Concrete pouring on 41-home social housing development
Concrete began pouring on January 27 on a $15.3M social housing development which will deliver 41 new homes in the heart of Gosford. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and…
Development
The Great Wall of Ettalong
A 3-metre high timber wall has been constructed in front of a popular set of shops in The Rocks Arcade at Ettalong Beach, leaving local businesses and community members scratching…
Ourimbah boarding house under consideration again
The long-running saga of establishing a boarding house in Glen Rd, Ourimbah, which began in 2013, has re-emerged. The developer has lodged yet another development application, this time for 53…
Blackwall Road development knocked back
A proposal for a multi-dwelling housing site at 259 Burge Rd and 200 Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy, has been knocked back by the Central Coast Local Planning Panel. Following a…
Proposal to build 19 apartments over four storeys approved
Central Coast Local Planning Panel has given the go ahead to demolish two old houses at 28 and 30 Dening St, The Entrance, to make way for a block of…
Pacific Link has a $1.4M surplus
With its latest Central Coast housing development having been completed at Canton Beach in August, social housing provider, Pacific Link (PLH), has announced a $1.4M surplus for the last financial…
Two more Pacific Link projects for Peninsula
With two new social housing projects in the pipeline for the Peninsula, Pacific Link Housing (PLH) has announced a $1.4M surplus for the last financial year. The company’s annual report…
The end of an era for youth services hub
After 20 years, tenants in the Gosford Parkside building are having to relocate to make way for the construction of Central Coast Council’s Gosford Regional Library. Five organisations make up…
Green light for East Gosford units
Units proposed for Melbourne St East Gosford have been approved by the Local Planning Panel. The proposal for 22 units in Melbourne St went to the panel because it attracted…
First Stage of The Rise opens in Erina
The first vertical retirement development of its kind on the Coast has opened at Erina. The first stage of RetireAustralia’s boutique apartment project, The Rise at Wood Glen, features 24…
More housing needed on Peninsula
More growth corridors around Woy Woy, Umina and Ettalong could be the answer to a growing imbalance between housing supply and demand on the Peninsula, according to Urban Development Institute…
Milestone passed for West Gosford social housing project
A new development to provide 56 affordable units at West Gosford has reached an important construction milestone with the pouring of the roof slab, known as the project’s “topping out”….
34-unit block approved for Gosford
A block of 34 units has been approved to replace two homes at 93-95 Henry Parry Dr, Gosford. The seven-storey unit block, which is more than 15 per cent above…
LPP approves $3.25M Wamberal childcare centre
A $3.25M childcare centre proposed for 2 High Valley Cl, Wamberal, has been approved by the Local Planning Panel. The decision is contingent on a boundary realignment to be completed…
Pearl Beach PA concerned over development and access
Pearl Beach Progress Association is just a little frustrated over a raft of concerns which have gone unaddressed, some for years. Members of the association hosted a visit by Central…
Green light for Umina Beach units
A $620,000 six-unit development in Ocean Beach Rd at Umina Beach has been given the green light by Central Coast Council. The micro-unit development will comprise two two-storey buildings housing…
Work to start soon on new Umina Mall development
Almost two years after it was gutted by fire, Umina Mall has finally been demolished, with work expected to begin soon on a new shopping centre for the site. Initially…
Planning Panel rejects Council’s development proposal again
A twin tower mixed use development on the Short St car park site at The Entrance has been refused by the Hunter Central Coast Regional Planning Panel. The proposal was…
Hardys Bay development given green light
Alterations to a previously approved mixed-use development in Araluen Dr, Hardys Bay, have been given the green light by Central Coast Council. Approval was granted by Central Coast Council on…
Two four storey developments approved
The Local Planning Panel has approved a four storey 16-unit development at 55 Holden St, Gosford. The development, owned by Chrissie Group Pty Ltd, has an estimated value of $4.3M….