Urgent call to oppose Toukley boarding house
I am writing to alert all residents of the Toukley area, that another amendment has been lodged with Council for the Development Application (DA) 222/ 2021 for the change of…
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Developer to review plan for Bayview Ave flats
A final decision over a five-storey building for 12 flats at The Entrance has been paused to give the developer a chance to address several grounds which warrant refusal of…
New childcare centre at Warnervale
Another new childcare centre for 60 pre-schoolers is being planned for Warnervale. The residence at 42 Warnervale Rd, midway between the railway line and the Virginia Rd intersection, will be…
Jensen Rd housing subdivision plans
A third separate development application for subdivision approval in the Wadalba South Urban Release Area along Jensen Rd has been lodged with Central Coast Council. If all three are approved…
Six-storey shop-top housing at The Entrance
A vacant, unkempt site on the corner of Coral St and Torrens Ave at The Entrance could be transformed into a gateway to the town centre from the west if…
Landmark 24-storey tower for Kooindah Waters
Mercure Kooindah Waters is investing almost $90M to build Wyong’s first high-rise hotel tower to attract tourism to the region at a world-class standard. Plans include alterations and additions to…
Plan for hair salon in home garage
Central Coast Council is considering a proposal to convert a garage in residential Hamlyn Terrace to establish a hairdressing salon. The owner at 1 Skyhawk Ave wants change of use…
More affordable housing at The Entrance
A $2M affordable housing project of eight townhouses will be built at 15 Warrigal St, The Entrance, pending approval by Central Coast Council. Council has to consider whether to allow…
“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…
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…