Strata legislation under review
The NSW Government is undertaking a review of strata laws and wants community feedback on how the laws can be changed to better support people living or working in strata…
Real Estate
Regional Library to go ahead
Despite its financial woes, Central Coast Council is forging ahead with plans for the Gosford Regional Library and is set to lodge a development application to the NSW Department of…
Residential land sales increased by 72.14 percent in September quarter
The recently released Housing Industry Association (HIA) CoreLogic Residential Land Report shows that demand for residential land across the Central Coast and Hunter regions jumped strongly in the September 2020…
Concern over height variation on Terrigal project
Terrigal residents have three more days to submit objections to a proposed increase in height for a unit block currently rising from the old car park between Church St and…
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…
LPP to decide on Terrigal boarding house proposal
A controversial plan for a boarding house at Terrigal is set to be considered by the Local Planning Panel meeting on February 4. The proposal was to come up at…
Have your say on Terrigal unit proposal
Central Coast Council has confirmed a link is now live on the Council website for people wishing to submit their opinions on proposal to increase a unit block in the…
Choice Living appeals decision on original Bangaloe Stud proposal
With submissions yet to close on its scaled back DA for a caravan park on the former Bangaloe Stud site at Kincumber, Choice Living Australia has lodge a request for…
Gorokan development to be modified
Central Coast Council is assessing a modification to a previous development consent to build a second dwelling at 56 Dudley St, Gorokan. Consent was given in August 2020 for a…
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…
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…
Opposition raised to proposed Umina development
A development application lodged on January 25 for a residential flat building at 42 South St, Umina, has already attracted six submissions in opposition, with major concerns raised including parking…
Florist wants to add a cafe
Olivieri’s Florist at Doyalson North has lodged a development application with Central Coast Council to establish a kiosk serving coffee at the existing retail florist business and flower farm. Plans…
New plan aims to process DAs faster than ever
Central Coast Council processes more development applications (DAs) than any other local authority in NSW. Last financial year, more than 3,150 applications were considered, having a value of more than…
New tourist accommodation at Canton Beach proposed
A proposal for Hamptons style tourist accommodation at Canton Beach is before Central Coast Council for approval. The development comprises four two-bedroom, freestanding serviced apartments, all with separate pedestrian access,…
Club to have a café with a view
Gwandalan Bowling Club is planning a café to take advantage of its foreshore site in Gamban Rd. A Statement in support of the development application says the pop-up café and…
LPP rejects Mt Penang development proposal
A proposal for a six-lot subdivision in Mt Penang Parklands at Kariong which would have seen three fast food outlets and vehicle repair premises has been refused by the Central…
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…