Balancing growth and conservation
EDITORIAL The Central Coast faces a defining moment as it grapples with the urgent need for more housing and the community’s desire to preserve its natural landscapes. The housing shortage…
Development
Green light for industrial units at West Gosford
Vacant land at 13 Jusfrute Dr, West Gosford will be developed for industrial units after being given the go-ahead by Central Coast Council. It is an $8.5M investment to build…
Submissions on proposed subdivision close April 16
Residents have only until Tuesday, April 16, to make a submission on a 288-lot subdivision proposed for Lake Munmorah. The development application (DA) lodged with Central Coast Council consists of…
Development controls should be adhered to
Central Coast Council just spent a couple of years producing a new Development Control Plan, to replace the old Gosford/Wyong ones. Supposedly, there was widespread consultation on its provisions, although…
Controversy over height limits on Ettalong foreshore
Resident groups on the Peninsula are furious that Central Coast Council allowed only 28 days for submissions on a planning proposal to change foreshore height limits at Ettalong Beach, saying…
More units proposed for Woy Woy
Submissions will be accepted until September 2 on a proposal to build three two-storey units at 10 Edward St, Woy Woy. The development would comprise attached and semi-detached two-storey terraces…
New DA for Wyoming caravan park
Residents have until August 5 to lodge a submission on a development application for extension of the operation of the Wyoming Caravan Park for five years. With the current approval…
Modifications proposed to development on Creighton’s site
An application for modifications to a two-tower development previously approved for Creighton’s Funeral Parlour site in Gosford is under consideration by Central Coast Council, with submission invited until July 22….
Units and studio flats planned for Sparks Road
A plan to build four, two-storey buildings that contain 160 units on Sparks Road, Hamlyn Terrace has been referred to the Regional Planning Panel.
Mega city ‘inevitable’
Whatever Gary Blaschke’s views might be on the Newcastle/Sydney/Wollongong megacity (“Community won’t support mega city plans, CCC 275), in the end they will be of no consequence, because this megacity…
Hold on to what we can
One wonders by what criteria the Local Planning Panel judges development applications, if it can refuse the proposed development in Ocean View Rd, Ettalong Beach, while apparently being satisfied to…
Village character gone forever
Forum – I am sorry to have to say it, but it seems to me that any campaign to preserve the Ettalong waterfront is a lost cause (“Chamber says Esplanade…
Panel refuses Umina development for non-compliance
The Local Planning Panel (LPP) has again ruled against the recommendation of Central Coast Council staff by refusing development consent to DA61540/2021 for demolition and construction of commercial premises and…
Community says no to Peat Island proposal
Around 160 people gathered at Mooney Mooney on Sunday, December 12, to show their opposition to the current planning proposal on exhibition for Peat Island and foreshore land to the…
Speak up now on regional plan
Forum – The Central Coast Regional Plan 2041 has been released for comment (CCN 322). On the principle of never using one word when three will do, the Plan covers…
Panel to review refusal of mixed-use development
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has backed the decision of developer, Jedaclew Pty Ltd, to seek a review of the Local Planning Panel’s (LPP) refusal of the mixed-use development at…
Chamber welcomes Ettalong resurgence
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce recently expressed its support for several new development projects in Ettalong which it described as part of a ‘resurgence in the town centre’. “It’s been…
Picnic this weekend to ‘save Peat Island’
Community groups are stepping up their campaign to save the Peat Island precinct from housing development and will hold a Save Peat Island Picnic this Sunday, December 12, at 12:30pm….
Woy Woy in Narara district in latest regional plan
Woy Woy has been named as a strategic centre in the latest version of the NSW Government’s Regional Plan for the Central Coast. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam…
Planning panel approves contested Pearl Beach development
Central Coast Council has approved construction of a new dwelling in Pearl Beach following a Local Planning Panel (LPP) meeting on November 25. At an estimated value of over $1.36M,…