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Guidelines governing how the Bentley Redevelopment Area south of the Perth CBD will be developed have opened for comment.
A masterplan for the site was approved in September and supports a mix of private, affordable and social housing. Open space has been targeted at 12 per cent.
The drafts of the design guidelines and development policies for the area on exhibition until November 14.
Heartwood Bentley, the first stage of the redevelopment of the 21ha parcel once the site of the Brownlie Towers and a former sand quarry, will deliver 41 residential lots and three development sites.
Lots will be a minimum of 233sq m, a one-in-seven affordable ratio is being targeted and a 30 per cent tree cover mandated.
About 8km south-east of the Perth CBD, Bentley is expected to eventually have 800 to 1000 homes. Higher density of up to eight storeys will be concentrated around the Green Heart and Activity Precincts, with lower heights in the Terrace Precinct and Transition Precinct.
According to the masterplan, 2000sq m of retail and commercial space will be joined by 410 apartments, 130 grouped development homes and 380 detached homes.
To support that project, DevelopmentWA is exhibiting a Draft Design Guidelines document that will permit “Acceptable Outcomes and Design Requirements” in the area.
Accompanying Draft Development Policies will also help guide developers in understanding the sustainability and quality requirements of building in Bentley.
Sound and vibration, applications to amend proposals and additional structures are among other elements also covered by the development policies.
Each of the lots has their own R-Code, with different design standards, as laid out in the Draft Design Guidelines. Individual Character Statements for each precinct are also available, which will be used by the planning authority to assess acceptable outcomes.
Along with the 30 per cent urban tree canopy cover requirement, a 20 per cent increase in ecological value target is set. Developers will effectively be required to leave the environment in better condition post-build than prior to construction.
The site has been the subject of a troubled development history, after the much-criticised public housing Bentley Towers were demolished in 2019.
