Days are numbered for the old cabin and caravan park at 137 Tuggerah Pde, Long Jetty because plans are afoot to transform the site into a supported living development for seniors with a disability.
Developer GPA Capital & Partners has lodged an application with Central Coast Council to subdivide the 3,183sqm block into four Torrens title lots with three street frontages to Tuggerah Pde, Pacific St and Elsiemer St.
The plan is to build two hostels, a permanent group home and dual-occupancy residences to provide a range of permanent accommodation for disabled seniors who require round-the-clock support on a variety of levels and Trilogy Disability Services will manage the day-to-day operation.
Lot 1 will contain three separate purpose-built hostels, each with three bedrooms and shared living areas, to accommodate nine permanent residents with disabilities who will be supported by six staff at all times to undertake daily living activities as independently as possible.
The five-bedroom group home on Lot 2 is for permanent residents who are unable to live independently and require extra support, provided by the two carers on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
There will be two attached dwellings on Lot 3 facing Elsiemer St, each with three bedrooms and ensuites to accommodate more independent seniors.
The largest block in the development, Lot 4, will contain a two-storey complex with nine units in a mix of one and two-bedrooms capable of housing up to 14 people who will be supported by 11 carers on each shift around the clock.
If Council approves the development, and before construction can begin, existing mobile homes in the caravan park will have to be removed before demolition of other structures, including the removal of 47 trees.
The development application (25/2023) is on public exhibition on Council’s website and submissions will be accepted until Friday, March 10.
Sue Murray
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