The Royal Australian Air Force Association WA (RAAFA) has had an application to demolish its clubrooms at the Air Force Memorial Estate in Bull Creek and replace it with a $35 million seven-storey residential building approved.

The new building will include 57 independent living units, with a new club house with a restaurant, cafe, bar and bowling club room on the ground floor.

RAAFA WA chief executive John Murray said the building would provide housing for seniors who wished to live in a safe community where services were available to support them as they aged.

“The benefits of living in a village such as Air Force Memorial Estate are many, including the significant reduction of stress related to maintaining your own home, and the opportunity to develop new relationships and have involvement in community activities,” he said.

“Whilst our roots are as an ex-service organisation, you do not need to be ex-service to live on a RAAFA estate.”