additions and alteration to existing residential care facility, landscaping,retaining walls, basement car parking and new substation

The proposal involves the restoration and rejuvenation of a heritage listed site to re-establish its former use as a
residential care facility, including:
• Retention, conservation, reuse and adaption of The Ritz main building for use as a high-quality and high-amenity
RCF, including the addition of a lower ground floor level matching the footprint of the existing south and west
wings, and construction of new extensions to the existing south and west wings that are to be rebuilt to provide
one-hundred and thirty-seven (137) en-suite rooms and services and amenities for residents and staff;
• Retention, conservation, reuse and adaption of the Manager's Residence as a wellness centre;
• Provision of a below ground pedestrian connection between the RCF and wellness centre;
• Demolition of the existing rear additions to the Ritz, laundry building, education offices, shed/ outbuildings and
chimney;
• Closure of general access from Leura Mall (with the exception of emergency vehicles) and creation of a new
vehicular access off Wascoe Street;
• Basement car parking for forty-seven (47) car parking spaces, including:
– Fourteen (14) visitor car parking spaces; and
– Seven (7) disabled car parking spaces; plus
– One (1) loading bay;
• Restoration of heritage landscaping, garden areas and fencing;
• Site preparation works, including tree removal and earthworks; Stormwater drainage works; and
• New substation.