Childcare centre with rooftop play area proposed for Manly motor registry

A four-storey childcare centre with capacity for 216 children has been proposed for the Manly Motor Registry building on Pittwater Rd.

Manly Motor Registry building. It's up for sale and will become apartments.

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A four-storey childcare centre with capacity for 216 children has been proposed for the Manly Motor Registry building on Pittwater Rd.

A development application has been submitted by Avenues Early Learning Centres for the $8.75m project which would see the current structure demolished and replaced with the four level centre, a rooftop outdoor play area, parking for forty-four car spaces and landscaping. It is proposed to operate from 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday.

The site, located at 239 Pittwater Road, is currently a motor registry that has been operating for more than 60 years.

The site went up for sale in June last year and was snapped up for $6.75 million.

Public submissions on the proposal opened yesterday and will go until April 15.

A Manly Council spokesman said the application would be processed in the normal course of a DA and all public feedback would be considered.

The applicant, Avenues Early Learning Centres, was contacted for comment but did not respond before deadline.

They currently only have centres in Queensland.