Redevelopment plan for Cooke Point Recreation Club

The run-down Cooke Point Recreation Club building could be destined for a wrecking ball, with plans revealed for a multimillion-dollar redevelopment.

Situated on 1.5ha of "prime land" on the corner of Keesing and Dempster streets in Cooke Point, the double-storey brick clubhouse remains largely unchanged since it opened in 1971.

The roof of the clubhouse leaks, parts of the grounds have been underused for as long as current members can remember, the last significant works were undertaken more than 20 years ago and the tennis courts stand empty most of the year.

Club president Paul Aylward said the building was "tired" and "needs a bulldozer".

"This will be the biggest thing that has happened in Cooke Point for years," he said of the proposal.

"You could spend $5 million on the existing building and you wouldn't know.

"The decision was a complete new build - it will be a staged development so at no point will the club not be able to serve a beer."

Subject to council approval, the redevelopment will be completed by Cooke Point Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary company of Texas-based, Australian property developers and land development consultants ASA Properties.

Stage one includes new club premises and a 120-room, four-star hotel, before residential apartments, retail space, a new pool, mixed-use courts and a total fit-out of the grounds are completed in stages two and three.

Although he would not comment on the final value of the project, Mr Aylward said the club provided land and the necessary equity costs would be met by the developer. He said the club committee had received a "very positive" response from members and it intended to ensure the community and its 900-plus membership remained well informed of the project's status.

"This hasn't been a secret within the club; far from it," he said.

"(The committee) are very excited … we're all very passionate about the club and we want to position it so if (the plans) get through the next stages of town planning and so on, the club will set it in good stead for another 30 years."

The club has applied to have the site rezoned from community and residential to mixed business.

Town of Port Hedland Mayor Kelly Howlett called the proposal "terrific" and a landmark development. "The proposal still needs to progress through the standard statutory approval process; however, the Town is excited by the proposal and looks forward to working with the committee," she said.