You guys asked for it! I'm much too lazy to go trawling the Metropolitan Developments thread and moving posts, so I'll let you guys help me with that one.
However, after amending the application to a starting capacity of 400 people, a maximum ongoing capacity of 850 people and 12 instead of 15 ticketed events for 1500 people per year, council approved the proposal eight votes to five.
Councillors clearly had a big vision for the area, saying one of the ultimate aims was to connect the train station, port, beach and city via activity nodes.
They also said that the facilities in the area required upgrades for any hospitality business to be able to open, which would cost in the region of $3 million.
To make that expense worthwhile for any developer a lease for a premises larger than a small bar, limited to 120 patrons, was necessary.