Wildlife corridor widened to correct mapping error
Landowners at Wadalba South affected by Council mapping error.
DCP
The bride was rushed to the altar
Forum – I appreciate that a great deal of work has gone into the draft Local Environment Plan (LEP) and Development Control Plan (DCP) and the consideration of submissions to…
Late rush follows long period of inaction on draft planning documents
Forum – While I appreciate that a great deal of work has gone into the draft LEP and draft DCP and the consideration of submissions, it would seem that it…
Draft CCLEP and CCDCP on the agenda for next meeting
After years of work, and numerous Council resolutions, the draft Central Coast Local Environment Plan (CCLEP) and Development Control Plan (CCDCP) have their best chance yet of being adopted by…
LEP Deferred
The long awaited Consolidated Local Environment Plan and Development Control Plan which went to Central Coast Council last week for adoption was deferred by the councillors. Deputy Mayor Jane Smith…
Mayor Critisises Non-Compliant Building Approvals
Central Coast mayor Cr Jane Smith has criticised the number of non-complying development applications being approved by the Council. She said findings from ICAC reports showed that it was when…
Mayor not happy with proposed Local Planning Panels
Central Coast Council Mayor, Jane Smith, has slammed suggestions that the NSW Government could be preparing to take further planning powers away from Central Coast Council. Mayor Smith said a…
Planning controls are being taken away
[Forum] Classifying any development above $75m as state significant development, is taking planning controls away from the democratically elected local Central Coast Council and transferring that control to unnamed bureaucrats and…
Council’s concerns over Gosford planning seem to be sidelined
Mayor Jane Smith said she was extremely disappointed that the NSW Government did not appear to have taken on board many of the community’s concerns, and only a few of…
Draft DCP overrides too many previous regulations
[Forum] I would like to express my concern and objection about the short time frame that Central Coast residents have been given to study and reply to the rather complex draft…
Proposed changes in DCP are of serious concern
[Forum] I am deeply perturbed with what I have seen happening in Gosford CBD of late, and the draft Development Control Plan (DCP) exhibited. Issues of concern are: Traffic flow and…
Coordinator General aggrieved over waterfront development assertions
Coordinator General for the Central Coast, Lee Shearer, has said statements made in the last edition of Coast Community News, were “assertions” that were “incorrect”. “The assertions made in recent…
Return our local government planning powers
[Forum] We did not ask for a Coordinator General for the Central Coast. I thought that only yesterday, in the wreckage of the Wagga by-election, our Premier said she was listening…
Waterfront included in draft Gosford CBD DCP
The NSW Department of Planning’s draft Development Control Plan for Gosford reveals the State Government’s intention to develop the city’s waterfront. Central Coast Coordinator General, Lee Shearer, has said that…
Revitalisation of Gosford City Centre on exhibition
The revitalisation of Gosford City Centre as the vibrant, liveable capital of the Central Coast, reached another milestone on Thursday, August 16, with the release of the draft Development Control…
Planning failure used to justify non-compliance
An application to build three townhouses that do not comply with planning guidelines is being justified on the basis that the council has not followed the guidelines “on numerous occasions”….
Peninsula’s future needs thought, says mayor
New Central Coast Council mayor Cr Jane Smith has told Peninsula News the future of development on the Peninsula needs a lot of thought. Ms Smith said the Peninsula was…