Linda Avramides slams $10 million renovation plan for historic Sydney site

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The founder of Randwick Heritage Action Group, Linda Avramides, has slammed a $10 million renovation plan for a historic seaside site in Sydney’s eastern suburb of Coogee.

According to The Daily Telegraph, property developer Central Element has recently lodged a proposal for the site of Ballamac House with plans for eight three-bedroom luxury apartments.

The developer vows to keep the original structure of the 1860 house.

But Ms Avramides said the heritage group strongly objected to the proposal as it plans to remove the 1904-1911 additions to Ballamac House made by then-owner Sir James Joynton Smith.

Ms Avramides was also concerned about the removal of 15 trees and said the proposed driveway to a basement car park would diminish the building’s heritage.

“The rate of overdevelopment and loss of heritage in Randwick and throughout the city is now out of control,” Ms Avramides told The Daily Telegraph.

A Randwick Council spokeswoman said its existing heritage and design controls ensure that Randwick’s environmental heritage is protected and conserved.

READ MORE: ‘A loss to old Sydney’: Vaucluse mansion once owned by Greeks demolished.

Source: The Daily Telegraph.

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