Council-owned land at 58-60 Station Street in Bayswater is proposed to be sold by public auction, following a decision not to sell the site at a discounted price for social housing.

Council will commence the statutory process to sell the property on the open market, give public notice of the proposed sale and undertake community consultation.

The corner block, opposite a shopping centre car park and Bayswater Station is the site of the former Bayswater Youth Hall, which was demolished in 2019 because it was unsafe for community use.

Council rejected a proposal to sell the land at a discounted price to a community housing provider that would apply for state government grants to develop the land for social housing and manage tenancies on an ongoing basis.

Of the 31 responses received, there was general support for social housing with some concerns expressed about selling council owned land at a subsidised rate, protecting trees onsite, community safety and devaluing existing homes.

To find out more about the proposed sale visit the Knox website.