Hotel proposal is over-development

In defending his plans to re-develop the Patonga Hotel, Mr Andrew Smith said there will be an additional 70 seats upstairs and more seating in the beer garden.

However in his submission to the council, it clearly states that the upstairs wedding reception area above the shop will have the capacity for 150 guests.

This increase of at least 150 new patrons to the hotel, probably explains why the estimate for the work on the Patonga Hotel is $2,223,050.

To accommodate the wedding reception centre the height of the new roof will exceed the current maximum height allowable by council.

The proposed plan does not aim to meet existing regulations.

It aims to set new ones that will result in the over-development of the Patonga Hotel.

Email, 5 May 2016

Jenny Uzelac, Epping