sale pending settlement.

No further information on the sale was provided by Mack Hall Real Estate when approached by Business News.

Sale of the property comes two years after a much publicised stoush between Mr Brown and the local shire over heritage listing for the bungalow-style house, which had been entered into the council’s municipal inventory in the 1990s along with almost 160 other properties.

Mr Brown had attempted to redevelop the house in 2014 but was refused due to it carrying the highest possible classification as a heritage property.

Attempts in 2017 by the shire’s development service manager to have the classification downgraded so the property could be redeveloped were again rejected by council, with the matter taken to the Supreme Court in 2019.

While Supreme Court justice Gail Archer said in her ruling that while the council was not biased in its decision, she did concede that an apprehension of bias did exist.

Nigel Satterley and Marcus Plunkett are among notable nearby residents of 52 The Esplanade.