Brisbane City Council’s planning committee have endorsed a 67-townhouse development for a 17,000 square metre lot in Wynnum West.

The land that has been vacant for some time and is close to Wynnum plaza was initially owned by the state government with the intention of building public housing but was sold to developers mid last year.

The development will include a 3500-square-metre public park next to Wynnum road, and City planning chairman Matthew Bourke said, “The proposed 67 two-and-three-storey townhouses, to be built across two stages, will reflect the characteristics of a residential zone.”