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VIP Karaoke bar planned for Canley Heights shopping precinct

This 11-room karaoke bar planned for western Sydney will come with a number of extras including a basketball arcade, smokers room and a pool lounge.

VIP Karaoke is planning on opening a venue in Canley Heights that'll accommodate 350 people. Picture: Supplied
VIP Karaoke is planning on opening a venue in Canley Heights that'll accommodate 350 people. Picture: Supplied

The first floor of a shopping precinct could be transformed into a late-night karaoke bar and lounge in Canley Heights, planning documents reveal.

VIP Karaoke, known for its bar and lounge in Liverpool, has filed paperwork to open a second venue in Canley Heights’ West Village. The application details spending $600,000 to transforming the first floor into a 350-capacity site that’ll offer 11-rooms, arcade games and a smoker’s lounge.

A karaoke bar and lounge is planned for the first floor of West Village, located at 239 Canley Vale Road, Canley Heights. Picture: Google
A karaoke bar and lounge is planned for the first floor of West Village, located at 239 Canley Vale Road, Canley Heights. Picture: Google

“The proposed use is unique to the locality and is proposed to fill a gap in the Cabramatta and Fairfield areas for entertainment of this type which has become increasingly popular,” an environmental report commissioned by VIP Karaoke states.

“The range of entertainment offerings proposed is to cater to and reflect the demand for a diversity of entertainment experiences.”

The 11 rooms will be primarily used for karaoke, but they can also be used for watching movies and sporting games, as well as for group gaming, according to planning documents. A basketball arcade, electronic darts and pool lounge are also detailed.

VIP Karaoke is planning to open a venue in Canley Heights that'll accommodate 350 people. Picture: Supplied
VIP Karaoke is planning to open a venue in Canley Heights that'll accommodate 350 people. Picture: Supplied
VIP Karaoke is planning to open a venue in Canley Heights that'll accommodate 350 people. Picture: Supplied
VIP Karaoke is planning to open a venue in Canley Heights that'll accommodate 350 people. Picture: Supplied

Karaoke room pricing at the business’ Liverpool venue varies. The smallest room can fit six people and costs $45 per hour, while the largest accommodates 45 people and costs $230 per hour.

The business is applying for a liquor licence at the Canley Heights venue, the planning documents state. It’ll feature a smoking room “to minimise any impact at the street at ground level and where patrons are able to be easily monitored”.

The venue plans on opening every day from 3pm till midnight, rostering up to 16 staff per day.

VIP Karaoke is currently seeking approval from Fairfield Council for its second venue. Its plans are on public exhibition for two weeks until December 27.

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