A revised development application has been lodged with Central Coast Council to build eight two-storey units over a double block in Memorial Ave, Blackwall.
The proposed housing at 59-61 Memorial Ave will be developed over 1,390sqm comprising two suburban-size lots on the corner of Warrigal St.
A previous DA was withdrawn because of several concerns, mostly about vehicular access from Memorial Ave, but this updated DA proposes access from Warrigal St.
The proposal is for demolition and removal of existing structures and the construction of eight double-storey dwellings in two separate buildings divided by an internal driveway.
Each unit will have its own garage and there will be two on-site visitor parking bays.
Courtyards and landscaping around the perimeter of the medium density development will provide a visual buffer from neighbouring lots and the street.
The Statement of Environment Effects (EIS) with the DA says that this proposal fits with the established medium density pattern of development within the Peninsula, generally east of Ocean Beach Rd and towards Umina and Woy Woy town centres.
“Memorial Ave includes a mix of older housing stock, often with austere facades and minimal landscape treatment and emerging multi-dwelling development,” the EIS says.
“The proposed development … is generally consistent with the desired future character of the locality, being a similar scale and bulk to other multi-dwelling housing in the immediate vicinity – including 77 Memorial Ave and the recently approved multi-dwelling housing development on the adjoining lot at 2 Warrigal St.”
Details of the DA/1715/2023 can be viewed on Central Coast Council’s website.
Sue Murray