After two years and nine rounds of peace talks, property developer Satterley is pushing ahead with its bid to revive the contentious North Stoneville proposal.
After two years and nine rounds of peace talks, property developer Satterley is pushing ahead with its bid to revive the contentious North Stoneville proposal via the state’s statutory tribunal.
Satterley’s plans to deliver 1,500 lots across 550 hectares north of Mundaring came to a halt in 2020, when the Western Australian Planning Commission rejected the company's Local Structure Plan application.
It was another blow for Satterley, delivered just months after the Shire of Mundaring also rejected the plan.
The land, which has been owned by the Anglican Diocese of Perth for the past 140 years, has been earmarked for future residential development since the 1990s.
Satterley has hailed the proposal as a location to accommodate the growing Perth Hills population, touting the economic and social benefits of the proposal.
But the Perth Hills subdivision has faced stiff community opposition, with ‘Save Perth Hills’ spearheading a campaign against the plan on the basis that the road network could not support the increase in density and the proposal posed a bushfire risk.
Satterley, however, claims its proposed bushfire management plan would reduce the bushfire risk, both at the townsite and the wider area.
The company, led by millionaire developer Nigel Satterley, has now taken to the State Administrative Tribunal requesting a review of the planning commission’s decision.
The matter was brought before the tribunal today, with Satterley’s lawyer, Lavan partner and town planning specialist Paul McQueen, pleading for more time to gather legal and technical advice.
He told the tribunal the matter was complex, having been the subject of nine rounds of private mediation, but insisted Satterley would be in a position to produce the orders it seeks after a six-week adjournment.
Those orders are likely to dictate whether or not the Shire of Mundaring seeks permission to appear on the matter, with a representative telling the tribunal it may ask to get involved depending on how the case unfolds.
The matter is due to return to the tribunal in early November.
As the matter was still going through the SAT process, a spokesperson from Satterley Property Group told Business News the compay was not able to provide any comment.