{"id":75820,"date":"2026-08-19T19:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/75820\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T19:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:33:13","slug":"2-million-childcare-centre-planned-for-neglected-corner-site-left-vacant-for-22-years-in-eden-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/75820\/","title":{"rendered":"$2 million childcare centre planned for neglected corner site left vacant for 22 years in Eden Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plans for a two-storey $2 million childcare centre at a former petrol station site in Eden Hill that has been vacant for almost 22 years have been recommended for approval.<\/p>\n

The proposal, which will be considered by the Metro Inner Development Assessment Panel on August 20, will accommodate up to 55 children aged up to 5 years old and 12 staff.<\/p>\n

According to the proposal, the centre at 72 Walter Road East will operate only on weekdays between 7am and 6pm.<\/p>\n

The design, which went through several iterations through a Design Review Panel process, says it draws inspiration from nearby heritage-listed Eden Hill Primary School and local character, with the development using red brick, white weatherboard cladding, and a pitched roof form.<\/p>\n

The design also includes circular shaped windows, charcoal-coloured window and door frames, and dark roofing and awnings.<\/p>\n

\"TheCamera IconThe proposed Eden Hill childcare centre. Credit: Germand Designs<\/p>\n

The ground floor of the two-storey building will have the main entry, kitchen, preparation rooms, nappy change facilities, three activity rooms for different age groups, and a cot room with its own window.<\/p>\n

The first floor is for staff and administration containing a staff room, amenities, planning office, and a laundry.<\/p>\n

The rear of the building, on the northern side, will have a 389sqm outdoor play area with native sensory gardens, shared zones, natural play elements such as a creek and water pump, and a range of trees.<\/p>\n

\"PlansCamera IconPlans for the Eden Hill childcare centre. Credit: Development Application<\/p>\n

There will be eight on-site car parking bays, including one ACROD bay and two dedicated staff bays on the Marion Street verge.<\/p>\n

Vehicle access will be restricted to Marion Street, with the perimeter of the site having a 2.1m-high solid fencing, besides the street corner, which will have permeable fencing.<\/p>\n

\"AnCamera IconAn artist\u2019s impression of the Eden Hill childcare centre. Credit: Germand Designs\"AnCamera IconAn artist\u2019s impression of the Eden Hill childcare centre. Credit: Germand Designs<\/p>\n

The subject site was originally developed and used as a service station in about 1958 and was used until the building was demolished in 2004.<\/p>\n

It is understood that remediation works were undertaken on the lot in subsequent years.<\/p>\n

In 2021 the site was reclassified under the Contaminated Sites Act 2003 as decontaminated and suitable for all land uses.<\/p>\n

Under conditions of the approval, an investigation for soil and groundwater contamination is required and if contamination is found, remediation must be completed and validated before a building permit is issued.<\/p>\n

The subject site has remained vacant since this time, with the exception of a billboard which was approved in 2013 and remained in place until 2018.<\/p>\n

If approved, it will be valid for four years but will lapse if the development is not substantially commenced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plans for a two-storey $2 million childcare centre at a former petrol station site in Eden Hill that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75821,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[323,917,152,335,1310,464],"class_list":["post-75820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-perth","tag-business","tag-central","tag-news","tag-perth","tag-property","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}