Woy Woy Hotel (affectionately known as the Old Pub) has reached agreement with Central Coast Council in the Land and Environment Court on its forthcoming renovations.
Council refused the pub’s development application a year ago, citing insufficient information on many issues but also saying that the ”proposed development involves works that detract from the heritage significance of the pub”.
But since then the parties have reached agreement following a number of conciliation conferences and their agreement has been approved by the Court.
The proposal was amended and plans for flood management, heritage impact, acoustics, traffic and parking were developed.
The Court upheld the appeal on July 19 for the amended plans including internal alterations to the ground floor and installation of a beer garden and play area with a second frontage at Chambers Place, also known as Oval Ave.
An upstairs residential component was removed.
The existing building has a maximum height of 6.8m; and the proposed development does not result in any change.
The site is classified as a flood storage area and is subject to low flood hazards in the one per cent Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) event.
“The proposed development will be managed to ensure that in the event of a flood, all occupants will be capable of evacuating the site,” the judgement says.
The heritage-listed pub, built in 1896, includes a detached shed, drive-through takeaway liquor shop and an outdoor parking lot.
The applicant, Pmando Holdings Pty Ltd, is to pay Council’s $7,500 costs resulting from the amendment of the development application.
strange absence of any mention of the fact they increasing the amount of Poker Machines.
I am very very Happy about the Council Saving the Old Pub’s Heritage Architecture,
That is Gold , That is Great .
Danny Wilson