Final hurdle for proposed $17M pub and commercial offices development at Cronulla

A development application (DA) by Monro Operations Trust was lodged this week for the project, which has an estimated construction cost of $17.3 million.

The move comes just a month after Sutherland Shire Council approved an amendment to planning rules to allow increased floor space.

The development includes food and drink premises on the ground and first floors, five levels of commercial and co-working office floor space and two levels of basement car parking with 57 spaces.

The project also includes provision of public toilets in the frontage of the building on Beach Park Avenue - the walkway from the station to the beach.

The maximum height of the proposed building is 1.9 metres above the limit in the local environmental plan (LEP), created by an open enclosure with louvres surrounding the roof top lift overrun and services.

The DA seeks a height variation, which amounts to 7.6 per cent.

"The design comprises an outdoor terrace area which is setback 3.25 metres and is over 50 per cent (approximately 28 metres out of 56 metres) of the Southern Beach Park Avenue frontage," the DA said.

"The remainder of the frontage contains a public toilet facility with four toilets to be dedicated to council, a curved feature wall at the corner of Cronulla Street and Beach Park Avenue, and a portion of the ground floor with a nil setback."

The DA said, "This approach achieves the objective of providing space for outdoor eating on Beach Park Avenue, but within the site.

"This approach clearly delineates public and private space along the avenue and is consistent with Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles..."

The DA said a key objective was to ensure solar access was maintained to Monro Park.

"Shadows presented to the park are consistent with the extent, length and depth of shadows anticipated on the site by the Sutherland Shire Development Control Plan 2015, as originally envisioned, and as now revised," the DA said.

The DA said the two large fig trees adjacent to the site would be retained, with the closest one requiring "minor pruning".

It has been previously announced the Feros Group, which operates The Prince, Highfield Caringbah and Taren Point Hotel, will operate the pub if approval is given.