The complex will be built over several parcels of land at 12, 14 and 16 The Wool Road and part of 5 Burton Street, Vincentia.

The application was lodged by Melhem Hazziouri, a director of the Paramatta-based Mintus Properties and development manager James Vargos, with the construction valued at $6.815 million.

The site is located on the southern side of The Wool Road, immediately west of the entrance to the car park associated with the Vincentia Village shops, is approximately 110m west of the Elizabeth Drive, The Wool Road round-about intersection.

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Surrounding development is a car park to the east and south with the Vincentia Village shops to the south east and low-density residential development to the north and west.

Jervis Bay's Collingwood Beach is also just 110m away.

The three lots fronting The Wool Road each contain detached residential dwellings and ancillary structures that will be demolished as part of the development.

A small section of land between the northern edge of the formed car park and the southern boundary of the three lots fronting The Wool Road will also form part of the site.

The project features a basement area boasting 45 standard car spaces, a groundfloor and two further levels of accommodation.

As well as 45 car parking spaces, the basement floor also has three accessible car spaces, two stacked staff parking spaces, a service/courier vehicle space as well as a store and service rooms.

The ground floor will have a bar and bistro with 165 square metres of floor area.

A function room (156 square metre floor area), lobby/reception and office and 11 studio hotel rooms will also be located on this level.

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The first floor will house 21 studio hotel rooms with balconies.

The second floor will be made up of 14 rooms - four studio hotel rooms, three interconnecting rooms (capable of being used either as two-bedroom interconnecting units or separately as one studio and one one-bedroom unit), three one-bedroom hotel rooms and one two-storey, five-bedroom penthouse with rooftop garden and balcony.

That room spans the second and third floors.

The bar/bistro and function centre are provided as ancillary to the hotel accommodation.

The bar/bistro will be open seven days with breakfast for guests only and lunch/dinner open to the public.

The function centre will operate on an as-booked basis and is available for use by hotel guests and the general public.

The function centre has an anticipated maximum capacity of 50-60 people, though it is noted that this is highly variable in light of government mandated social distancing rules.

It is envisaged the hotel component will employ five staff (two front desk/admin, one general duties and two cleaners) and there will be staff presence 24 hours a day.

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However, staffing ratios will be higher during normal business hours and drop to one staff member over night.

Access to the site will be from the car park to the south and includes a port-cochere checkin/drop off bay and basement parking for 51 vehicles (including staff and loading/service bay).

The 51 basement parking spaces accommodate all hotel visitors and staff. Additional parking for use by short term users of the site (bistro/bar and function centre) is accommodated within the existing car park.

Landscaping includes private courtyards for several ground floor studio units, a swimming pool at The Wool Road frontage, dense boundary landscaping and a number of rooftop gardens, as indicated on the submitted plans.

Additional landscaping will be provided within the existing car park between the entry and exit points for the proposed hotel.

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