An old weatherboard house with a shopfront at The Entrance North will be replaced with a new modern building consisting of a café, hairdressing salon and two residential units.
Plans for 16 Hargraves St are being considered by Central Coast Council and the owners, Dannial and Concetta Saba, are asking for leeway on the development standards in relation to building height and the number of car parking spaces.
The building will be two storey/partially three storey which exceeds the 9.5m height limit.
A variation request by the applicant says it is justified because the encroachment is minimal and simply comprises the pitch of the roof over only part of the building.
“The encroaching section of the roof is not designed to increase the yield but rather to provide architectural relief … and is consistent with the character and height of numerous other buildings in the vicinity.”
It is proposed that the new building will house a café and hair salon at ground level with two residences on the first floor and an attic/loft, sauna, spa and communal open space on the second floor.
One of the commercial spaces will front Denniss Rd while the other will have both Hargraves St and Denniss Rd frontages.
There will be five car parking spaces at the rear of the shops with access off Denniss Rd.
The development falls short of the required car parking by eight spaces, however, the applicant believes the five car parks provided in the plan are “sufficient and suitable justification exists to vary the parking requirements normally applied to the proposed use”.
Plans also include a new footpath, landscaping and street trees in front of the café outdoor dining area along the property frontage on Denniss Rd.
The road verge in Denniss Rd along the remainder of the property frontage will be widened to provide a loading area.
The development application (1856/2022) is open for public comment until Friday, August 26, and can be viewed on Council’s website.
Sue Murray