Совет Коттлсоу утвердил временную парковку в парке Джона Блэка для нужд реконструкции набережной

John Black Dune Park in Cottesloe to become temporary carpark during foreshore redevelopment construction Drivers will use a Cottesloe park temporarily during a long-awaited major overhaul of WA’s iconic foreshore. The Town of Cottesloe council voted for up to 100 bays to be provided at John Black Dune Park, next to Cottesloe Skate Park, to replace existing beachfront parking during construction of the foreshore redevelopment. The Marine Parade carpark is being reduced from 135 to 20 short-term bays as part of the redevelopment’s first stage, which is expected to start in May 2027. A staff report to the August 25 council meeting recommended expanding car park 2 (CP2) at the corner of Marine Parade and Napier Street to offset the loss of beachfront bays. The area has trees, shrubs and a path providing access to the 2024-built skate park. The report said the design would aim to “protect valuable vegetation” and remove declared weeds “only where necessary” to accommodate the extra bays. After lengthy debate, the council voted to require the temporary carpark be built using recycled materials and ensure it worked with Cottesloe Coastcare to protect “valuable vegetation” and ultimately aim to remove degraded plants and endemic weed, then revegetate the area. Cr Chilla Bulbeck failed to gain support to defer the item so the council could see a detailed design, saying a condition of building the skate park in John Black Dune Park was revegetating the whole area. “The risks associated with the proposed temporary parking in John Black Dune Park include an estimated reduction of the foreshore redevelopment grant by approximately 5 per cent to build the carpark,” she said. Cr Bulbeck was also worried about the proposed $700k-$800k cost, taken from the foreshore redevelopment project grant, and that it would use more than a fifth of the park. The town has budgeted up to $1.7m to create the temporary parking but chief executive Mark Newman said he did not want to spend that amount and they planned to build it for much less. Cr Lorraine Young said they were at a critical stage of the redevelopment project, which would have a “fantastic” green outcome overall, and urged the council not to “buckle at the first hurdle”. “We do need to have the courage to make the hard decisions,” she said. The council also agreed to separate the redevelopment of the carpark from the rest of the project. The CP2 redevelopment strategy, approved in 2023, proposes changing the land tenure to Class C Reserve to allow for a multi-storey development comprising short-stay accommodation, retail and 550-600 parking bays. The town report said it aimed to generate long-term lease revenue to assist in funding the foreshore redevelopment. But officers now believe they “need to explore a broader range of land tenure options before progressing any formal proposal” and needed State Government collaboration. The report said the site was in the catchment area of the State Government’s recently announced plan to increase housing density near train stations, including Cottesloe. Because of this, it recommends a “robust evidence-based assessment” of the State’s plan and investigation of other potential land tenure arrangements for the carpark site. This would mean a longer delivery timeframe, so it was recommended to separate it from the rest of the project so they can progress independently. Construction of stage one is expected to run from May 2027 to June 2028. The town is seeking additional funding to support further enhancements, including upgrades to the playground and Marine Parade.