An application by the Kings Head Tavern in South Hurstville for an extension of trading hours was refused by the first meeting of the Georges River Council Independent Hearing and Assessment Panel (IHAP) as being contrary to the public interest.
The Kings Head Tavern applied to increase its hours of operation to 5am to 4am Monday to
Saturday and 10am to 12am Sunday for the whole of the premises.
Back in 2013, the then-Kogarah Council approved the hotel to use the first floor as a restaurant and function space.
The hours of operation were limited to 5am to 2am Monday to Saturday and 10am to midnight on Sundays, excluding the first floor area and ground-floor outdoor courtyard area which were limited to 5am to midnight Monday to Saturday and 10am to midnight Sunday.
The panel received 90 submissions include a petition with 33 signatories.
Issues included social and noise impacts on the amenity of the neighbourhood.
The IHAP refused the Kings Head Tavern application on the grounds that the proposed extension of the hours of operation would result in an unacceptable adverse impact on the amenity of the surrounding residential area from the behaviour of patrons arriving at and leaving the premises.
The panel also found that the proposed hours of operation would have potential to create unacceptable noise disturbance to the surrounding residential properties and be likely to result in an increase in crime and anti-social behaviour that creates a significant burden on the community and would be contrary to the public interest.
The historic first meeting if the Georges River Council Independent Hearing and Assessment Panel (IHAP) heard a total of five development applications.
The meeting was held in the former Kogarah Council Chambers. The panel was chaired by Adam Seton and members were Gabrielle Morrish, Juliet Grant and Paul Vergotis.
The other applications included an application conversion of a house to a 19-place childcare centre in Old Forest Road, Lugarno (deferred for amended plans); construction of a five-storey residential block with 14 units in Barsbys Avenue, Allawah (deferred for amended plans); and construction of a three-storey child care centre for 48 children at Beaumaris Crescent, Mortdale (deferred for amended plans.
The final application was a planning proposal for the Danebank School at The Avenue, Hurstville for a rezoning of land at 87 and 89 The Avenue from low density residential to SPs Infrastructure (Educational Establishment) and removal of minimum lot size controls and maximum height controls.
The panel recommended that Danebank’s application be referred to the Department of Planning for determination.