New plans for a medical centre in Hamlyn Terrace have been lodged with Central Coast Council, 17 years after it was first approved, to modernise the building and bring it up to building code standards.
In 2005 Council approved a combined nursing home and medical centre project at 88-102 Louisiana Rd with Hakea Grove Aged Care opening in 2015 and the medical centre planned as stage two.
Since then surrounding sites in the health precinct have evolved, including a major upgrade at Wyong Hospital, and Austvina Education & Immigration Services Pty believes their original medical centre design is now less than the highest standard for market expectations.
A report in the development application says that changes to the relevant Australian Standards and Building Code of Australia provisions over the past 17 years render parts of the original approved design non-compliant and impractical.
The report says that modified plans are a result of detailed design development but retain the same approved use, general built form, 16.8m building height, access and parking provisions.
The internal floor plan has been revised for increased functionality and flexibility for future tenants, the exterior façade of the building will be modernised including passive solar design elements and there will be improvements to basement and external parking provision.
There will be 238 car parking spaces allocated to the medical centre as well as a pedestrian link to the adjacent Wyong Hospital.
The modified development application (236/2005/F) can viewed on Central Coast Council’s website and submissions will be received until Monday, February 20.
Sue Murray