Residents have until September 9 to provide a submission on proposed modifications of a previously approved boarding house development at North Gosford, which will see room numbers increased from 18 to 24.
The boarding house, at 222 Henry Parry Dr, was originally approved in 2019, allowing for 18 rooms, 10 car parking spaces, five motorcycle parking spaces and six bicycle parking spaces.
Under the proposed modification, there would now be 24 rooms, allowing for an increased number of occupants.
An additional storey would be added to the rear building, with new stairs and a walkway to the northern boundary.
Bicycle spaces would be relocated and entry door and stairs to Building 1 reconfigured and relocated, along with internal areas.
There would be a relocated entry to Building 2 along with reconfigured internal areas to improve amenity.
Minor modification to external finishes and materials are also proposed.
Documents lodged with the application say the block has a frontage width of 18.29m to Henry Parry Dr and average length of 48m.
There is a three-story home on the site at present.
“The amendments will not affect the purpose of the original application as … approved,” the documents say.
“The proposed modifications will materially and essentially result in the same development to which development consent was originally granted for the following reasons: the site will accommodate a boarding house, as originally approved under DA57305/2019; the additional boarding rooms proposed will not alter the core function of the approved land use; and the building form and layout will not significantly differ from the original approval.”
Source:
Central Coast Council DA tracker
DA57305/2019