Mexican fast-food chain Guzman y Gomez could soon be setting up another shop in Perth’s north, with plans lodged for a new drive-through restaurant in Edgewater.
The proposed outlet is planned for a site currently used as carparking along Joondalup Drive next to a Shell petrol station and in front of Revo Fitness Gym.
Plans for the development, which is valued at $2.3 million, have been lodged with the City of Joondalup and are currently out for public consultation.
Up to 42 existing carparking bays would need to be removed to make way for the outlet, which would have a dual-lane drive-through and internal and alfresco dining areas.
The proposed single-storey 312sqm restaurant would be built in an area zoned for higher-density development.
Camera IconA concept image of the proposed Guzman y Gomez Edgewater restaurant. Credit: Supplied
Camera IconA concept image of the proposed Guzman y Gomez Edgewater restaurant. Credit: Supplied
The site is less than 250m from Edgewater train station and is within the Joondalup Activity Centre Plan area, which sets a minimum building height of 20.5m with no maximum height.
The restaurant would stand just 7.2m high.
Urban planners acting on behalf of the applicant, property investment firm AsheMorgan, believe that despite the site’s higher-density zoning and planning designation, the proposed restaurant would be an appropriate interim use.
“The proposed Guzman y Gomez development represents an appropriate and orderly infill development that activates an underutilised site, enhances the range of services available within the Joondalup Gate precinct, provides employment opportunities and supports the ongoing function of the Joondalup strategic metropolitan centre,” urban planners said in the development application.
“While the Joondalup activity centre plan identifies a long‑term aspiration for higher‑density mixed‑use development within the Joondalup edge precinct, the proposed development represents an appropriate interim use that responds to the prevailing built form, current market conditions and the existing commercial role of the precinct.”
Camera IconThe proposed location of the Guzman Y Gomez Edgewater restaurant. Credit: Supplied
If approved, the Joondalup outlet would be Guzman y Gomez’s latest in the northern suburbs, following the opening of its Wanneroo restaurant in June.
The chain also has restaurants at Westfield Whitford City, Mirrabooka and Malaga.
There had been plans to build a Guzman y Gomez restaurant in Alkimos, but the proposal has been scrapped in favour of a new Harvey Norman development.
Public consultation on the Edgewater proposal will remain open until September 18.