The Narrawallee architect was determined to come up with a plan that suited Woolies’ planners and also reflected the community’s needs.

She was told it was too hard and couldn’t be done, but – five designs later – has come up with a modern, classy building that activates the Princes Highway and provides a pedestrian link to Boree Street.

“I was like a fox terrier - I was never going to give up,” she said this week.

“It’s a difficult site and Woolworths had its specific requirements, but I think I’ve finally done it.

“After endless sleepless nights and liaising with Woolies and the community I have come up with a design that looks good and that works.”

Woolworths has submitted Ms Scott’s latest design to Shoalhaven City and it has been met with a favourable response so far.

Cr Robert Miller has praised the design and Ms Scott’s involvement, adding that Woolies was keen to get started on the project on the corner of South Street and the Princes Highway.

“It’s great to see locals making a contribution and Woolies has worked well with Belinda’s ideas,” he said.

The new plan features highway pedestrian access with specialty shops and an alfresco dining space on the south eastern corner of the lower level leading into the supermarket entrance.

Basement car parking is accessed via Boree Street, not the highway.

The second level is the supermarket with another pedestrian entrance off Boree Street, liquor outlet and speciality shops, opposite Aldi.

The top level features parking accessed from South Street and offices with shade roof structures suspended from cables refecting Ulladulla’s working fishing port.

Both entrances provide open space and link the highway and Boree Street, with provision to link into the neighbouring Target development in the future.

Ms Scott said the building looks “very classy”, with a grey, black and terracotta colour scheme.

The use of modern raised terracotta baguettes on a black background and terracotta tiles, combined with lots of glass and nautical cables, makes the building façade unique and is a far cry from the original box planned for the site.