New place for religious studies

A residential property adjacent to Impact Church at Erina could be converted to a place of public worship.

Central Coast Council is considering a development application for the site at 373 Terrigal Dr, Erina, near the roundabout intersection with Chetwynd Rd and Tarragal Glen Ave.

At present it contains a single-storey weatherboard building and dual garage centrally located on the 5,433sqm property.

It is proposed to convert the building to be used for religious studies, education, social gatherings, exercise and wellbeing classes and relevant functions for the congregation of Impact Church.

The DA stipulates the building will not be used as a place public assembly.

Car parking for 45 vehicles will be provided and the access driveway will be widened to six metres.

A Traffic Report says that Terrigal Dr is the only road from which access to the site is possible and the proposed use will not generate more than 200 vehicular movements per hour to and from the site.

An unnamed tributary of Erina Creek separates the dwelling portion fronting Terrigal Dr from the rear of the property which adjoins the Impact Church.

The rear of the property is heavily vegetated with remnant rainforest and a minimum setback to the riparian corridor has been applied, meaning no work is proposed within 10m of the top of the creek bank.