“Significant” tree destined for the chop
A strong community campaign has failed to save a 60-year-old Norfolk Island Pine at Killarney Vale even though it’s on Central Coast Council’s Significant Tree Register. The Local Planning Panel…
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Umina Beach units approved by planning panel
The Central Coast Local Planning Panel (LPP) approved a controversial two-storey block of units for 42 South St, Umina Beach, at its August 23 meeting. Six people addressed the panel…
Plans revised for Wyong boarding house and shop
Plans for a boarding house and neighbourhood shop in Wyong have resurfaced with revisions to address numerous reasons Central Coast Council rejected the project in November 2021. NCS Ventures Pty…
New $2.9M childcare centre for Wadalba
Plans for a new childcare centre in Wadalba for 100 children are being considered by Central Coast Council. The proposal is to subdivide the 5,000sqm property at 225 Johns Rd…
Plans for housing over café and hair salon
An old weatherboard house with a shopfront at The Entrance North will be replaced with a new modern building consisting of a café, hairdressing salon and two residential units. Plans…
Controversial Booker Bay development approved by Local Planning Panel
The construction of a two-storey dual occupancy development and subsequent demolition of an existing dwelling in Booker Bay was approved unanimously by the Local Planning Panel (LPP) on March 24….
What value the term ‘endangered’?
The endangered Umina Coastal Sandplain Woodland previously covered the entire Peninsula. Only remnant parcels survive. On the site of the aged care development at Hillview St, Woy Woy, there was…
Peninsula residents united by over-development, green spaces and affordable housing
It was a Peninsula united at the launch of a new residents’ association this week, with residents coming together to discuss issues of over development, green spaces and housing affordability….
Developer asks for review of panel’s refusal of Ettalong mixed-use proposal
The proponent of a mixed-use development in Ettalong that was refused by the Local Planning Panel (LPP) in October has resubmitted documents to seek a review of the panel’s decision….
Manufactured home estate applicant lobbies Premier and Cabinet
An application to make amendments to a development application for a relocatable home village at Lake Munmorah, originally approved in 2015, has been advertised by Central Coast Council. Documents submitted…
Residents say Toukley can’t support boarding house
Residents in Toukley have come out fighting against an audacious move by developer Seranin to advertise a proposed boarding house that is yet to win Council approval as being “under…
Residential flat building proposed for Canton Beach
Affordable housing provider, Pacific Link Housing Limited, has lodged a development application with Central Coast Council to build a 14-unit residential flat building at 8 Kantara Road, Canton Beach. A…
Residents want to save significant tree
A 60-year-old Norfolk Island Pine tree that residents successfully petitioned to have placed on the significant tree register only last month is destined for the chop if a newly lodged…
Terrigal residents oppose boarding house
More than a dozen submissions of objection have been received to a proposed boarding house at 23 Ash St Terrigal, with traffic, security, and privacy issues highlighted as major concerns….
Former Leagues Club to become childcare centre
There’s been a baby boom on the Peninsula and growing demand for childcare services has resulted in the new owners of the former Woy Woy Leagues Club building deciding to…
Optus applies to build 25m tower in Wyong
Optus plans to improve its service to Wyong, Wadalba and surrounding areas by installing a new telecommunications tower at Wyong. The company has lodged a development application (DA) with Central…
Landowner goes it alone with seawall DA months before taskforce due to dissolve
As the Wamberal Seawall Advisory Taskforce continues to explore options for a permanent solution to beach erosion, Council has received two development applications for three blocks of land at 85-89…
Boarding house proposal back to Court for third time
The long running saga of the Glen Rd boarding house at Ourimbah continues with the developer once again taking his development application to the Land and Environment Court (LEC). Central…
Council backs resource recovery facility while investigating clearing
A site currently under investigation for vegetation clearing is the subject of a development application for a building material recycling business. A $3.7M Resource Recovery Facility is proposed for 20…
Terrigal project refusal to be reviewed
An application to add a sixth storey to a development already underway at 5-7 Church St Terrigal is once more in the spotlight, with the applicant requesting a review of…