The Mid-City Motor Lodge would be torn down and replaced with a 105-room, four-storey, hotel/motel, restaurant and function room complex under a plan before Orange City Council.
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Images of the proposed complex are contained in a development application [DA] on public exhibition at the council.
The DA is a revised submission for the site after the council sought changes to two previous applications, lodged in September 2016 and May 2017.
The latest proposal has more rooms and exceeds the planning height restrictions for the site.
It is proposed there would be off-street parking for 97 cars with the capacity to fit in 112 cars when co-ordinated with valet parking.
The site, at 245 Lords Place, is next to the historic court house and opposite Robertson Park.
While the motel is not classified as a heritage building it is in a heritage conservation area.
The existing motel has 46 rooms, is set back from the road, and is two-storeys high.
The development would require the demolition of all buildings and trees on the site.
Under the proposal the ground floor would contain reception and services areas while the first floor would have a restaurant, bar, function rooms and 24 suites.
The second floor would contain 42 rooms while the top level would have 39 rooms.
The name Lords Place Hotel is on top of the building in the drawings however the DA indicates this might change.
“A sign zone is depicted atop the front parapet for illustrative purposes only,” it said.
“However final signage and branding will be subject to a separate development application.”
The DA says the development would increase traffic in the area.
“The proposed development is estimated to generate an additional 50 to 80 vehicles per hour two-way during peak periods,” it said.
The DA states that the development would be an economic boost to Orange providing jobs in both construction and operation and increasing accommodation for tourists.
It also says that the Mid City Motor Lodge was built in 1957 and extended in 1965.
It was originally called the Bellair Motel and later became the Travelodge Orange.
The application will be on public display at the council offices until Monday January 15, 2018.