TOODYAY’S heritage-listed Mercy Convent (pictured right) at the town’s main entry is to be revamped as a “luxury” short-stay tourist resort.
The iconic site is currently zoned “mixed business” and forms part of the historic Roman Catholic Church precinct which dates back to 1863.
The precinct was recently subdivided and sold as separate lots.
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The 18-room, two-storey brick building, built in 1903, was previously occupied by Franciscan monks.
New owner Kinross Creasy Investment Pty Ltd plans to restore and convert the building into four “luxury short-stay rooms with ensuite”, a one-bedroom studio called The Laundry and a separate “holiday residence for the owners”.
An upstairs chapel on the west side will become a main bedroom with an ensuite.
A maximum of 10 guests will be allowed to stay at a time, with a maximum of two guests per room.
The precinct will have a 1.2m wrought-iron street fence with brick piers, a 1.8m brick wall around an 8.8m pool with the remainder proposed as 1.8m timber-lap fencing.
The Toodyay Shire Council last month approved the development application with conditions recommended by the WA Heritage Commission and support from the Toodyay Historical Society.
