Junction Hotel, an Annerley landmark and one of the most popular pubs in the south of Brisbane, is set for a renovation into a stylish pub with a beautiful courtyard and a children’s play area.
Under the design made by Craig W Chandler, Junction Hotel will soon have an extension on the southeast section of the property. A glass atrium will be integrated into the hotel’s facade on Annerley Rd whilst the bottle shop will be retrofitted as a smaller space.
The planners said that the new design will not increase the floor size of the hotel nor will it also change the heritage-listed property’s appearance. A fig tree close to the property will not be impacted by the development as well.
“The proposal is consistent with the Moorooka-Stephens District Neighbourhood Plan as it is a at compatible scale with existing and likely future surrounding buildings and is consistent with the Neighbourhood Plan outcomes,” VGF Town Planners stated in the development application (DA A006180494).
“The proposed development maintains and enhances the site’s position as a high-quality place for residents and visitors of Annerley to live, work and recreate.”
“The site is highly accessible, situated within a District Centre and at the confluence of arterial roads, yet in proximity to nearby residential uses. The proposed development will continue to contribute, as it does, as a continuing and fully functional hotel, providing and delivering significant benefits of an enhanced, updated quality to the locality.
“To elaborate, the proposed development will contribute significant benefits to the area and will improve convenience and comfort of existing levels of hotel and other patronage attending the site for social and recreational purposes, and their continued quiet appreciation and enjoyment of the facility at yet further improved levels of satisfaction.”
Council is still assessing the DA filed on the 20th of December 2022. A spokesperson, however, stated that a possible revision of the plans could be recommended to preserve the heritage site.
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