A $10 million tourist accommodation project is set to replace Perth’s former Fast Eddys diner, with state planners due to decide next week whether the long-vacant Murray Street site can be redeveloped.
The Metro Inner Development Assessment Panel is scheduled to consider the proposal on September 15, 2026. The application, lodged with the City of Perth on March 25, is for a seven-storey short-term accommodation building at 454 Murray Street.
Plans prepared by Urbanista Town Planning propose 68 tourist and visitor accommodation units, as well as a café and dining area at street level. The development would require the complete demolition of the former two-storey restaurant, which closed in 2019 after operating as a well-known late-night venue for more than four decades.
The application is listed by Western Australia’s Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage as a $10 million short-term accommodation building. No structural or design features from the Fast Eddys premises are expected to be retained.
The proposed building would include a reception area, lobby and café on the ground floor, with a gym and staff facilities on the first level. The upper floors would contain one-bedroom accommodation, while the top level would include two two-bedroom units.
Fourteen of the rooms would have access to a balcony or outdoor terrace, according to the planning documents.
Urbanista said the scheme would bring a currently underused site back into active use and provide accommodation close to public transport, shops, restaurants and entertainment venues in the Perth CBD.
The proposal also seeks approval for variations to the permitted building heights. Along Murray Street, the height would rise from a prescribed range of 14 metres to 23.5 metres, while the Milligan Street frontage would reach between 21 metres and 24.5 metres.
Planning officers have recommended that the panel approve the variations, saying the additional height would be consistent with the orderly development of the area and would not cause an undue adverse effect on neighbouring properties or likely future development.
The recommendation states that the accommodation would support Perth’s weekend and night-time economy by placing visitors close to existing retail, transport and entertainment facilities.
If approved, the planning consent would remain valid for four years, until September 15, 2030.
