The City is seeking public comment on this Joint Development Assessment Panel Form 1 Development Application. The proposal constitutes an expansion to the existing St. Jude’s Midland Village Residential Aged Care Facility or ‘Nursing Home’ located at Lot 104 (No.44) John Street, Midland. The existing facility to be retained accommodates 110 beds and 44 staff with the subject proposal expanding the facility to accommodate 72 new beds with an additional 8 staff. The development subject of this application is proposed across five (5) lots which include the following:

  • Lot 24 (No.88) Great Northern Highway, Midland;
  • Lot 25 (No.90) Great Northern Highway, Midland;
  • Lot 22 (No.52) John Street, Midland;
  • Lot 23 (No.54) John Street, Midland; and
  • Lot 104 (No.44) John Street, Midland.

These lots are zoned as ‘Urban’ under the Metropolitan Region Scheme and ‘Residential’ under the City of Swan Local Planning Scheme No.17. The land use of a ‘Nursing Home’ is a ‘Use Not Listed’ in accordance with Clause 4.4.2 of the City’s Scheme.

Details of the proposal include:

  • Demolition of existing single storey residential dwelling, access and ancillary structures at Lot 23 (No.54) John Street;
  • Demolition of minor ancillary structures, including fencing and a shed across Lot 22 (No.52) John Street and Lot 24 (No.88) and Lot 25 (No.90) Great Northern Highway;
  • Demolition of at least 61 car parks and associated drop off area to existing Residential Aged Care Facility;
  • Proposed 1-2 storey ‘Nursing Home’ accommodating 72 new single bedrooms and associated amenities;
  • 8 additional staff accommodated onsite;
  • 83 car parking bays proposed including 62 onsite, 9 short-stay bays and 12 on-street bays;
  • Vehicle access and egress is via 2 single width crossovers to John Street;
  • 3 existing crossovers will become redundant as a result of the new access configuration;
  • Removal of 2 existing trees, 1 on site and 1 within John Street to facilitate new vehicle access;
  • 10 new trees planted within John Street; and
  • New bin and services store and designated loading/ waste collection area.

The application has undergone a Design Review against State Planning Policy 7.0 Design of the Built Environment by the City of Swan Design Review Panel in accordance with the City’s Local Planning Policy.

Please be advised the City is not the decision-maker for this application and the application will be determined by the Metro Outer – Development Assessment Panel (MODAP) as elected by the Applicant. The City’s role is to provide a recommendation to the MODAP through a Responsible Authority Report. As part of preparing the City’s Responsible Authority Report to the MODAP the City are seeking your comments on the proposal. Your comments will be included within the Responsible Authority Report to ensure that the community’s views have the opportunity to form part of the MODAP’s consideration of the proposal.

The City will notify all submitters in writing of the Metro Outer- Development Assessment Panel meeting once the meeting date has been listed by the Development Assessment Panel Secretariat.

Deadline for submissions: 18 September 2025