27 Mount Hawthorn parking bays face possible redevelopment condition A proposed condition for 179 Scarborough Beach Road would require future development to retain some public parking, but the number of bays and treatment of two ACROD spaces remain unspecified. Council: City of Vincent Meeting: 8 Sep 2026 6:00 PM Recorded status: proposed BRIEF City of Vincent briefing notes record a proposed condition requiring a purchaser of 179 Scarborough Beach Road, Mount Hawthorn, to agree that future development incorporate a minimum number of public parking bays. Lot 3 has 27 spaces, including two ACROD bays, and Lot 109 has 15 more. The notes do not record a final resolution or specify the number of bays to be retained. KEY FACTS - The City’s 8 September 2026 briefing record proposed requiring a purchaser of 179 Scarborough Beach Road to agree that future development incorporate a minimum number of public parking bays to the City’s satisfaction. - Lot 3 was recorded as having 27 parking spaces, including two ACROD bays; Lot 109 was recorded as having 15 additional spaces. - A deed of covenant and title caveat were identified as possible mechanisms for protecting the parking requirement. - Any proposed purchase, lease or redevelopment offer arising from an Expressions of Interest process would return to Council for consideration. - The briefing notes do not record a final resolution or vote on the disposal process. ANALYSIS OF THE RECORD - The briefing notes contain an earlier disposal recommendation and a later administration note revising the requested action towards an Expressions of Interest process. - The proposed parking condition does not state the minimum number of bays to be retained or require that both ACROD bays remain available. - The record describes possible commercial and financing effects of the condition but does not quantify them. QUESTIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP REPORTING - Was the revised Expressions of Interest process later adopted, and on what terms? - What minimum number of public bays would the proposed condition require? - Would the two ACROD bays have to be retained within any future development? - Would any deed of covenant or title caveat bind subsequent owners? RECORDED NEXT STEPS - If Council approves the revised proposal, an agent would be appointed to seek Expressions of Interest for redevelopment of 179 Scarborough Beach Road in connection with adjoining 177 Scarborough Beach Road, with any proposed purchase, lease or redevelopment offers to be presented to Council for consideration. SOURCE PASSAGES The updated recommendation proposed requiring a purchaser to agree that any future development incorporate a minimum number of bays for continued public parking, to the City's satisfaction. "MAYOR XAMON: Can you be quite prescriptive about what options, if the sale were to proceed, would be available to compel that public parking to still be made available? EXECUTIVE MANAGER CORPORATE STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE: The recommendation has been updated at 1.1.1 to include the following condition: 1.1.1 The purchaser agreeing that any future development must incorporate a minimum number of parking bays for continued use as public parking to the City's satisfaction." (Item 8.3) Lot 3 contains 27 parking spaces, including two ACROD bays, and Lot 109 contains 15 more. "Lot 3 specifically contains 27 parking spaces including two ACROD bays with the remaining 15 located on Lot 109. Any future sale should consider a condition that requires retention of a minimum number of public parking spaces within any future development." (Item 8.3) A deed of covenant and title caveat were discussed as possible mechanisms, with possible effects on price and finance. "What options would we have to actually protect that need? Could we get more information on what can Council do that would be binding on the DAP, for example? EXECUTIVE MANAGER CORPORATE STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE: There is the opportunity to include conditions to the offer by way of a deed of covenant to be attached to the contract for sale of land. This would enable the City to register a caveat on the title. These conditions would offer some surety around the future development of the land being required to provide a minimum number of public parking bays. A deed of covenant would need to be specific and clear about the desired future outcome on the land. A future development application would assess the prescribed requirements and secure the City's interests by conditions of approval. It must be noted that in doing that, it would affect obtaining the highest purchase price as this would limit the future potential of the site. A caveat on the title may also present challenges for owners when seeking finance." (Item 8.3) Administration revised the requested action towards appointing an agent to seek Expressions of Interest for redevelopment of 179 Scarborough Beach Road in connection with adjoining 177 Scarborough Beach Road, with proposed purchase, lease or redevelopment offers to be presented to Council. "ADMINISTRATION NOTE: Administration has revised the officer report and recommendation following the Council Briefing to more accurately reflect what is being requested of Council. To appoint an agent to seek Expressions of Interest for the redevelopment of No,179 Scarborough Beach Road Mount Hawthorn in connection with the adjoining property No.177 Scarborough beach road, Mount Hawthorn which is currently set for sale. The Local Government Act 1995 at section 3.58 defines 'Dispose' as to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, whether absolutely or not consequently, this language is used throughout the report for accuracy and reflects a range of scenarios that may arise from an EOI process. Any proposed offers for purchase, lease or redevelopment of the site would be presented to Council for consideration. CR CASTLE: Could the subject site be converted to a park given the report mentions there's a gap in POS within the area?" (Item 8.3) The effect of sale conditions on the sale could not be quantified; land without conditions was described as likely to be more attractive than land with conditions limiting its use and development. "There is no way to quantify the impact of including such conditions on the sale of the land, however anecdotally a sale of land that contains no conditions would likely be more attractive than that which includes conditions that limit the use and development of the land." (Item 8.3) Oxford Street and Flinders Street car parks were reported to have average occupancies of 51 per cent and 42 per cent respectively in May/April 2025. "EXECUTIVE MANAGER CORPORATE STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE: The Oxford Street car park contains a total of 32 bays with 3 hour free parking between 8am-5pm, the average occupancy of this car park in May/April 2025 was 51%. The Flinders Street car park contains 28 bays with 3 hour free parking between 8am-5pm, the average occupancy of this car park in May/April 2025 was 42%. These figures indicate that within the existing surrounding car parks there would be capacity to absorb parking demand." (Item 8.3) Parking surveys captured vehicles at set times across the day but did not engage with motorists to establish their parking purpose. "Do we have any of that data? EXECUTIVE MANAGER INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT: We do not have this level of detail. Parking surveys were conducted during a prescribed period of time and capture vehicles in situ at set times across the day. The survey does not engage with motorists to understand their parking purpose. CR GREER: The community has identified that need around public open space in the town centre, but I'm conscious that that feedback wasn't sought in the very particular context of the potential loss of these bays." (Item 8.3) SOURCES https://vincent.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/09/COM_20260908_MIN_10824.PDF https://minutesradar.com/news/vincent-infocouncil-council-briefing-8-sep-2026-6-00-pm-8-sep-2026-6-00-pm-minutes-mount-hawthorn-parking-bays-could-be-protected-in-no-179-bacd86b721/ Prepared from public council minutes using automated drafting and checks. No meeting attendance or interviews are implied. Check the original record and seek comment before republishing claims or analysis. Illustrations are generic, not depictions of actual projects.