Big changes are coming to the rooftop area of The Imperial Hotel, Erskineville, aka ‘The Impy.’ The owners have lodged plans to construct a small bar/servery to serve guests at private ceremonies held there.
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The proposal, currently under assessment, also seeks the extension of the rooftop area’s trading hours from 10:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., Mondays to Sundays. The current approved trading hours are only until 8.00 p.m, Mondays to Sundays.
The development application includes the installation of speakers for the playing of background music during private ceremonies.
Planning documents, submitted to the City of Sydney, highlighted that the venue would be suitable for wedding ceremonies, commitment ceremonies, renewals of vows and anniversary events, as well as and significant milestones in the LGBTQI community.
“The works are intended to facilitate expansion of the hotel use to include the rooftop space as an additional bar and seating area. The modest roof structure is assessed to have no impact on significant fabric, elements and spaces of the stie,” Urbis stated in an assessment report on behalf of the applicant.
For more details about The Impy’s rooftop plans, see D/2018/1223/B at the City of Sydney’s online services website.
About the Imperial Hotel Sydney
The Imperial Hotel at Erskineville, constructed in 1940, is a two storey hotel in the InterWar Functionalist/Art Deco style. It is set on a prominent corner site with principal facades to Erskineville Street and Union Street and with an ancillary rear facade to Toogood Lane.
The Imperial Hotel has provided a strong social focus for residents since its beginnings and particularly for its association with the LGBTIQ community.
In the late 20th century the Imperial Hotel became popular with the lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) and some segments of the award winning film Priscilla, Queen of the Desert were filmed here in1995, inspired by the Hotel’s cabaret life.