{"id":495416,"date":"2026-02-21T21:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/495416\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T21:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:15:22","slug":"six-storey-social-and-affordable-housing-complex-proposed-for-butler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/495416\/","title":{"rendered":"Six-storey social and affordable housing complex proposed for Butler"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plans to build a six-storey, 60-apartment complex with a mix of social and affordable housing in Butler have been lodged with the Western Australian Planning Commission.<\/p>\n

The $28.57 million build-to-rent project is being led by the State Government\u2019s land agency, DevelopmentWA.<\/p>\n

The proposed site, covering 10,010sqm, is vacant, and sits on the corner of Butler Boulevard and Blackrock Avenue, about 200m from the Butler train station and Central Shopping Centre.<\/p>\n

It will include 14 social dwellings and 46 affordable units, made up of 18 one-bedroom and 42 two-bedroom homes.<\/p>\n

The 46 affordable dwellings are expected to be managed by an approved community housing provider.<\/p>\n

The complex will also have 41 resident parking bays, accessible via Fintona Crescent.<\/p>\n

\"ConceptCamera IconConcept images of the proposed project in Butler. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n

DevelopmentWA believes the project is the right fit for the site, especially given government targets for higher-density housing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe proposed Multiple Dwelling Development will provide much-needed social and affordable housing within a highly accessible location,\u201d the development applications state.<\/p>\n

\u201cButler\u2019s status as a District Centre in Perth\u2019s north-west has been unlocked by the introduction of the Yanchep train line, which services Butler Station.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a pressing need for housing, and Lot 1757 (No.30) Fintona Crescent, Butler presents an opportunity to contribute to the Perth infill target of 47 per cent by 2050.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the development application, the City of Wanneroo acknowledges the project is \u201cgenerally consistent with the planning intent for the area.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe City indicated that the proposed building height is acceptable as it will not adversely impact surrounding residential properties and overshadowing to adjoining lots will only occur upon development of the future Stage 2 on the vacant portion of remaining lot, which can be mitigated through detailed design measures,\u201d Development WA said.<\/p>\n

Affordable housing offers a stable long-term rental option for people on low to moderate incomes, including key workers such as teachers, nurses, bus drivers, and childcare workers.<\/p>\n

Under the Housing Australia Future Fund program, an affordable housing resident pays a maximum of 74.9 per cent of the market rental rate for the area in which the apartment is located.<\/p>\n

\"TheCamera IconThe location of the proposed project. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n

The current maximum income eligibility thresholds for this financial year are $66,898 for a single person and $100,347 for a couple.<\/p>\n

The application states: \u201cTenants will be carefully selected to ensure alignment with the community they are seeking to create and the profile of the local community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Public consultation on the development is now open through the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage until March 5.<\/p>\n

The WAPC will consider public submissions before making a decision on the application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plans to build a six-storey, 60-apartment complex with a mix of social and affordable housing in Butler have…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":495417,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,99,44,47,46,4686,45,504],"class_list":["post-495416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business","tag-news","tag-north","tag-perth","tag-property","tag-wa-news","tag-wanneroo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}