Urban Village Planned for Perth’s Pickle District
Perth-based Automotive Properties have been put forward an application for a large urban village in the WA capital’s inner mixed zone.
In an application lodged by Rowe Group, it has been put forward to The Metro Inner-North Joint Development Assessment Panel and awaits approval for a village-style precinct comprising of a hotel, apartments, commercial space, medical centres, retail shops, a tavern, cafes and restaurants, liquor stores, a fast food outlet, consulting rooms and a bulky goods showroom.
The $107-million urban precinct would transform a portion of the Pickle District into Sydney Charles Quarter—the name of the approved urban village.
Sydney Charles Quarter would cover a 1.95ha site at 463-507 Newcastle Street, West Perth, with publicly accessible space called The Commons dedicated to outdoor performances, sporting events and social infrastructure in the heart of the precinct.
Included in the development mix would be build-to-rent and co-living apartments, with the co-living building consisting of studios and one bedroom apartments.
The co-living offering would comprise of outdoor communal space, a shared kitchen area and laundry facilities, a meeting room and a co-working space.
The Pickle District is a burgeoning arts hub between the city, Leederville and Northbridge.
If the development get approved, the condition of the development approval includes The Commons needing to be publicly accessible to adhere to The Pickle District Planning Framework.
“The sites once had significant practical and spiritual significance to the [Bibbulmun] People as a place for meeting, camping, and nourishment,” according to planning documents.
The original Tandy’s Preserves and Pickle Factory which operated in the area in 1917 inspired the Pickle District’s name—the Old Pickle Factory still stands 100 years later, where people would que for miles despite complaining of the odour.
Planning documents said “good design results in buildings and places that are legible, with clear connections and easily identifiable elements to help people find their way around”.
