{"id":523066,"date":"2026-03-06T19:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/523066\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:04:23","slug":"matthew-james-fry-anna-katarzyna-fry-given-approval-to-build-staircase-from-dalkeith-mansion-to-swan-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/523066\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew James Fry, Anna Katarzyna Fry given approval to build staircase from Dalkeith mansion to Swan River"},"content":{"rendered":"

Owners of a mansion on Perth\u2019s Millionaire\u2019s Row have been given the approval to build a $500,000 staircase leading from their Dalkeith property to the Swan River foreshore.<\/p>\n

Matthew James Fry and his wife Anna Katarzyna Fry will be allowed to build a 40m staircase at the back of their home at 26 Jutland Parade after it was approved by Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn last week.<\/p>\n

The 2372sqm riverfront block was bought in 2022 for $16.5 million \u2014 making it the most expensive property sale during that financial year.<\/p>\n

The couple made the purchase after accruing a fortune from supplying rapid antigen tests to the State Government during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Two year later, the Frys\u2019 lodged the original plans for the stairwell to the Swan River Trust in March 2024.<\/p>\n

\"ACamera IconA photo of the current staircase existing at the back of 26 Jutland Parade Credit: Josh Byrne & Associates<\/p>\n

The plan detailed a replacement of the existing 50-year-old staircase at the back of the property which is described as being in a \u201cstate of disrepair\u201d and overgrown with invasive species, according to the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions report.<\/p>\n

The owners had initially proposed private access to the stairway through the Crown land to the river, with a focus on reducing the bulk and scale for the design.<\/p>\n

However the plans were later revised to reduce impacts on visual amenity as well as providing a broader public benefit, with the stairway and landing to provide public access and vistas across the Swan River.<\/p>\n

\"ConceptCamera IconConcept Design of the staircase. Credit: Josh Byrne & Associates<\/p>\n

The new plans detailed an aluminium stairway, featuring a viewing platform and associated landscaping works, that would lead from the top of the 8m cliff-side property to the Swan River foreshore.<\/p>\n

It was approved by Mr Swinbourn last week with conditions.<\/p>\n

This included \u201cauthorised works shall not prevent public access along the foreshore unless temporary closure is necessary for safety purposed.\u201d<\/p>\n

It also required that the owners to pay for a legal agreement with Nedlands council before works begin to indemnify the City \u201cfrom any damage or injury\u201d that could arise during its construction undertaken in a public place.<\/p>\n

Prior to construction, all significant vegetation is to be retained, with Tree Protection Zones to be installed during the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Owners of a mansion on Perth\u2019s Millionaire\u2019s Row have been given the approval to build a $500,000 staircase…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":523067,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,99,505,44,46,4686,45,506],"class_list":["post-523066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business","tag-central","tag-news","tag-perth","tag-property","tag-wa-news","tag-western-suburbs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523066","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=523066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/523067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}