Green light for Spinnaker’s $25m North Perth apartments

Spinnaker Developments is one step closer to building its $25.4 million apartment project in North Perth.

The Statutory Planning Committee, mainly comprising of Western Australian Planning Commission members, approved the Cottesloe-based developer’s application to build on 407- 409 Charles Street.

The development, dubbed Charles & Elizabeth House, comprises 52 apartments and communal facilities across a five-storey building, and 26 car parking bays.

City of Vincent mayor Alison Xamon, who presented at the committee meeting, said the recommended approval for the project was disappointing.

Ms Xamon said there were outstanding issues with the project’s lack of transition to the lower density areas and the shortfall in parking bays.

“The city requested either increased parking provisions or further evidence demonstrating that the shortfall would satisfy the relevant planning objectives including an assessment of available on-screen parking capacity but unfortunately no such assessment has been undertaken,” she said.

“The city’s preferred outcome is that the application be deferred to allow the western interface [transition] and associated parking matters to be resolved before determination.”

Committee members backed Spinnaker’s plan, with WAPC chair Emma Cole saying the development would be a positive addition to Charles Street.

“We’re looking at a site that’s about 3 kilometres from the CBD, it’s a transit corridor serviced by key bus routes,” she said at the meeting.

“It’s got really good amenities and facilities close by including the North Perth town centre, Angove Street shopping centre, parks… there’s a lot of amenity in the area in a walkable catchment.

“The car parking shortfall and the context of the location, the transit corridor, as well as accommodation for range of bicycle and motorcycle parking … is all accommodated and goes towards that reduction.”

Spinnaker’s project adds to a growing list of developments in North Perth, including an eight-storey apartment block at 299 Charles Street.

The $35 million plan to build 117 apartments at 299 Charles Street was approved in 2024.

Celsius Property Group’s $160 million proposal to build a nine-storey apartment building across six lots bound by Alma Road, Fitzgerald Street and Raglan Road was approved in early 2025.

The development will add 108 apartments to the area, as well as an office, retail and hospitality elements on the ground floor.