Northbridge Plaza Car Park Reclassification

Update - November 2025

Council considered a report including the engagement outcomes at its Meeting on Monday 17 November 2025 at 7.00pm
Read the Council report (item 11.11) using this link

Council resolved to:

1. Amend the Planning Proposal to include details of the Statutory Trust applicable to the land and to confirm that the trust is proposed to be extinguished.
2. Amend the Planning Proposal to clarify that should the proposal proceed, a future master plan process will be held and this process will include a community and stakeholder engagement.
3. Request an amended Gateway Determination from the Department Planning, Housing and Infrastructure to allow for the amended Planning Proposal to be publicly exhibited.
4. Re-exhibit the Planning Proposal in accordance with any requirements of the amended Gateway Determination.
5. Require a further report be brought to Council following public exhibition.
6. Require a further report to be brought back to Council to outline a Masterplan process methodology following completion of the Planning Proposal.

Everyone who made a submission to the exhibition will be notified when the re-exhibition opens in 2026

Public Hearing – Report from Independent Facilitator

• The public hearing was held at Northbridge Golf Club on Wednesday 24 September 2025.
• The Meeting was chaired by an independent facilitator - Sandy Hoy of Parkland Planners.
• The slide presentation made by Sandy Hoy and her final report on the public hearing can be viewed at the link below:
• Slide Presentation 24 September 2025
• The independent facilitator’s recommendations will be reported back to Council as soon as practical – likely to be the November 2025 meeting.
• The report prepared by the Independent Facilitator can be viewed at the link below:
• Facilitators Final Report 14 October 2025

Background

Council is proposing a change to how the land it owns at the Northbridge Plaza car park, is classified.
This applies to:

• The Council-owned car park behind Northbridge Plaza on Eastern Valley Way
• The vacant former Baby Health Clinic building within the car park

The proposal is to reclassify the land from Community to Operational Land. Reclassification would NOT permit the land to be redeveloped without further community consultation.

Click this link to read the public exhibition fact sheet

Submissions closed on Tuesday 19 August 2025