The Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales (GOCNSW) has lodged plans with the Sydney South Planning Panel for a $22 million community centre at Lakemba.
According to The Daily Telegraph, if the plans are approved, the current two-storey Greek Community Club at 206-214 Lakemba Street, Lakemba would be demolished for a revamped multimillion-dollar five-storey centre.
The community centre will become a state-of-the-art hub in Sydney’s southwest, with a bar and gaming rooms alongside an arts and cultural exhibition space.
Plans for the centre suggest it would also have two levels of basement parking, three function rooms, shops, a kids play area, meetings rooms and office spaces, among other things.
Despite lodging plans, the Canterbury-Bankstown Council has raised issues with the development, including around the proposed 21.5 metre building height which does not comply with council’s height limit of 18 metres.
The Sydney South Planning Panel has recommended for council and the GOCNSW to “urgently resolve” their differences.
Source: The Daily Telegraph
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