Singaporean developer Centurion has cleared a planning hurdle for its $60 million student accommodation in Nedlands, receiving approval from a state government committee.
Singaporean developer Centurion has cleared a planning hurdle for its $60 million student accommodation in Nedlands, receiving approval from a state government committee.
The Statutory Planning Committee, comprising of several members from the Western Australian Planning Commission, today approved a student housing project to be built on 37-43 Stirling Highway.
Centurion Corporation proposes a 19-storey purpose-built student accommodation building comprising 446 bedrooms, a lounge, a commercial tenancy, and associated parking.
The site sits on the southwestern edge of the University of Western Australia - QEII precinct, an area the state government earmarked for an improvement plan.
Planning Solutions associate Matthew Cain, on behalf of Centurion, said the proposal sought to redevelop an underutilised site.
“The development [will] contribute to the growth of dedicated student accommodation options within Perth, particularly with the UWA-QEII specialised activity centre,” he said at the SPC meeting.
Estimated to cost $60 million, the accommodation will be operated by Dwell Student Living.
SPC member Rebecca Moore said she had concerns over the proposed height, urging more work on the built-form modelling to be done.
“I don’t think enough work has been done at all. You have an area with no height limit whatsoever,” she said.
However, Ms Moore said she acknowledged a previous approval of a similar development on site and supported Centurion's proposal.
A development assessment panel approved Ascot Capital’s $22.8 million, 18-storey proposal to build a 75-apartment development on the Nedlands lot, in December 2022.
Business News understands the project did not proceed.
In November 2024, Centurion lodged its 19-storey proposal on the site with the state government's Part 11B Significant Development Assessment Unit.
Centurion entered the student accommodation sector in 2014, after acquiring the 456-bed RMIT Village in Melbourne.
The company flagged a WA entry when it proposed to build a $30 million student accommodation project in Crawley.
Dubbed 55 Fairway, the Crawley project comprises 199 rooms across nine storeys.
