Code Amendment ID: 10937 Rezz Hotel Newton - Tourism and Building Heights Code Amendment

The Proponent (Thorndon Park Hotel Pty Ltd) is proposing to amend the Planning and Design Code to allow for future development on the Rezz Hotel site in Newton. The Proponent intends to develop a landmark four-star hotel with conference and function facilities alongside the existing hotel. This will include a taller building in the western part of the site, with a height up to ten levels.

The land affected by the Code Amendment consists of ten allotments in the Suburban Business Zone occupied by the existing hotel and surrounding car parking areas. The land has street frontages to Gorge Road, Hamilton Terrace, and Stradbroke Road, and is alongside Thorndon Park Reserve.

The future development aims to build on the success of the existing Rezz Hotel and address a gap in the regional market for tourist and function accommodation. It will capitalise on the area’s accessibility and existing infrastructure and enable better use of an underutilised employment precinct.

The Code Amendment proposes planning policy changes to support the future development. This includes rezoning the land to the Suburban Activity Centre Zone and amending building height policy applying to the land to up to ten levels (38 metres). A Concept Plan is also proposed to guide where building height is located and how access and neighbouring interfaces are managed.