A development application for $3.2 million work to improve access within Orange's historic Duntryleague mansion will go to Orange City Council on Tuesday night.
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It comes as NSW Heritage has finally given its general approval for the work.
Earlier this year it rejected the plans forcing a re-think from the applicants.
I think everyone is on the same plane.
- John Cook, Duntryleague Mansion Foundation
Duntryleague Mansion Foundation chair John Cook said the next step in the process was to see the DA approved so they could seek funding from prospective donors.
"It's been a long process and at times it has been frustrating," he said.
"I think everyone is on the same plane, we want to see the building progress."
Mr Cook said the work would involve the installation of an internal lift to improve access upstairs and refurbish some rooms.
That would include installing ensuite bathrooms and providing service corridors to improve the functionality of the building for accommodation.
It would improve the accessibility for staff and guests and increase the attraction for more people to stay there.
Mr Cook said changes to the plans by NSW Heritage had not significantly altered them.
A report to council said the building was a state heritage item.
"After a protracted process through NSW Heritage with various meetings and amendments to plans general terms of approval from Heritage NSW have been obtained," it said.
It said council and heritage staff had been working with the Orange Golf Club for several years on the project.
"This work has resulted in a long term plan that would see alterations to the building to permit disabled access, improved safety and increased room availability, while preserving this important building," it said.
A list of 64 works had been proposed for the project but that has now been reduced after seven works were removed from the application.
It is proposed the lift would be placed in a hallway near toilets in an area of low heritage significance.
Orange merchant James Dalton commissioned the building of the mansion on his 311-acre family estate, Duntryleague, in 1876.
After his death it stayed in the family and became a convalescent hospital run by the Red Cross.
Orange Golf Club purchased the site in 1935.
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