$17m Albany hotel granted planning approval

A $17m hotel proposed for Albany’s waterfront has been granted planning approval.

The five-story hotel, backed by prominent Albany businessman Paul Lionetti, was given unanimous approval by the Southern Joint Development Assessment Panel in Perth on Monday morning.

A hotel at the site has been in the pipeline for more than a decade and would be the first major hotel development in the city since the demolition of the Esplanade Hotel in 2007.