Council’s concerns over Gosford planning seem to be sidelined
Mayor Jane Smith said she was extremely disappointed that the NSW Government did not appear to have taken on board many of the community’s concerns, and only a few of…
Gosford CBD
Minister signs off on planning controls for future Gosford CBD
Gosford city’s revitalisation took another major step forward on Wednesday, October 10, with the release of the final Government Architect report. NSW Planning Minister, Anthony Roberts, said he had signed…
Gosford Waterfront Alliance calls for more time on DCP
The Gosford Waterfront Alliance (GWA) has called for further exhibition of the Gosford City Development Control Plan, due to significant information being buried in appendices, rather than in the main…
$68 million will not be enough to complete Cultural Precinct
Cost estimates have been obtained, but not disclosed to the public, to provide a total project cost for the cultural precinct to be built in the Gosford CBD. The financial…
Proposed changes in DCP are of serious concern
[Forum] I am deeply perturbed with what I have seen happening in Gosford CBD of late, and the draft Development Control Plan (DCP) exhibited. Issues of concern are: Traffic flow and…
Coordinator General aggrieved over waterfront development assertions
Coordinator General for the Central Coast, Lee Shearer, has said statements made in the last edition of Coast Community News, were “assertions” that were “incorrect”. “The assertions made in recent…
Cultural Precinct is one step closer
A regional library and a regional performing arts centre (RPAC), with combined, but not yet disclosed, construction costs of up to $150m, will be built in a new cultural precinct…
Return our local government planning powers
[Forum] We did not ask for a Coordinator General for the Central Coast. I thought that only yesterday, in the wreckage of the Wagga by-election, our Premier said she was listening…
Waterfront included in draft Gosford CBD DCP
The NSW Department of Planning’s draft Development Control Plan for Gosford reveals the State Government’s intention to develop the city’s waterfront. Central Coast Coordinator General, Lee Shearer, has said that…
Gosford’s Bonython Tower reaches topping out milestone
Central Coast Newspapers has been given a sneak peek inside Bonython Tower, the luxury development heralded as one of the most prolific catalyst projects for the Gosford CBD. Bonython Property…
Revitalisation of Gosford City Centre on exhibition
The revitalisation of Gosford City Centre as the vibrant, liveable capital of the Central Coast, reached another milestone on Thursday, August 16, with the release of the draft Development Control…
ACF calls for increased levels of solar access and view sharing
President of the Central Coast Branch of the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), Mr Mark Ellis, has called for increased levels of solar access and view sharing than is currently proposed…
Elected council should retain ultimate control & planning powers
[Forum] The State Government has appointed a team of expert overseers made up of the Government Architect, a Coordinator General, and a re-purposed, but unelected, Central Coast Regional Development Corporation,…
Shearer speaks in-depth on planning controls
Coordinator General of the Central Coast, Ms Lee Shearer, has given an in-depth explanation of some of the finer points of the new planning controls proposed for Gosford CBD in…
Gosford City Centre Revitalisation plan released
A pivotal consultation paper has been released detailing the NSW Government’s revitalisation program for Gosford, and the deadline for community submissions is June 28. The Government Architect has created a…
Councillors debate Urban Design Implementation Framework for Gosford CBD
Overshadowing of Kibble Park during its most popular hours of use, protection of view corridors, parking and traffic management and how planning controls will be changed. What Council’s future planning…
Gosford’s Northern $500m exposure – a special report
[Special Report] The waterfront and Kibble Park may grab all the headlines, but a new, $500m-plus precinct is emerging at the northern end of the Gosford city centre. Over half a…
Government Architect releases first Gosford redevelopment report
The NSW Government Architect has released the first of three Place Reports that will make up the Urban Design and Implementation Framework (UDIF) for Gosford City. The report, called the…
Gosford businesses boosted by extra workers but jobless rate still high
Central Coast businesses are reporting a major boost to business in the Gosford CBD, as new jobs continue to flow into the new ATO building in Georgiana Tce and builders…
Gosford CBD planning proposal terminated
Central Coast’s Coordinator General, Ms Lee Shearer, has flexed her muscles and announced the termination of a planning proposal for Gosford’s CBD. The proposal, versions of which had been in…