A house past its prime at 210 The Entrance Rd, opposite the Diggers club, is set to be demolished to make way for three separate group homes to accommodate 27 residents in a low-cost affordable housing complex.
Two of the double-storey homes will have 10 bedrooms, and the other seven, with all rooms having their own ensuite bathrooms, and each home will have common living areas and kitchens.
The three buildings will be connected by an elevated garden recreational space above undercover car parking with access via a shared one-way driveway in a forward direction.
Information in the development application for the group homes indicates that its design has been hampered by Central Coast Council’s previous approval of a building on the neighbouring property at 208 The Entrance Rd, Long Jetty.
That development, two-storey flats comprising four one-bedders and six two-bedders (DA/537/2019), has resulted in negative impacts such as over-shadowing and privacy, according to the DA submitted for the new group homes.
Public feedback about the group homes development (DA/976/2023) is open until close of business on Monday, June 26.
Documents in relation to the development are available for viewing on Central Coast Council’s DA tracker.
Sue Murray