Lisarow subdivision for 14 homes
A proposal for a 14-lot residential subdivision is within an area of Lisarow where growth has been planned over the past 10 years. Developers are expecting to spend about $1.4M…
Development Application
Processing metal waste in Wyong
Worldwide Metal Scrap wants to set up a waste metal transfer station at 17 Lucca Rd, Wyong, to receive up to 25,000 tonnes of scrap metal per year. The site…
Upgrade for Ettalong Bowling Club
Ettalong Bowling Club in Springwood St will undergo alterations to improve club facilities and bowling greens. Plans have been submitted to Central Coast Council seeking approval to demolish large internal…
Plan for sex shop at West Gosford
Gosford-based adult shop Love and Lust is looking to expand its business with a second retail outlet in West Gosford industrial estate. A proposal is before Central Coast Council to…
More adventure planned for youth camp
Twin zip lines and a free fall simulator are being planned for La Salle Youth Camp at Kincumber South. The development application for the additional adventure equipment has been met…
Request to review refusal of Blue Bay dual residence
Central Coast Council has been asked to review its refusal to build a beachside dual residence at Blue Bay mostly because of coastal management concerns. The owner wants to demolish…
Extension for Long Jetty motel
Plans are underway to extend Central Jetty Motel, on the corner of Graham St and The Entrance Rd at Long Jetty, by 12 extra units. A development application (604/2024) has…
Plans for Kooindah Waters tower go to court
A $90M development proposal to build Wyong’s first high-rise hotel tower to attract tourism of world-class standard to the region will be heard for the second time in the NSW…
Community garden at Terrigal
Green Point Terrigal Community Services wants to establish a community garden on part of the 7ha at the intersection of Terrigal Dr and Duffys Rd, Terrigal. A sub-group Terrigal Community…
Food manufacturing and training hub at Ourimbah
Central Coast Industry Connect Limited is planning to build an $11.6M food manufacturing and training hub in a light industrial area at Ourimbah. The development proposal is for a single…
Group home at Mardi
Central Coast Council is assessing a development proposal to change a Mardi home into a permanent group home for four socially disadvantaged people or those with a disability. There will…
Skin clinic for Gosford
Dr Chaitanya Reddy wants to establish a specialist skin clinic to facilitate plastic surgery and related services at 27 Jarrett St, North Gosford. According to the development application (459/2024) being…
Gosford’s 18,000 apartment approvals revealed
EDITORIAL The recent pushback from Central Coast Council’s Administrator and staff against proposed new State Government development plans around key transport hubs like Gosford, Tuggerah, and Wyong highlights the imbalance…
Old school to be pulled down after fire damage
A classroom of the former Wyong Public School classified as local heritage significance is likely to be knocked down because of fire damage. It is within the Wyong Town Centre…
New life for former nursing home
Yerin Aboriginal Health Services has plans to instill new life into the former Japara Aged Care Facility at Mardi and establish a community centre with a range of wellbeing programs…
Plan for affordable rentals in Woy Woy
A new project by Pacific Link Housing at Woy Woy will increase affordable smaller units which are scarce in the private rental market. According to 2021 Census information the Woy…
McDonald’s not welcome in Toukley says locals
McDonald’s wants to set-up shop in Toukley, opposite the primary school, but the locals are making it quite clear that the fast-food chain is not welcome. The community Facebook page…
Seniors living project at Gorokan
Plans have been submitted to Central Coast Council to build six villas specifically for seniors at 139 and 141 Wallarah Rd, Gorokan. The development application sets out how the proposal…
Hume gets grant for public housing in Wyong
Hume Community Housing Association has lodged a development application with Central Coast Council for 20 units in Wyong following a successful government grant to build affordable public housing. According to…
More changes to The Entrance high-rise flats
For the fourth time since a seven-storey residential flat building at The Entrance was approved in 2003, the developer is again seeking approval for modifications to the 55-unit complex. The…