A $10 million tourist accommodation development could replace Perth’s former Fast Eddys diner, with planning officials recommending approval for a seven-storey building on the long-dormant Murray Street site.
The Metro Inner Development Assessment Panel is due to consider the proposal for 454 Murray Street on September 15. If approved, the scheme would involve demolishing the former 24-hour fast-food restaurant and constructing a mixed-use building with 68 visitor accommodation units and a ground-floor café.
The application, lodged with the City of Perth by Urbanista Town Planning in March 2026, is listed by Western Australia’s planning department as a $10 million short-term accommodation project.
Plans show a reception area, lobby, café and dining space at street level, with accommodation above. The units would generally include a bed, kitchenette and bathroom, while some would have access to balconies or outdoor terraces.
The building would also include a gym and staff facilities. The proposal is designed for the prominent corner of Murray and Milligan streets, close to Perth Arena and the city’s west end entertainment precinct.
Urbanista said the project would make better use of a site that had remained vacant since Fast Eddys closed in 2019, while adding accommodation and supporting activity in the CBD during evenings and weekends.
“The proposal will facilitate the redevelopment of a currently underutilised site while delivering a high-quality architectural outcome that responds to the site’s prominent corner location and provides an active and engaging street interface,” the planning statement said.
The development would exceed the usual height limits in parts of the site. The proposed height ranges from 23.5 metres along Murray Street, compared with a prescribed 14 metres, and up to 24.5 metres along Milligan Street, where the standard limit is between 21 and 24 metres.
However, the responsible authority’s recommendation said the variations would not have an undue adverse effect on neighbouring properties or the likely future development of the area.
“It is considered that if approval were to be granted, the development would be consistent with the orderly and proper planning of the locality,” the recommendation said.
No structural or design features from the former Fast Eddys building are expected to be retained. The proposal would therefore remove the last physical reminder of the late-night diner, which occupied the corner for decades and became a familiar stop for Perth residents after a night out.
Fast Eddys moved to the Murray Street site in the early 1990s before closing permanently in May 2019. The building has remained unused for about seven years.
Any approval granted by the panel would be valid for four years, until September 15, 2030.
