After being deemed “no longer fit for its purpose,” the Bronte Surf Life Saving Club community facilities may soon be up for redevelopment.
The proposed upgrade marks a new milestone as the plan enters the Development Application stage, following Council’s decision to endorse the final concept design (Option 4) for assessment by the Sydney Eastern Planning Panel.
The Club is now seeking to redevelop the site to include a balance of female and male facilities, family change rooms and accessible amenities, adequate facilities for more than 200 lifesaver trainees per year, fit-for-purpose lifeguard and lifesaving facilities, among other improvements.
The Club has also decided not to proceed with the original concept designs, opting to use one of the alternate designs instead, based on numerous community feedback that pointed out several flaws in the original design. These include the amenity block being too far from the water and the excessive size and height of the originally planned building.
Alternative design concepts were proposed which incorporated several changes including a raised floor for storm and flood mitigation, the addition of a northern courtyard, enhancing the accessibility of its entrances, accessible cube designs, and improved lifeguard and council facilities layout.
Council also increased its funding contribution to the Club by $2.9 million, upping its total contribution to $7.5 million, successfully negotiating an updated Heads of Agreement to effect this change.
“We acknowledge the hard work the club has put into developing their own concept designs which it presented to stakeholders and the community in April this year for feedback,” Waverley Mayor, Paula Masselos, said.
“The concept design endorsed by Council responds to the feedback we received about the designs initially presented to the community, and we invite the community to provide formal feedback about the DA.”
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