The owner of the derelict Broadway Hotel in Woolloongabba has lodged a development application to demolish parts of the site, but not the heritage-listed hotel itself.

The 1880s-era hotel has been the centre of an ongoing debate involving council, the state and the owner over its future, after multiple fires destroyed the internal building and left it an unstable shell.

The Broadway Hotel after the September 2018 fire. Credit:Jesse Harrison

Numerous enforcement and stop notices have been placed over the site by both state and council since a September 2018 fire, to preserve its historical status as one of Brisbane's oldest pubs.

In a development application lodged with Brisbane City Council on Monday, owner Dr Malcolm Nyst requested approval to demolish later additions to the site, including a World War II-era air-raid shelter, plus two-storey and single-storey additions.