No. 5 (Lot 14 and 15) Bruce Street, Leederville (JDAP Application)

Development Description: Multiple Dwellings - Development Assessment Panel (DAP) Application

Development Application Number: 5.2024.432.1

Development Details:

The proposal is for a Multiple Dwelling development comprising of the following:

• Construction of a three storey Specialist Disability Accommodation building, comprising of six dwellings.
• Two Offices at ground floor for use by carers.
• Four car parking bays and four long term bicycle parking spaces at ground floor, with access provided via Ragen Alley.
• Pedestrian access to the site is provided via Bruce Street to a central foyer area.
• A total of 100.32m² of landscaping across the ground floor, including the planting of one medium tree and four small trees.
• A bin store area located to the rear of the site, with collection from Ragen Alley.

Following the conclusion of the consultation period on 25 February 2025, the City requested further information from and provided the applicant with a summary of all of the submissions received. In response to this the applicant provided additional information to the City on 13 March 2025 and 7 April 2025, including the following:

• An Acoustic Report and Environmentally Sustainable Design Report.
• An updated Planning Report has been provided, including additional information on the proposed use and intended operations.
• Inclusion of additional facebrick, wrapping around the two storey boundary walls on either side of the building.
• Inclusion of south facing windows to bed 1 for apartments 3 and 4 (first floor).
• Staggering of eastern and western boundary setbacks to provide articulation to lot boundary facing walls.
• Widening of pedestrian pathway from 1.5m to 1.8m to allow wheelchairs to pass.
• Modification to landscaping across the site resulting in an additional 19.1sqm of DSA overall, including an additional 13.4m² of landscaping within the primary street setback area.
• Modification to species selection and planting numbers, including a reduction in the number of small trees proposed from 33 to 26 (canopy cover still achieves 30% of the site).
• Increase in the overall number of proposed plantings from 114 to 120, incorporating additional smaller trees and shrubs within communal areas.
• Inclusion of a seating area and herb/vegetable garden within the rear communal landscaping area.
• Inclusion of a direct pedestrian access from the street to apartment 2.
• Removal of columns to balconies and replacement with posts to ‘lighten’ the visual bulk of the balconies.
• Waste collection point proposed to be from Hayley Avenue.
• Inclusion of awnings to ground floor sliding doors.
• Inclusion of an ACROD parking bay and reallocation of all bays to accommodate visitors (including one carer).

Please view the Submission Form on the right hand side of this page for further details on this proposal.

More information: The assessing officer for the application is Senior Urban Planner, Haydn Ruse. Contact me on 9273 6569 or at haydn.ruse@vincent.wa.gov.au for further information or to discuss any queries you have.

How can I comment: Any comments you wish to provide on the proposal can be made by:

• online - use the submission form below
• By email - mail@vincent.wa.gov.au by quoting the development application number above
• By letter - City of Vincent, PO Box 82, Leederville

How can I be kept up to date on the progress of this application:

We will provide updates on this proposal as it progresses to everyone who provides a submission.

If you do not want to provide a submission but would like to keep updated on its progress, please register your interest by subscribing using the button in the right hand side of this page.

This page will also remain available after the conclusion of consultation and will be updated regularly.