Plans for a new sports, science and innovation centre at St Patrick’s College in Shorncliffe would add teaching, sport and allied health facilities to the campus, with opposing comments raising concerns about design, traffic, noise and nearby streets.
Shorncliffe Centre Proposed For St Patrick’s College
St Patrick’s College has lodged plans for a new three-storey sports, science and innovation centre at its Shorncliffe campus.
The proposal applies to the college site at 60 Park Parade and is listed as a material change of use for an extension to an existing educational establishment. The application remains in progress.
The new centre would be built on the south-western part of the campus, fronting Pier Avenue and Yundah Street. Existing infrastructure, including the two-storey Callan Centre, would be demolished to make way for the project.
The proposed building would provide about 4,631 square metres of new educational infrastructure and reach about 12 to 13 metres in height.
New Sports, Learning And Allied Health Spaces
Plans for the sports, science and innovation centre include facilities across basement, ground, first-floor and rooftop levels.
The basement would include 82 car parking spaces, including accessible bays, along with 20 bicycle spaces, three motorcycle spaces, plant areas and service spaces.
The ground level would include two indoor basketball courts with spectator seating, an entry foyer, landscaped arrival space, kiosk, learning areas, sports storage and amenities.
Level 1 would include a gymnasium, sports administration offices, learning spaces, allied health clinician rooms, staff facilities and amenities.
The rooftop level would include outdoor sports courts, a rock-climbing wall, storage, kiosk and amenities.
The design also includes a minimum three-metre landscape buffer along Yundah Street, awnings along Pier Avenue, and changes intended to improve shelter and street-facing areas around the building.
Objections Raise Shorncliffe Design And Traffic Concerns
Opposing comments have raised concerns about the proposed building’s scale, appearance, rooftop sporting areas, traffic, parking, pedestrian safety, noise and relationship with the surrounding Shorncliffe streetscape.
One objection supported the general intention to develop the site and strongly supported the proposed underground car park, but opposed parts of the current design.
That objection sought changes to the building’s height, bulk and external materials. It also requested the removal or enclosure of the rooftop basketball court and bouldering wall, along with stronger traffic and pedestrian safety measures before construction.
Another objection raised concerns about consultation, setbacks along Pier Avenue, the rooftop court, acoustic and traffic assessments, and whether school facilities provide amenity to the wider local community.
The comments also referred to Shorncliffe’s character and heritage setting, including concerns about modern materials and rooftop sporting features near traditional and heritage-related buildings.
Application Remains In Progress
The application record lists the proposal as code assessable, with the use described as an educational establishment extension.
The application was submitted on 12 June 2026, recorded as properly made on 23 June 2026, and had a confirmation notice sent on 30 June 2026.
Public notification is listed as not applicable. The application record also notes that a properly made submission cannot be lodged for the application.
St Patrick’s College describes its campus as being located by Moreton Bay, with existing facilities including sport facilities, basketball and tennis courts, science labs, a library, gym, arts classrooms, music classrooms, a design technology workshop, chapel and school precincts.
The campus also includes Morven, a central college building dating to 1864. The college began classes there in 1952.
The development application remains under assessment.
Published 6-July-2026
