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Two Canberra churches will be demolished to make way for childcare centers if a development proposal submitted to the ACT government is successful. The Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn are exploring new uses for two sites it owns in Chapman and Deakin. During a development application, All Souls Anglican Church at 56 Perry Drive, Chapman would be torn down to make way for a 120-seat child care center. MORE PROPERTY NEWS: The two-storey center will offer a large landscaped outdoor play area with a terrace on the upper level. A new driveway and parking lot with 19 parking spaces will also be added. Another development application has been filed or the former St Luke’s Church site at 44 Newdegate Street, Deakin. The church opened in 1959, but it has not been used by the congregation since 2016. The development application proposes demolition of the existing church building to build a childcare center with 120 seats and two multi-storey dwellings for the use of Anglican church ministers or workers. The plans include the removal of 14 regulated trees, which would be replaced with 15 new trees, as well as the driveway from Newdegate Street with 23 parking spaces. Both applications require a Crown lease to be used as a child care center. If the plans are approved, construction is expected to begin around March 2022, with the center opening dates expected in January 2023. President John Bell of the Deakin Residents Association said the diocese has consulted the community over several years about plans for the Deakin site. In 2017, the foundation proposed plans to build eight supportive townhouses on the site. “We had some reservations about aspects of that proposal, and they came back to us this year with the proposal for an early learning center,” Bell said. He said that while the center looks well-designed, he questioned whether the proposed 23 parking spaces were adequate. “The problem is that it’s going to have a lot of staff, and then it’s going to have parents handing over their children, so we’ve told the consultants that we thought the offer of off-street parking was not enough,” he said. . said Bell. “All that being said, there is a lot of demand in this area [for childcare] and I think it will meet a need. “The commercial real estate agency Colliers has been engaged to manage the design and timelines of the projects. Colliers National Director Iain Davidson said the center is designed to minimize any potential disruption to the surrounding residential streets “The focus has been on creating a through road. That means all parents will drive in and fall off in that zone so there are not the usual busy periods inside a suburban street,” he said. COVID-19 NEWS: Mr Davidson said the two childcare centers would provide a way into Canberra’s Anglican schools. , as our population continues to grow, “he said. Both applications are open to community feedback until the 10th. December. The Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn did not respond to interview requests for this story. Our journalists work hard to deliver local, up-to-date news to the community. Here’s how you can continue to access our trusted content:
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Two Canberra churches will be demolished to make way for childcare centers if a development proposal submitted to the ACT government is successful.
The Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn are exploring new uses for two sites it owns in Chapman and Deakin.
During a development application, All Souls Anglican Church at 56 Perry Drive, Chapman would be torn down to make way for a 120-seat child care center.
The two-story center would have a large landscaped outdoor play area with a terrace on the upper level. A new driveway and parking lot with 19 parking spaces will also be added.
Another development application has been filed or the former St Luke’s Church site at 44 Newdegate Street, Deakin. The church opened in 1959, but it has not been used by the congregation since 2016.
The development application proposes demolition of the existing church building to build a childcare center with 120 seats and two double-storey dwellings to be used by Anglican church ministers or workers.
The plans include the removal of 14 regulated trees, which would be replaced with 15 new trees, as well as the driveway from Newdegate Street with 23 parking spaces.
Both applications require a Crown lease to be used as a child care center.
The Deakin Residents’ Association has expressed concern about the center’s parking situation. Image: Cox Architecture
If the plans are approved, construction is expected to begin around March 2022, and the center’s opening dates are expected to be January 2023.
“We had some reservations about aspects of that proposal, and they came back to us this year with the proposal for an early learning center,” Bell said.
He said that while the center looks well-designed, he questioned whether the proposed 23 parking spaces were adequate.
“The problem is that it’s going to have a lot of staff, and then it’s going to have parents handing over their children, so we’ve told the consultants that we thought the offer of off-street parking was not enough,” he said. said Bell.
“All that being said, there is a lot of demand in this area [for childcare] and I think it will meet a need. “
Commercial real estate agent Colliers has been hired to manage the designs and timelines of the projects.
Collier National Director Iain Davidson said the center is designed to minimize any potential disruption to the surrounding residential streets.
“The focus has been around creating a thoroughfare … that means all parents want to drive in and get off in that zone so there are not the usual busy periods inside a suburban street,” he said.
Davidson said the two childcare centers would provide a way into Canberra’s Anglican schools.
“If approved, the early learning centers will not only be centers of excellence in preschool education, they will provide ACT with an additional 240 important early education places, which will help meet demand as our population continues to grow,” he said.
Both applications are open for community feedback until December 10th.
The Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn did not respond to interview requests for this story.
Our journalists work hard to deliver local, up-to-date news to the community. Here’s how you can continue to access our trusted content:
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