Trust asks about use of endangered bushland money
Central Coast Council will be asked if the $225,000 developer contribution from the owner of the Hillview St nursing home in Woy Woy must be used on the site which…
Development
Month-long consultation about Woy Woy
Central Coast Council has started a month-long consultation, which aims to seek local opinion about projects planned for Woy Woy. The projects include the Woy Woy wharf redevelopment, the Woy…
Five townhouses approved under delegation
The building of five townhouses at 19 – 21 Palm St Ettalong Beach has been approved under delegation by Central Coast Council. Applicant Clarke Dowdle and Associates sought consent for…
Action on $440M Leagues Club redevelopment
Central Coast Leagues Club has unveiled plans for a $440M redevelopment and has applied to the NSW Department of Planning for approval as a State Significant Site. The club has…
Council approves ‘shop top’ plan not above shops
A so-called “shop top” development worth $4m has council approval to build at 58-62 Araluen Dr, Hardys Bay, despite a push by deputy mayor Cr Jane Smith at the October…
Ourimbah residents oppose ‘Town Centre’ plan
Ourimbah residents are shocked that their suburb has been earmarked for development as a potential town centre and their village atmosphere will be ruined if a Central Coast Council plan…
Private Hospital Redevelopment Underway
A redevelopment of Gosford Private Hospital to the tune of $32M is underway with a sod turning ceremony in September kick-started the project. The major revamp will deliver 12 theatres,…
Warehouse application approved
A development application to build a new warehouse at 58 Memorial Ave, Blackwall, has been approved by Central Coast Council under delegation. The proposal from applicant KM Design Partners of…
Local Planning Panels are self serving
[Forum] Imagine a situation in which a small gaggle of self interested individuals decided to get together to set up a Central Coast Chapter of the Excellence in Planning Committee….
New Ettalong group calls for compliant development
A new action group has formed calling itself Residents for Responsible Ettalong Development. The group has issued an invitation to Ettalong residents to attend a public meeting on Tuesday, March…
Excessively non complying Terrigal development rejected
Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, has stressed the need for Council to enforce its own planning controls, after an application for a shop top housing development at 5-7 Church St,…
Campaign attracts 48 submissions against Woy Woy proposal
The Save Our Woy Woy community group’s campaign against a proposed development at 170 to 176 Blackwall Rd has succeeded in encouraging 48 residents to make submissions on the latest…
Horizon building plans in Gosford amended
A revised application will be considered by the Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) for the $57.2m commercial and shop top housing development at 321 to 331 Mann St, Gosford. Mann…
Seven-unit proposal approved despite non-compliance
A $1.6 million, seven unit multi-housing development at 62 to 64 Webb Rd, Booker Bay, was approved by Central Coast Council’s development manager on Monday, October 22, despite substantial non-compliance…
CRANE CITY – Special Report Gosford CBD
The number of cranes filling the Gosford skyline is the clearest indicator of the massive transformation the city is currently undergoing. The number of cranes now fluctuates from one week…
New hall proposed at retirement village
Written submissions for a re-advertised proposal to redevelop Pam Palmer House at Peninsula Village on Pozieres Ave, Umina, close on November 8. The proposal includes a new multi-function hall, alterations…
Group to fight over-development of Peninsula
The Save Our Woy Woy community group has renewed its determination to fight over-development on the Peninsula following a meeting at the Woy Woy Leagues Club on Tuesday, October 16,…
Three townhouses proposed to replace single dwelling
A $900,000 multi-dwelling housing development consisting of three townhouses has been proposed for 4 Piper St, Woy Woy. A statement of environmental effects, prepared by SJH Planning and Design to…
Submission threshold reduced to 15
The number of submissions required for a development application (DA) to be referred to a public Central Coast Council meeting has been dropped from 50 to 15, following a debate…
It is time for Council to reject non-complying applications
[Forum] A developer has submitted a development application which does not comply with Gosford planning controls for street, side or rear setbacks, apparently supported by town planners, Wales and Associates. Surely…