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Six-home London Street plan carries 1.7-metre setback departure in Mount Hawthorn
City of Vincent briefing notes recommended approval of six grouped dwellings at 43 and 45 London Street, including a three-storey form and a 1.3-metre second-floor roof-terrace setback where three metres is the deemed-to-comply standard.
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A six-home proposal at 43 and 45 London Street, Mount Hawthorn, has been recommended for approval with a 1.3-metre second-floor roof-terrace setback, 1.7 metres less than the three-metre deemed-to-comply standard.
The recommendation was listed in City of Vincent briefing notes dated 10 November 2026. It covers six grouped dwellings shown on plans dated 9, 10 and 12 September 2026, subject to conditions covering privacy, construction, landscaping, parking, waste and stormwater.
The proposal seeks a three-storey maximum height in a built-form area where two storeys is the standard discussed in the briefing. Administration told councillors the property is zoned R40 and had been assessed against the R40 planning framework.
The setback figure was clarified during questions from Cr Ashley Wallace. Administration said the proposed second-floor roof-terrace setback was 1.3 metres, compared with the three-metre deemed-to-comply setback. It corrected an earlier reference to a 0.2-metre departure in the response to submissions.
Proposed conditions in the recommendation include visual privacy measures and a construction management plan. They would also require at least 7.4 per cent soft landscaping, 3.8 per cent planting areas, 12 small trees within deep-soil and on-structure planting areas, and four new trees in the London Street verge.
The briefing notes record concerns from a Mount Hawthorn resident about the proposal's height, site cover, setbacks, privacy, landscaping and effect on nearby R20 properties. The submission cited a height of 11.85 metres and a total height of 10.67 metres for Lot 6. Those figures are attributed to the submission and have not been independently verified in this report.
Administration said it had considered the location of adjoining dwellings, active habitable spaces, outbuildings and vegetation. It told councillors neighbouring dwellings were set back about 20 metres from the proposed building interface. The Design Review Panel chairperson was recorded as having raised no concerns about the transition between the R40 site and adjoining R20 properties.
The briefing record identifies the planning text as a recommendation. It does not record a final council resolution or vote on the London Street application, so the recommendation should not be treated as a final development approval.
What deserves a closer look
The supplied briefing notes record a recommendation, not a final determination of the London Street application. Whether it was later adopted, amended or refused is not established by this record.
The resident submission cites 11.85 metres generally and 10.67 metres specifically for Lot 6. These are attributed statements, not independently verified measurements.
The setback departure recalculates correctly: three metres minus 1.3 metres equals 1.7 metres.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Was the Item 5.3 recommendation later adopted, amended or refused at a council meeting?
What final plans and conditions, if any, were approved, including the roof-terrace setback?
What building height in metres was ultimately approved, if any approval was granted?
What happens next
Check any subsequent City of Vincent council meeting record for a final determination of Item 5.3, if one has been made.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The record identifies itself as notes of the City of Vincent Council Briefing held on 10 November 2026.
36 COUNCIL BRIEFING NOTES 10 NOVEMBER 2026 Page 3 NOTES OF CITY OF VINCENT COUNCIL BRIEFING HELD AT THE E-MEETING AND AT THE ADMINISTRATION AND CIVIC CENTRE, 244 VINCENT STREET, LEEDERVILLE ON TUESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2026 AT 6:00 PM PRESENT: Mayor Alison Xamon Presiding Member Cr Alex Castle North Ward Cr Suzanne Worner North Ward Cr Nicole Woolf North Ward Cr Con Poulios North Ward Cr Ashley Wallace South Ward Cr Sophie Greer South Ward Cr Reece Wheadon South Ward IN ATTENDANCE: David MacLennan Chief Executive Officer Rhys Taylor A/Executive Director Infrastructure & Environment Jay Naidoo Executive Director Strategy & Development Lisa Williams
Page 3, meeting identification
Open original minutes ↗The briefing contains a recommendation to approve six grouped dwellings at 43 and 45 London Street, Mount Hawthorn, subject to conditions, using plans dated 9, 10 and 12 September 2026.
Summary of Submissions - Applicant's Response 8. Summary of Submissions - Administration's Response 9. Determination Advice Notes RECOMMENDATION: That Council, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Vincent Local Planning Scheme No. 2 and the Metropolitan Region Scheme, APPROVES the application for Six Grouped Dwellings at Nos. 43 & 45 (Lots: 291 & 292 D/P: 2334) London Street, Mount Hawthorn in accordance with the plans shown in Attachment 2, subject to the following conditions, with the associated determination advice notes in Attachment 9: 1. Development Plans This approval is for Six Grouped Dwellings as shown on the approved plans dated 9 September 2026, 10 September 2026 and 12 September 2026. No other development forms part of this approval;
Item 5.3 recommendation and proposed condition 1
Open original minutes ↗Administration said the property is zoned R40 and was assessed against the provisions for an R40 property, not R80.
CR WORNER: To address the comments made within the gallery, what comments do we have to address community's concerns to an R40 versus an R80 outcome. MANAGER DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN: Administration has not undertaken an assessment against an R80 density. Administration's role is to assess and provide recommendations on proposed developments against their relevant planning framework. This property is zoned R40 and has been assessed against the provisions of an R40 property.
Item 5.3, response on density assessment
Open original minutes ↗Administration said the built-form area permits two storeys and the proposal seeks a departure for a three-storey maximum height.
CR WHEADON: If this was a single dwelling, could it be proposed at the same height and the same number of car parking bays as the proposed grouped dwellings? MANAGER DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN: This built form area permits two storeys, the departure the development seeks is a three storey maximum height.
Item 5.3, response on building height
Open original minutes ↗Administration clarified that the proposed second-floor roof-terrace setback was 1.3 metres against a three-metre deemed-to-comply setback, a 1.7-metre departure rather than the 0.2 metres previously stated in Attachment 8.
MANAGER DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN: Administration confirms that the proposed second floor (roof terrace) setback is 1.3 metres as detailed in the report, the deemed-to-comply setback is 3 metres, meaning the proposed setback departure is 1.7 metres instead of 0.2 metres as indicated in Attachment 8, this has been updated in Attachment 8.
Item 5.3, setback correction
Open original minutes ↗The quoted visual privacy condition would require the specified building elements to be implemented before occupation or use and maintained thereafter.
3. Visual Privacy Building elements required to meet the Deemed-to-Comply standards of Clause 3.10 of the R Codes Volume 1 Part C and shown on the approved plans are to be implemented prior to the occupation or use of the development, and maintained thereafter, to the satisfaction of the City;
Item 5.3, proposed condition 3
Open original minutes ↗The quoted construction condition would require a construction management plan to be submitted and approved before works commence, then implemented throughout construction.
5.2 Prior to the commencement of works, a Construction Management Plan shall be submitted to, and approved by, the City. Once approved, the Plan shall be implemented in full and complied with at all times for the duration of construction of the development, to the satisfaction of the City.
Item 5.3, proposed condition 5.2
Open original minutes ↗The landscaping plan requirements include minimums of 7.4 per cent soft landscaping, 3.8 per cent planting areas and 12 small trees within deep-soil and on-structure planting areas, plus four new London Street verge trees.
The plan shall be drawn to a scale of 1:100, be generally in accordance with the landscaping plan dated 9 September 2026, and shall show the following: • The location and type of proposed trees and plants; • Areas to be irrigated or reticulated; • The provision of a minimum 7.4 percent soft landscaping, as defined by the Residential Design Codes Volume 1; • The provision of a minimum of 3.8 percent planting areas; • The provision of a minimum of 12 small trees within the deep soil areas and on- structure planting areas provided. • The tree species are to be in accordance with the City's recommended tree species list; and • The provision of four new trees within the verge of London Street; 7. Car Parking and Access 7.1 Prior to occupation or use of the development, an easement shall be registered over Lots 1 to 6 for the benefit of Lots 2 to 6, securing access to and use of the visitor parking bay shown on the approved plans;
Item 5.3, proposed landscaping plan requirements
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the City of Vincent Council Briefing Notes for 10 November 2026, a public council record. The supplied notes do not state their confirmation status. The report is based on those notes and does not include independent attendance, interviews or verification outside the record.
Key facts from the minutes
- The 10 November 2026 briefing notes listed a recommendation to approve six grouped dwellings at 43 and 45 London Street, Mount Hawthorn.
- The recommendation is subject to proposed conditions covering privacy, construction management, landscaping, parking, waste and stormwater.
- Administration said the proposed second-floor roof-terrace setback was 1.3 metres rather than the three-metre deemed-to-comply setback, a departure of 1.7 metres.
- The proposed landscaping conditions would require 12 small trees and four new London Street verge trees.
- The supplied briefing notes do not record a final council resolution or vote on the application.
Why it matters
- The proposal would introduce six grouped dwellings and a three-storey form at a site adjoining lower-density R20 properties. The briefing record describes proposed conditions intended to address privacy, landscaping and construction impacts, but it does not establish that the recommendation was finally adopted.