Separate owners of two six-bedroom homes at Wamberal have applied for approval to rent them out for short term accommodation.
One development application, open for public comment until January 15, has attracted six submissions already.
It is for a house that backs on to Wamberal Lagoon nature Reserve in Blue Bell Dr.
The application said the house would be occupied by a maximum of 16 people at any one-time, but generally not that many, for a period not exceeding two weeks, but more commonly over a weekend.
“Management of the accommodation would be undertaken by a local letting agent specialising in the rental of prestige properties for holidays,” the application said.
“The agent would be responsible for vetting applicants and overseeing the day-to-day operation of the accommodation in accordance with both a detailed Letting Agreement and Complaints Handling Policy prepared for the property.”
A public submission said the property has been advertised and used as a 16 bed short-term holiday accommodation rental for 18 months.
“In this time there have been large groups of guests disrupting the neighbours as the property is not designed to mute noise,” the submission to Council read.
“Parking of multiple cars spills in front of the adjoining and adjacent properties, resulting in residents and their visitors not (being) able to park in front of their own properties.
“This is a very narrow street where children ride bikes and parents walk with prams and we are extremely concerned for the residents and children when all the extra vehicles congest the street.”
Under new rules adopted by the Local Planning Panel, at least 15 unique complaints have to be received before it deals with such matters.
The second house is in Dover St, Wamberal, with public comment closing on January 22.
The application says the home is currently used for short term rental accommodation on the basis that four bedrooms are available for rental occupation and the remaining two bedrooms are locked and unavailable.
Source:
Central Coast Council DA tracker, Jan 13
DA60225/2020
DA60097/2020