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What was in the original $35 million proposal?
The site comprises Lots 374 and 375 at 10 Henderson Street, beside Fremantle Markets. It was being used as a carpark and was formerly associated with the Spicer & Detmold building, demolished in the 1970s. The City of Fremantle’s 7 September 2022 planning committee agenda records an application by Spicer Street Pty Ltd, with Urbis as applicant, for a six-storey hotel with 117 rooms, restaurant, small bar, reception-centre uses and basement parking. The agenda listed the development value as $35 million. City of Fremantle planning committee agenda, 7 September 2022
PerthNow’s 30 June 2022 report described the earlier concept as including shops, basement parking for 48 cars and a rooftop terrace with a swimming pool. It reported the site area as 2,834 square metres. Those are details from contemporary reporting on the earlier plan, not a description of the later approved scheme. PerthNow, 30 June 2022
How did the proposal change?
The later application was for a six-storey, 150-key hotel and three ground-level commercial tenancies. The applicant’s 31 October 2025 submission described a materially different parking and public-realm approach from the 2022 concept.
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| Feature | Original proposal (2022) | Revised application (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel rooms | 117 rooms, recorded in the City’s September 2022 agenda. | 150 guest rooms, stated in the applicant’s October 2025 submission. |
| Parking | Basement carpark in the City agenda; PerthNow reported 48 spaces for the earlier plan. | No on-site parking in the applicant’s submission. |
| Commercial and hospitality uses | Restaurant, small bar and reception-centre uses in the City agenda. | Three ground-level commercial tenancies, with possible shop, restaurant, café or small-bar uses; the submission also described a hotel restaurant and separate lounge. |
| Public-realm elements | Not stated in the cited 2022 agenda or report. | Proposed Spicer Lane pedestrian connection, landscaped areas and publicly accessible service access through the restored northern part of Paddy Troy Mall. |
The 2025 submission also proposed a first-floor pool, landscaped terrace and guest gym. It specified 13 visitor bicycle racks and seven secure staff racks with end-of-trip facilities, and said loading would be accessed via Paddy Troy Mall. These are applicant-proposed details; the approval summary does not establish that every element was included unchanged in the final determination. Applicant submission by Lateral Planning, 31 October 2025
Was the revised hotel approved?
Yes. Invest Fremantle reported on 8 December 2025 that the revised hotel development had received planning approval after a unanimous Metro Inner Development Assessment Panel decision. Its account highlighted food-and-beverage uses and publicly accessible spaces at street level, a heritage-responsive design approach and public-realm improvements. The report does not reproduce the formal determination conditions, so it should not be treated as a substitute for those conditions. Invest Fremantle, 8 December 2025
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Has construction started, and when could it open?
The cited approval report and planning materials do not establish that construction has begun, nor do they give an opening date or delivery timetable. Planning approval is not evidence of a construction start. No claim that the hotel is under construction, opening soon, delayed or cancelled is supported by these records.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why does the project matter to Fremantle?
The revised design was presented as more than a hotel: it includes hospitality and commercial space at street level and proposed pedestrian connections around Henderson Street and Paddy Troy Mall. The applicant described Spicer Lane as “a new landscaped pedestrian link between Henderson Street and Paddy Troy Mall”; that wording is from the applicant’s submission, rather than an independent assessment of the public benefit. Applicant submission by Lateral Planning, 31 October 2025
A draft City planning agenda dated 21 January 2026 said Fremantle had approvals in its development pipeline for over 450 hotel rooms and listed the Spicer site among examples. That figure is the City’s pipeline context, not a forecast of hotel demand or proof that all those rooms will be built. City of Fremantle draft planning agenda, 21 January 2026
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- 30 June 2022: PerthNow reported the $35 million, 117-room concept. PerthNow
- 7 September 2022: The City planning committee agenda recorded the original 117-room application and $35 million value. City of Fremantle
- 31 October 2025: The applicant submission described the revised 150-room proposal and its associated commercial and public-realm features. Lateral Planning submission
- 8 December 2025: Invest Fremantle reported planning approval for the revised scheme. Invest Fremantle
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