City of South Perth

Western Australia’s biggest apartments developer has blasted planning authorities’ rejection of its Civic Heart proposal in South Perth, saying the process appeared to be “superficial and subjective” as it gears up for a State Administrative Tribunal appeal.

Planning Minister Rita Saffioti says the state government is assessing whether it needs to intervene following the rejection of Finbar Group’s $365 million Civic Heart proposal in South Perth by planning authorities.

Planning Minister Rita Saffioti has confirmed the state government will assess whether Finbar Group’s Civic Heart proposal in South Perth should have been approved, while at the same time another planning flashpoint is emerging in Melville.

Two previously-rejected South Perth apartment proposals will be reassessed by planning authorities next week, with local developer Sirona Capital and a private Singaporean group scaling back their towers in efforts to win approval.

The late Eric Lumsden, Jahna Cedar and Christine Simpson Stokes are among 76 prominent Western Australians to be awarded Australia Day honours this year.

UPDATED: ASX-listed apartments developer Finbar Group expects to start building its $300 million, 39-storey Civic Heart project in South Perth later this year, after Planning Minister Rita Saffioti superseded local planning authorities and approved the development.

Recent planning decisions have been positive for developers in South Perth, but several major players have cautioned that significant challenges remain in the near-city suburb.

Edge Visionary Living has received the green light from planning authorities for its long-awaited Lumiere development in South Perth, nearly five years after it first sought to build it and following two Supreme Court challenges that were successful in overturning approval of previous designs.

A proposal to develop several lots across Leonora Street in Como into an eight-storey development featuring 111 dwellings has been recommended for approval.

The City of South Perth has recommended the state’s planning commission approve an owner-led proposal for a residential apartment complex when it meets later this week.

The Joint Development Assessment Panel has approved amendments to a contentious $25 million high-rise in Como expected to lessen its impact on surrounding homes.

A $107 million plan to transform several Como lots into a 10 to 15-storey mixed-use development has surfaced this week, the latest to be lodged with the state’s new assessment body.

The Como Baptist Church has been revealed as the proponent behind a $107 million plan to transform several Como lots into a mixed-use development.

The state’s peak planning body has given Perth-based property developer Exal Group the green light to build its $55 million student accommodation project in Waterford.

City of South Perth mayor Greg Milner will be required to publicly apologise for sharing an article discrediting the city’s financial management to social media.

How has the state government’s streamlined development assessment pathway performed in the year since its establishment?

While council amalgamations have been extensive across Australia in recent decades, organised opposition and one blundered attempt has made it a nonstarter here in WA.

Plans to demolish an 88-year-old hall and 68-year-old former church in Kensington have been blocked by the City of South Perth overnight, with the developer considering its options.

One of WA’s largest affordable housing providers has submitted plans for an eight-storey apartment complex.

The mix of social and affordable housing received unanimous approval by a joint development assessment panel.

An “ambitious” $36 million 15-storey apartment block proposed in Como has received support from the City of South Perth.

A plan for a $36 million apartment block in Como, near a busy Canning Bridge train station, received unanimous approval by a joint development assessment panel.

For more than two-and-a-half years, residents of South Perth’s luxury Pinnacle Apartments have been taking in the uninterrupted panoramic city views they were sold from behind glass doors.

Perth could soon be home to the world’s tallest timber building, after Victoria-based Grange Development lodged plans to build a $350 million apartment tower in South Perth.

The state's planning commission will decide on a $150 million proposal which could see a 36-storey apartment block being built next to the 21-storey Aurelia in South Perth.

The state's planning commission has approved a 36-storey apartment building along Mill Point Road in South Perth, next door to Finbar's 21-storey Aurelia development.

The team behind a $36 million apartment tower in Como has received approval for its car parking plan following an appeal to the State Administrative Tribunal.

South Perth’s council continues to be split on its approach to developing an $80 million swimming pool facility, voting last night to increase pressure on the state government for funding.

A South Perth private school has submitted plans for a new sports centre and gym revamp, estimated to cost $32 million, as part of its centenary celebrations.

A nine-storey development in Como has been approved, with the developer proposing to build more than 100 apartments to offer affordable accommodation amid Perth's housing crisis.

Senior journalist Matt Mckenzie speaks with Jordan Murray about the future of the Liberal Party and the electoral consequences of shifting to the right.

Aspirations to build aquatic centres in the Perth metropolitan area struggle to stay afloat with a proposed South Perth pool now dead in the water.

A $350 million development, proposed to be the tallest timber tower in the world, will have to clear a planning hurdle after the City of South Perth recommended it be refused.

A proposal to build the world's tallest $350 million hybrid timber tower in South Perth has been approved.

Developments in South Perth have faced many stumbling blocks, but the high-rise precinct is taking shape.

The City of South Perth is set to transfer the retirement facility to private hands, following a $21.8 million deal.

With a desire to condense its far-reaching venue web, the Perth Basketball Association has launched an e-petition in order to garner support for a proposed 12-court indoor stadium in Kensington.

Three Perth metropolitan councils are celebrating 30 years of operation after being ‘spun-out’ from the City of Perth.

The developer of The Pearl is in liquidation, deposits are being returned to buyers and the site is on the market.