Perth Voice Interactive

SEVEN storeys looks like it’ll be the future face of North Perth’s chunk of Charles Street, with the local development assessments panel approving a whopper 89-unit building it had previously rejected.

More than a dozen residents turned out at the first meeting in April to see off Salomone Projects’ $28 million plan for 318-324 Charles Street.

Appealed

But the developer appealed to the unelected but powerful state administrative tribunal, which ordered the DAP to reconsider the plan after a few rejigs.

On Tuesday the DAP—consisting of three unelected members and two elected members from Vincent council—buckled and approved the slightly revised building 4–1 (mayor John Carey the only no; Cr Josh Topelberg voted with the appointees).

Meanwhile Joe Scaffidi’s project at 283-285 Vincent Street has hit another hitch. Mr Scaffidi wants to demolish a couple of houses and erect a six-storey eating house/office/shop with 34 units but the DAP deferred it for further fiddling.

by DAVID BELL