Have your say: City of Albany invites comment on proposed eight-storey hotel development at Middleton Beach

The community is invited to have a say on a Joint Development Assessment Panel application to The City of Albany for the construction of an eight-storey hotel at Middleton Beach. The hotel proposed for 10 Flinders Parade will feature 69 serviced apartments, a public ground floor outdoor licensed area and provision for ground-floor retail tenancy. An internal carpark featuring 75 bays for the use of staff and guests is also proposed, with an additional 116 bays planned to be made available off-site through cash-in-lieu payment. This would require a variation to the City of Albany Local Planning Scheme No.1 which mandates 216 parking bays be provided on site. A further variation will be needed as LPS1 requires at least half of the parking bays to be provided on-site before cash-in-lieu payments can be accepted. With a total of 191 bays, the proposal falls short of compliance by 15 per cent. A variation to the Middleton Beach Structure Plan would also be necessary as the hotel application seeks to develop 2-5 storeys adjacent to the public open space and 5-8 storeys high adjacent to Flinders Parade. The current plan limits development height to 1-3 storeys adjacent to public open space and Flinders Parade. Information on the proposal and detailed plans can be found on the City of Albany website where submissions on the development proposal can be made via a survey form. Submissions can also be sent in writing to planning@albany.wa.gov.au. The submission period closes December 8.