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…
Real Estate
Locals see RRED over planning proposal
A planning proposal allowing beachfront lots on The Esplanade at Ettalong to have a maximum height of 17 metres or seven storeys has been opposed by Residents for Responsible Ettalong…
Administrator adopts resolution to amend LEP for Ettalong developments
A resolution to potentially increase the height and floor space for a prominent beachfront development site at Ettalong has been adopted by Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart at the…
Five-storey residential flat building proposed
Plans for a five-storey residential flat building at 16 Bayview Ave, The Entrance, are now open for public comment. There will be 13 units on the vacant 800sqm block, comprising…
95 residential lot subdivision at Berkeley Vale approved
A $9M development of a 95 residential lot subdivision at Berkeley Vale has the green light after a Land and Environment Court determination. The proposal finished up in Court as…
Social housing properties refurbished
A social housing property at Long Jetty is one of 73 properties managed by Pacific Link Housing to benefit from a grant of more than $1.2M from the NSW Government….
Minister marks topping out of Beane St social housing development
A 41-unit social housing development in Beane St, Gosford, will be ready to accept its first tenants next year. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, and Minister for…
LPP to decide on modification request for sixth floor penthouse
A development modification request for 5-7 Church St, Terrigal will go to the Local Planning Panel on Thursday, June 24, with a decision to be made public next week. The…
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…
Debate continues over $110M John Whiteway Drive development
The proponent of a $110M residential project planned for 89 John Whiteway Dr, Gosford, has lodged a response to submissions received during its exhibition period as it progresses through the…
21 one and two-storey units proposed for Woy Woy site
A request to prepare a Planning Proposal to develop a residential site at Woy Woy has been approved by Council at their ordinary meeting on Tuesday, June 15. Council has…
Proposed six-storey 47 unit development on public exhibition
A proposed six-storey unit development at The Entrance, which was first approved in 2006, is now on public exhibition with a series of changes to the plans. If approved, the…
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…
88 small-lot housing estate opposite the Warnervale Town Centre approved
Plans to develop an 88 small-lot housing estate at Hamlyn Terrace have been given the green light following subdivision approval by Central Coast Council. Existing vacant buildings on the 7.3ha…
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…
“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…
$1.75M funding to go to female sports facilities
Half of new funding available through Round 4 of the Stronger Country Communities Fund will be dedicated to female sports facilities and programs. Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch,…
Subdivision approval sought to create major commercial industrial development
Planning is underway for a commercial industrial development in Bryant Dr, Tuggerah, with the first step being a five-lot Torrens title subdivision application to Central Coast Council. Fiducia Group’s subdivision…