The fate of a controversial Nedlands development is now in the hands of an opaque planning unit created at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Property developer Nigel Satterley and WA Planning Commission chairman David Caddy at the centre of questions regarding their involvement with the Anglican church,who owns the land earmarked four the housing estate.
Planning Institute of Australia chief executive David Williams says critics of the WA planning system are usually defenders of the business as usual approach,which is no longer feasible.
These landmark twin towers might be stalled,but they're still causing their fair share of trouble.
There are checks and balances in place to manage conflicts in Perth's planning system. But the closer to the top it gets,the murkier the process becomes.
“[Perth] is a small enough tank that big fish bump into each other. Even if not your project,it’s your colleague’s or your industry partner’s."
Perth is growing,with apartments springing up everywhere. But in many ways – the planning approvals system,for one – it remains a very small town indeed.
The four-part Tangled Web series launching Monday is the result of a three-month investigation by journalists Emma Young and Hamish Hastie.