A group of Wanneroo landowners are hoping to get Wanneroo councillors’ support for a retirement village development by with 148 units the Burgess Design Group to be included in its District Planning Scheme 2.

The City’s administration had recommended the council refuse the change, which would add uses of retirement village, nursing home, medical centre, pharmacy, restaurant, office and child care centre.

One of the owners, Kate Coughlan, said they started looking at rezoning the rural properties about three years ago. “These four blocks are designated to become urban at some stage,” Mrs Coughlan said.

Under the Metropolitan Regional Scheme, the 8ha site is now zoned urban deferred and she said developers, Hall & Prior Health and Aged Care Group and Civcon Civil, had approached the owners to redevelop the land.

A concept plan included in the June council agenda also included a 120-bed aged care facility on the site.

There is a shortage of aged care facilities in Perth and the project would also provide employment for up to 300 people and generate annual rates of $100,000 to $150,000.