A six-storey development with 149 apartments and modern, "family-friendly" tavern is proposed for the Heathcote Hotel site. / (min cost $ 0 ) or signup to continue reading Sutherland Shire developer and builder Duffy Kennedy bought the 7244 square metre site on the Princes Highway last year. The company is carrying out a similar development of the Engadine Tavern site, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Heathcote Hotel has continued to operate since its sale, and is now being run by the Feros Group, which has several other hotels in the shire. If the proposed development is approved, the Feros Group will operate the new tavern. The development proposal has created angst for some nearby residents, whose concerns include traffic, parking, noise and anti-social behaviour.
A couple told the they purchased their home in Hunter Street in 2017 "because it was a beautiful tree lined, quiet street, and we thought it was a perfect place to bring up a family". "[We had] mixed emotions about the pub at the top of the street. On one hand we thought it was a bonus to be able to walk up and have a meal, but we were worried about the noise at the same time.
" "The noise from this development will be far greater." They have already experienced "local streets being overrun by cars" from the hotel on some occasions. "If you add the traffic from another 149 apartments, together with visitors to the updated pub and any other new business, then our quite relaxed environment g.
