The former Glen Iris Golf Course in Jandakot is no longer facing a proposed redevelopment: the golf course closed in 2020, the planning amendment was approved and gazetted in 2023, and subdivision and construction activity have since been reported. The approved estate plan anticipates about 550 homes, parks and open space, a local centre, and changes to Berrigan Drive access. Some elements are approved or underway; others, including recreation facilities and the centre’s opening, are not confirmed as complete.
What is happening to the old Glen Iris Golf Course?
The approximately 54-hectare privately owned site is being redeveloped as a residential estate. The City of Cockburn initiated Scheme Amendment No. 152 to move the former golf-course land into a Development Zone, with subdivision and development guided by a local structure plan. The course ceased operating in early 2020.
In November 2022, the City’s Council recommended that the Western Australian Planning Commission refuse the amendment and draft structure plan. In May 2023, Planning Minister Rita Saffioti supported the amendment subject to changes addressing community feedback. The City received formal notice in June, and the amendment was gazetted on 16 June 2023. The WAPC approved subdivision of the northern Glen Iris lots on 11 September 2023. The City has since reported earthworks, utility works, vegetation clearing and detailed civil drawings for later stages. City of Cockburn project timeline
The Minister described the planning rationale this way: “This land was zoned as urban under the Metropolitan Region Scheme, and therefore the underlying intent for the land was urban use.” That was the Minister’s explanation of the decision, not a finding that the redevelopment was desirable to all affected residents. Government of Western Australia, 1 May 2023
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What is approved, and what is still planned?
The approved structure plan and related planning material set out a broad estate framework. The figures below describe plan capacity and proposed elements; they do not establish that every component has been delivered.
- Housing: The plan anticipates approximately 550 residential lots, with a base R20 residential coding and limited R30 and R40 areas.
- Open space: The consultation plan described approximately 12.3 hectares of green space, equal to 24.9% of gross area, and 20 parks.
- Road access: The plan includes a new signalized intersection on Berrigan Drive, changes to existing intersections, closure of Turnbury Park Drive to Berrigan Drive, and changed access at The Lakes Boulevard.
- Local centre: The structure-plan material allowed for up to 2,500 square metres of retail floorspace. This is a broader planning allowance, not the size of the specific centre application later approved.
The City of Cockburn’s Community Infrastructure Plan 2024–2041 estimates the redevelopment at 550 dwellings and an estimated 1,595 additional residents, using an average occupancy assumption of 2.9 people per dwelling. City of Cockburn, Community Infrastructure Plan 2024–2041
What is being built at the local centre?
The Metro Outer Development Assessment Panel approved application DAP24/010 on 30 April 2025. The application describes a centre with a 1,000-square-metre IGA supermarket, two speciality shops, a health and wellness tenancy, three food and beverage tenancies, a bistro/tavern, a liquor store, and a courtyard and parklet. The approval establishes permission for the application; it does not show that construction is complete or that the centre is open. WA Development Assessment Panel applications and determinations
What conditions apply to the redevelopment?
The Minister’s 2023 approval included conditions requiring significant mature-tree retention, public space beyond minimum standards, provision for future active recreation, and retention of an appropriate amount of black cockatoo habitat. It also capped development at 250 dwellings until appropriate traffic controls were built on Berrigan Drive. These are approval requirements; actual tree and habitat outcomes depend on implementation and site-specific assessments. Government of Western Australia, 1 May 2023
What the City reported about trees in June 2024
The City’s June 2024 update concerned the central precinct, not the entire site. It reported 527 trees there: an original assessment identified 248 for retention and 279 for removal. Later design changes led to 78 trees being retained beyond the original figure, while 18 of the 248 originally marked for retention were removed because of site constraints. The City also said 84 of 152 trees identified as suitable black cockatoo foraging habitat had been retained. These are dated central-precinct figures, not current whole-site totals. City of Cockburn project update, June 2024
What recreation is proposed for Prinsep Park?
The City’s Community Infrastructure Plan says Prinsep Park is subject to a detailed needs and feasibility study that will take account of the scheme amendment and revised structure plan. Potential responses include an oval, skate park, pump track or outdoor courts. Those are options for consideration, not committed facilities, and the plan does not establish the current status or outcome of the study. City of Cockburn, Community Infrastructure Plan 2024–2041
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When will the Berrigan Drive traffic lights be finished?
The latest dated forecasts in the cited updates placed completion in the final quarter of 2025. The City’s March 2025 update expected the signalized intersection works between October and December 2025; the developer’s February 2025 update also forecast operation in the last quarter of that year. The City separately recorded an emergency access route through Dean Park during construction in April 2025. These were forecasts and construction-period arrangements, not confirmation that the signals became operational. City of Cockburn project updates Developer update, February 2025
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why has the project been contentious?
The proposal must fit into an established residential area, where construction affects neighbours as well as future residents. The City’s planning strategy identifies issues including levels and drainage, vegetation retention, community expectations, interfaces with adjoining homes, environmental values, walking and cycling connections, bushfire risk and traffic. The Council’s 2022 recommendation to refuse the amendment and the Minister’s later conditional support reflect different stages of the planning process; they do not establish a unanimous community view. The State said community feedback informed changes to the proposal. City of Cockburn Local Planning Strategy Government of Western Australia, 1 May 2023
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