Did you know that Hendra could soon be getting a new childcare centre and sport & recreation facility with a basketball court and handball court?
Lethem Street Projects has submitted a development application to establish a 239-place childcare centre at 25 Lethem Street, the former home of the Hendra Lawn Bowls Club.
With a height of 8.7 metres, the two-storey building is designed to be of a house-sensitive scale that easily integrates with the surrounding uses.
Designed by Mijollo International, the proposed development includes a provision for a 2,254-sqm private outdoor sport and recreation facility which will contain a 556-sqm basketball and handball court.
The courts will be available for hire outside the main hours of operation of the childcare centre.
The 239-capacity childcare centre will have a total of 2,458.8 sqm of gross floor area and will contain a total of 11 activity rooms broken down as follows:
Room 1 (including outdoor) – 39sqm gross floor area that can accommodate up to 12 children, and an 848sqm outdoor space;
Room 2 – 39 sqm gross floor area that can accommodate up to 12 children;
Room 3 – 52 sqm gross floor area that can accommodate up to 16 children;
Room 4 – 52 sqm gross floor area that can accommodate up to 16 children;
Room 5 – 65 sqm gross floor area that can accommodate up to 20 children;
Room 6 – 65 sqm gross floor area that can accommodate up to 20 children;
Room 7 – 71.5 sqm gross floor area that can accommodate up to 22 children;
Room 8 (including outdoor) – 107.25 sqm gross floor area that can accommodate up to 33 children;
Room 9 – 71.5 sqm gross floor area that can accommodate up to 22 children;
Room 10 – 107.25 sqm gross floor area that can accommodate up to 33 children;
Room 11- 107.25 sqm gross floor area that can accommodate up to 33 children;
There will be 52 car parking spaces provided across the basement level plus two outdoor play areas and two common indoor play areas.
The childcare centre’s proposed hours of operation will be 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, whilst the multi-purpose courts will be available through bookings, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mondays to Sundays.
