Perth Voice Interactive

THE developers behind the controversial Celsius apartments on Fitzgerald Street have applied to amend the approved plans by adding nearly a metre on top and dropping commercial tenancies on the first floor.

Celsius Developments’ planners Planning Solutions says the changes won’t have a substantial impact on the development or its landscaping as they’re mostly minor reconfigurations.

The original approval in November last year was for 104 apartments and 2474sqm of commercial and office space, granted by the state development assessment panel against the wishes of Vincent council.

Planning Solutions says the proposed changes are in response to “detailed design and sales”.

They say the extra 800 millimetres on top will provide “better structural efficiency and services provision”.

With three new apartment planned instead of office space on the first floor, Celsius will now have 108 apartments ranging from six studios through to four four-bedrooms. The bulk are in the two- to three-bedroom range.

All up it will have 2049sqm of commercial space, a reduction on the previous plans which will see the number of car bays reduced as fewer are needed for apartments than offices.

Planning Solutions noted the changes would see a tiddly increase in the plot ration from 3.57 to 3.58.

“The ‘on paper’ plot ratio increase is negligible, and has no impact whatsoever on the external appearance of the building, or the perceived bulk and scale of the development,” the planners said in their application.

The application is up for community consultation on the council’s website imagine.vincent.wa.gov.au until Sunday November 3.