Perth Voice Interactive

THE dream lives on, with Vincent council allowing Dream Studios to continue on Oxford Street.

Vincent staffers wanted to close the non-compliant business down last year after a noise complaint, saying the business doesn’t “protect and enhance the health, safety and general welfare of the city’s inhabitants”.

They’d wanted to deny retrospective approval, but councillors deferred it to let owner Jo Poole get his paperwork in order. Councillors have now given the business the thumbs up, with Cr Ros Harley moving to ease up cash-in-lieu restrictions which would’ve otherwise seen the business have to pay $22,375 for not having enough car bays.

“To impose a cash-in-lieu contribution of $22,000 for what is essentially a small business, I think is fairly harsh and would affect the viability of the business,” she said.

That fee will be deferred for five years.