On public exhibition is an application for a 9-storey residential flat building on the Little Italy restaurant and Pilgrims café in Cronulla, otherwise known as 97 – 105 Gerrale Street. 

More specifically, the proposal comprises the following:

• retention of the heritage building façade and first floor wrapping around the north-western corner of the site,
• two retail premises to be constructed behind the heritage façade at ground level, opening onto outdoor dining courtyard areas, and
• a 9-storey residential flat building comprising 28 x 3 bedroom units and 2 x 2 bedroom units, some of which will have ocean views to the north.

Currently, the site contains a two-storey heritage listed commercial building and detached triple garage at no. 97 – 99, a single-block brick commercial building with a detached carport and garage access from the rear at no. 101 and a two-storey brick building with commercial and residential tenancies at no. 103 – 105.

The site benefits from a 30-metre height limit under the Sutherland Shire Local Environmental Plan. The lift overruns exceed this height limit by 1.03 metres, requiring a clause 4.6 variation request to accompany the development application.

With a total site area of 1438sqm and a mapped floor space ratio of 3:1, the total permitted gross floor area is 4314sqm.