Penrith

from Western Sydney Business Access - January 2021 edition

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New hotel planned for Penrith

Old Log Cabin set to get the Laundy revival

PLANS have been lodged for a new 2022, with building expected to start in hotel on the edge of the Nepean River 2021. at Penrith. Owner Craig Laundy, of Laundy

Th e site 20 Memorial Avenue, Hotels, said he has never bought a site with Penrith, has been utilised for hospitality such a strong iconic history and anticipafor over 200 years, and was most recently tion for its revival. operating as the Log Cabin Hotel, which Th e new design consists of a two-storey burnt down in 2012. hotel featuring indoor and outdoor bars

Pub baron Arthur Laundy is now set to and dining areas overlooking the Nepean invest $35M redeveloping the venue. He River and an expansive beer garden and will also acquire two more sites at Jordan children’s playground with fi ne dining and Springs in Sydney’s west that will be used function areas upstairs. for major pub developments. Th e panel received 25 submissions

A consortium comprising Laundy Ho- during the consultation period, 24 tels, the Cott le family and local business- objecting to some or all of the proposal. man Rob Wearn are behind the project. Concerns raised would be managed and

Th e approved project will include a fi ne mitigated by conditions of consent and dining restaurant, function room space, were “not of such signifi cance” to warrant beer garden, cocktail bar and an external refusal of the application. deck to provide patrons with views of the Th e panel disagreed with Penrith Nepean River. Council’s recommendation to reduce

Th e approved plans come eight the closing time from 2am to midnight years aft er it was destroyed by fi re. Rev- on Th ursdays to Saturdays, agreeing to ellers could be celebrating at the new continue the existing hours of operation venue as early as January or February held over the site instead. As a condition of

Artist impression of the redeveloped Log Cabin.

consent, a courtesy bus must be available and on call whenever the premises is open for business.

Th e applicant must establish a community liaison committ ee to meet with neighbours at least monthly.

Thousands of trees to sprout around town

PENRITH City Council has planned, in association with Local Government Increasing the tree canopy in local parks, invested in and adopted a tree planting NSW. Combined with Council’s already streets and neighbourhoods will provide program which will see 2,500 trees funded program, this will see the delivery of much-needed shade and shelter from heat, planted across the LGA as part of the a total of 5,000 new trees along footpaths, in improve air and water quality, improve Cooling the City Strategy. parks, sporting fi elds and road reserves. health and wellbeing and build our resil-

Council is also set to plant a further Th is will enable the acceleration of ience to climate change. 2,500 trees across the LGA, thanks to fund- Council’s Cooling the City strategy, adopted Penrith Mayor Karen McKeown OAM ing from the State Government. in 2015, and complement the many pro- welcomed the funding news and said there

Council will receive a grant of grams in place as part of the organisation’s is no bett er time than now to take the neces$1,000,040 through the Greening Our City long-term vision to deliver cooler, more sary steps to help protect current and future program, funded by the NSW Government liveable spaces for a growing community. generations from urban heat.

“One aft ernoon in January 2020 our City sweltered through a record-breaking temperature of 48.9 degrees. On days like this it is vital for the community’s safety that residents have adequate shading and places to cool off ,” she said.