Where Canberra's apartment pipeline stands in November

O’Connor. URBN Development Group has lodged a six-storey, 20-apartment proposal at 7 Wattle Street and 3 Berrigan Crescent, with 17 three-bedroom units and two four-bedroom units, per Region Canberra. Public comment closes on 20 November. See the O’Connor proposal.

Approved but held up

Dickson. The Territory Planning Authority approved Stage 1 of Tradies’ Green: 246 apartments across a six-storey building and a 13-storey tower, the first of seven buildings and 645 dwellings planned on the 1.8 hectare site. The Dickson Residents Group was due to meet on 29 October to decide whether to go to ACAT, and we have not seen the outcome. See the Dickson approval.

Phillip. An amendment to stage one of Geocon’s Phillip pool and ice skating site was approved with conditions, but construction cannot start until Icon Water signs off on water and sewerage concerns, the Canberra Times reported. The stage one approval from December 2025 covers two 13-storey towers with 286 units. The full site is 696 units. See the Phillip story.

The numbers

• Lodged: 151 plus 20 equals 171 apartments.
• Approved, not started: 246 plus 286 equals 532 apartments.
• Both approved projects are staged: Dickson has 645 dwellings planned in total, Phillip 696.

The public housing backdrop

Separately, the Legislative Assembly voted on 28 October to make the ACT Government disclose public housing vacancy, maintenance and spending records within 60 days. The motion followed figures showing 588 vacant public homes, according to Region Canberra. See the records order.

What to watch

• Comment closing dates: 20 November (O’Connor) and 2 December (Forrest).
• Whether Dickson residents lodge an ACAT appeal.
• Geocon’s Icon Water sign-off.
• The 60-day public housing disclosure deadline, which falls in late December.

All status and unit counts are as reported by the named outlets.