The garage was built about two decades before Albury Base Hospital opened its doors on the opposite side of East Street in 1994.

A development application for demolition of the remaining buildings on the site have been submitted to Albury Council for approval, but future redevelopment plans for the site remain unclear.

The application submitted by consultants Habitat Planning on behalf of Jarrad Hutchinson states the existing brick building on the Borella Road-East Street roundabout has been abandoned and became a target for vandalism including and graffiti attacks and smashed windows.

"It is anticipated that demolition works will take approximately 30 working days, weather permitting and will be undertaken to avoid local school holiday periods and any other local events that may have any impact on traffic and access," the application states.

"Proposed works will be undertaken predominantly using heavy machinery such as excavators, backhoe loader, rigid truck, mobile crane and compactors."

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As part of the development application a preliminary site investigation was carried out by consultants, GHD, which concluded there was potential for contamination at the site due to its historical storage of motor oils and lubricants and infrastructure associated with being a mechanics workshop including an underground waste oil separator.

"If contamination is identified in soil or groundwater onsite that could pose a risk to human health or the environment, an environmental management plan or remedial action plan should be prepared with measures to mitigate that risk," the GHD report said.

Demolition works are proposed to take place on Monday to Saturday, but no works will take place on Sundays or public holidays.

The property has a total area of 2105.2 square metres.

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