Trees on the Peninsula need to be preserved
Forum – On the Woy Woy Peninsula over a number of years, there has been an increasing trend to replace single dwelling houses with multi-unit developments (including a number of…
Development
An open letter to Central Coast Council
Forum – I am a native animal rescue volunteer here on the beautiful Central Coast based in Umina. I have seen first hand the large amount of native animals that…
“An oasis in a badly designed, malfunctioning desert of concrete”
This was how one resident described Blackwall Reserve in their objection letter to council, trying to save the site from development. Lots 23 and 23A Memorial Avenue, Blackwall are on…
Unchecked variations to minimum lot sizes are contentious
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has called for audits and penalties to stop excessive development variations through over use of Clause 4.6 of the Standard Instrument Local Environment Plan (LEP)….
Amendment to Bangaloe Stud DA fails to pacify KPVCAG
Living Choice has lodged amended plans for its over 55s lifestyle residential project planned for the old Bangaloe Stud site at Kincumber, but residents say the developer still fails to…
Ettalong DA on public exhibition
A proposed three-unit housing development in Ettalong is up for public exhibition. The regular shaped allotment at 18 Warrah Street currently contains a single dwelling-house and ancillary structures on a…
Six townhouses proposed for one block at Wyong
Six townhouses are being planned for an irregular shaped block on the corner of Anzac Ave and Alison Rd, Wyong, across the road from Wyong TAFE campus. The development application…
Long Jetty development again recommended for refusal
Plans for an $11.5M function centre, commercial premises and tourist accommodation at Long Jetty will go to the Central Coast Local Planning Panel for the second time, following an application…
Broken agreement cost ratepayers $1.5M
Administrator, Dick Persson, has confirmed that the cost to Central Coast Council to break its Warnervale airport agreement with Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) was less than $1.5M. Persson had asked…
$110M development proposal scaled back
An $110M residential project planned for 89 John Whiteway Dr, Gosford, has been scaled back in response to submissions received, with the number of units cut from 260 to 204…
Turning the Parklands into industrial lands
Forum – Adam Crouch has once again done a wonderful job in fooling Central Coast residents in(to) believing his nonsense. He states that he has secured growth in the “Parklands”…
113 housing lots proposed over two developments
A proposal for land at 84A Alison Rd, Wyong, has the potential to provide a variety of housing while also creating an environmental corridor and a walking trail linking Chapman’s…
Major development set for Mount Penang
A major new development at Mount Penang is expected to drive economic growth in the Parklands. Manufacturing company the Borg Group has secured a 19ha parcel of land with plans…
$5M Toukley proposal refused
A commercial and residential development at Toukley which had been met with strong community opposition, was refused by the Central Coast Local Planning Panel. The Panel was unanimous in its…
Update on Ettalong’s mystery wall
Central Coast Council has described the mystery wall constructed in the centre of the Rocks Arcade at Ettalong Beach as a “temporary construction site fence”. Several tenants and shop owners…
Planning Panel to decide on development recommended for refusal
Plans for two retail premises and nine residential flats on a narrow block at Toukley, which is strongly opposed by the local community, will go before the Central Coast Local…
LPP rejects Ettalong Beach mixed use development
A proposal for a six-storey mixed use development at Ettalong Beach has been refused by the Central Coast Local Planning Panel, despite a Council recommendation for approval and to the…
Four large townhouses proposed for Long Jetty
An old house at 36 Gordon Rd, Long Jetty will be demolished to make way for townhouses in a development proposal being considered by Central Coast Council. The development application…
Five houses proposed on one site at Toowoon Bay
A proposal for five dwellings at 120 Swadling St, Toowoon Bay, is under assessment by Central Coast Council. The existing house and other structures will be demolished to make way…
88 residential lot subdivision proposed for Hamlyn Terrace
A residential subdivision for 88 residential lots goes to the Local Planning Panel for a decision on Thursday, February 4 but a decision is not generally made public until about…