Consultation dates: 27 November 2025 to 19 December 2025.

The City of Gosnells seeks your feedback on the proposed Child Care Premises at 139 (Lot 161) Nicholson Road Canning Vale.

The application includes:

  • An internal floor space of approximately 725m² consisting of activity rooms on the ground floor and staff room and office on the top floor.
  • A maximum of 116 children will be cared for with the following age breakdown:
  1. 36 children between the ages of 0-2.
  2. 40 children between the ages of 2-3.
  3. 40 children between the ages of 3-5.
  • An approximately 814m² external play area around the building.
  • A maximum of 29 staff at any one time.
  • The hours of operation will be 6.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday.
  • 28 car parking bays, including one Universally Accessible Bay.
  • Vehicle access proposed from Nicholson Road, including a left turn lane and the realignment of the existing footpath.
  • A 2.4m high acoustic colourbond fence along portions of the side and rear boundaries, adjacent to the proposed external play areas.
  • A 1.8m high acoustic colourbond fence along the remaining portions of the side boundaries (adjacent to the car parking area).

If you have received a letter from the City inviting you to comment please use the reference number provided. If you have not received a letter please use 9 as your reference number when completing the survey.

More information:

View the Planning Report, Development Plans, Traffic Impact Statement, Noise Assessment

Contact the City's Planning Officer Felicitas Dhliwayo on 9397 3000.

Submissions:

Submissions can be lodged by completing the online form below, by 5pm 19 December 2025.

Alternatively, you can email your submission to info@gosnells.wa.gov.au or post to City of Gosnells, PO Box 662, Gosnells WA 6990 by the due date.

Any submissions received will be considered as part of the determination process and your submission will be made publicly available in the Council Agenda, unless you have specifically requested that your submission remains anonymous.