Hotel’s heritage protection a headache for Crown
By David Schout
A host of historic Southbank buildings, including the Queens Bridge Hotel, have been given the seal of approval for heritage protection.
In September, a planning panel report was handed down that supported the call to protect the former hotel, plus other local sites including the Castlemaine Brewery complex and the Robur Tea House.
The move to provide a heritage overlay to 1-7 Queensbridge St (subject to council approval) however is likely to further frustrate Crown Resorts, which until last year had planned to build Australia’s tallest tower at the site.
After Crown’s planning permit expired and Minister for Planning Richard Wynne denied an extension, plans have remained up in the air.
Now, the granting of heritage protection will...
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