Salvation Army upgrades Selah Farm
The Salvation Army has plans to modernise and renovate its drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre, Selah Farm, on Berkeley Rd, Fountaindale. Refurbishing and upgrading of all the existing accommodation will…
Development Application
Twin developments raise objections
Plans for a new childcare centre at Wadalba have been met with disapproval, with one objector saying that if Central Coast Council allows it, there will be three childcare centres…
Third storey for Esplanade Café
The Esplanade Café at 60 Terrigal Esplanade is seeking a third storey to the shop top housing above it. The Local Planning Panel was scheduled to discuss the proposal on…
House designed to maintain privacy for neighbours
A development application to build a new two-storey house in Pretty Beach has been approved under delegation. The existing dwelling and garage at 175 Heath Rd will be demolished to…
Is latest announcement a good or a bad thing?
Forum – Is the latest announcement by Adam Couch on changes to DA processes a warning sign for us to heed? (“New funding to speed up assessment times for regionally…
Public exhibition of two Peninsula DAs closes soon
Public exhibition of two major building developments on the Peninsula is expected to close on July 16. The demolition of an existing dwelling and the erection of a multi-unit housing…
Umina Beach DA opens for comment
A development application for the construction of a multi-unit housing development in Umina is now open for public comment. The site at 37 Paul St, Umina Beach, currently contains a…
Extension to Terrigal development rejected by LPP
The Central Coast Local Planning Panel has unanimously rejected an application to add a sixth storey to a development already under construction at 5-7 Church St, Terrigal. The developer, who…
New DA approved in Killcare
A new two-storey house is set to be built in Killcare following Council’s approval under delegation of the proposal on June 24. The site at 53B Hardys Bay Pde currently…
Toowoon Bay development open for public comment
A development application for a mixed use building with ground-level commercial premises and shop-top housing at Toowoon Bay is open for public comment until July 5. The small, narrow, vacant…
Refusal of Springfield DA welcomed by Followers of Springfield Wetland
The Followers of Springfield Wetland (FSW) group has applauded a decision by the Central Coast Local Planning Panel to refuse a four-lot subdivision proposed for 35-45 Clarence Rd, Springfield. The…
Ettalong food and drink shop DA approved
A shop along Ettalong Beach’s main strip has had its development plans to change into a food and drink premises approved under delegation from Central Coast Council. Applicant Optima Developments…
Railway Rd, Warnervale subdivision on public exhibition
Plans have been submitted to Central Coast Council for a subdivision on Railway Rd, just 85m from Warnies Café and the Warnervale Railway Station. The development application proposes a 20-lot…
Proposed Toukley boarding house open for public comment again
Toukley Community Action Group has come out fighting again to oppose yet another revised application for a boarding house at 51 Peel St, which is now open for public comment….
DA received for $115M Racecourse Road development
An application for a $115M mixed use development inclusive of a 196-room hotel in Racecourse Rd is under consideration by the NSW Planning Department. The department has advised that it…
Killcare DA approved
A development application to alter an existing dwelling at Killcare has been approved under delegation following concerns from locals about privacy issues and overshadowing impacts. The site at 46 Grandview…
Submissions open for new building proposals on Wamberal Beach
Public comment has opened for a proposal to build two swimming pools in front of two houses planned for private beachfront land at 85 to 89 Ocean View Rd, Wamberal….
Exorbitant charges
Forum – We are currently trying to build a house on the Central Coast, and after a five-week wait, have been asked to pay $1,750 to review our development application….
With DA costs like these, how can the Council make a loss?
Forum – We are currently trying to build on the Coast and after a five-week wait, have been asked to pay $1,750 to review our DA application and $563 for…
LPP grants conditional approval to Wagstaffe DA
A development application for a new dwelling house and garage in Wagstaffe has been met with concern from the Local Planning Panel after issues were raised about overlooking neighbours. The…