The state’s peak planning body has approved a contentious $75.7 million apartment development in Mosman Park, dubbed Mos Lane, after a three-hour meeting.
The state’s peak planning body has approved a contentious $75.7 million apartment development in Mosman Park, dubbed Mos Lane, after a three-hour meeting.
The Western Australian Planning Commission today approved Australian Development Capital’s (ADC_) proposal to build a five-storey mixed use development on 46 Manning Road, Mosman Park.
An existing shopping centre will be demolished to make way for the proposed development, which comprises 65 apartments, five townhouses, two restaurants/cafes, five shops, a liquor store, fitness centre, and communal facilities.
The applicant has proposed a two-level basement carpark comprising 194 parking bays.
ADC_ director Adam Zorzi said the Mos Lane team aimed to be on the site in early 2024.
“We’ve leased a retail shop nearby that we’re going to be using as a sales suite,” he said at the meeting.
Mr Zorzi said the approval came at an opportune time for an increasingly discerning Perth market that is demanding more from apartment design.
“We have been working with a wide range of stakeholders for the past four years including the Town of Mosman Park, local residents, our team of architects and consultants and the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage to refine and evolve the Mos Lane design in order to meet a wide range of interests on this very prominent site,” he said.
“The approved development will deliver a unique, curated mix of high-quality residences that have been jointly designed by Melbourne-based architecture firms, Nelson Studios and Hecker Guthrie.
“Our intention from the outset has been to provide local residents an opportunity to live in a beautiful new, convenient home that offers an alternative to the single residential stock currently dominating the local neighbourhood."
The project had attracted significant community backlash with residents voicing their concerns on the height, bulk and scale of the development during the three-hour WAPC meeting.
Town of Mosman Park chief of urban planning and development Ross Minett said the development was inconsistent with local planning frameworks.
“We strongly believe an approval today compromises that [local planning] strategy,” he said.
“This is against the town and community wishes and should therefore be refused.”
However, WAPC members unanimously voted to approve the project with City of Vincent mayor and commissioner Emma Cole saying the development would benefit the community in the long-run.
ADC_ lodged an application to build a six-storey development on the site in mid-2021 but had reduced it after several revisions.
“I think the development outcome is far better than originally proposed,” WAPC chairman David Caddy said.
Town of Mosman Park mayor Paul Shaw said while the Town is disappointed by WAPC’s approval of Mos Lane, it welcomed development that conforms to the Town Planning Scheme.
“Approving the Mos Lane development sets a negative planning precedent and contradicts the Town’s long-term planning frameworks, including harming the integrity of the Town’s future Local Planning Strategy,” he said after the meeting.
“Our community deserves better.
“In addition to being overruled, we feel let down by the unrealistic timeframes for the Town’s Planners to properly review the final plans, as well as the clear lack of community engagement for the final design of this development.
“While it’s disappointing the SDAU has clearly overlooked this in their final decision, the town will continue to advocate for the best possible outcomes for our community.”
Mr Caddy said there had been concerns on height but believed the updated designs had overcome a lot of them.
"The commission has concluded that these concerns had been appropriately addressed," he said.
Mos Lane is expected to launch to market later this year and construction scheduled for early next year, according to ADC_.
