Developers have plans for a new building, but the old facade may return amid pressure to ‘rectify the community loss’
Designs for a new hotel to be built on the former site of the Corkman pub have been submitted to the City of Melbourne.Designs for a new hotel to be built on the former site of the Corkman pub have been submitted to the City of Melbourne.
“The directors have accepted that they will need to rebuild the facade, against the professional advice received, and will likely provide the use of the building to a charitable organisation as a soup kitchen, drop-in centre or similar,” the spokesperson said. Guardian Australia has confirmed that the planning controls on the site require approval by the state’s planning minister for any redevelopment.The 159-year old Irish pub, opposite the University of Melbourne’s law school, had been a popular student drinking hole and its loss left a mark on the student cohort. The developers bought the pub and its 456 sq metres of land in 2014 for $4.
The trust says the case is a reminder the state’s current laws are “not equipped to require the reconstruction of the building”. The pair had attempted to appeal against the sentence, arguing that the penalties were excessive and that they had spent $1.6m developing the site into a park, as part of a deal struck by the state government. Their lawyers argued they were sorry for their conduct.
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