New 'boutique' motel and restaurant planned for Ballarat

Plans for a boutique seven-suite motel and restaurant in Ballarat have been lodged.

The proposal by the owner aims to transform a property on Sturt Street while keeping the facade of the existing heritage building, as well as the existing stables, which would be retained without any changes.

Part of the rear of the building would be demolished, with a one-storey new building containing one of the seven guest suites to be constructed.

The plans also feature an indoor 60-seat restaurant, including licensed area and covered outdoor dining, and function room. Seven car parking spaces would be installed at the rear of the site, with six of them contained within a car stacker at the rear of the property.

The plans have been lodge by Hansen Partnership on behalf of a Melbourne-based owner.