$5M Toukley proposal refused
A commercial and residential development at Toukley which had been met with strong community opposition, was refused by the Central Coast Local Planning Panel. The Panel was unanimous in its…
Real Estate
Sydney buyers swarm on the 2261 postcode
One of the best kept real estate secrets is out of the bag as Sydney buyers swarm on the 2261 postcode, pushing up average property values by almost 16 percent…
Vertical living on The Rise
People aged over 55 now have the option to retire in style with the completion of the Central Coast’s first luxury vertical retirement building at Wood Glen retirement village in…
New planning policy aims to create more liveable spaces
A new planning policy being proposed by the State Government could have major design impacts for the Central Coast. Central Coast Council will look into how the new policy proposed…
Broady on the block
The future of the former Broadwater Hotel site on Mann St, Gosford, hangs in the balance, with Central Coast Council resolving to decline all tender submissions for demolition and continue…
Another Terrigal Drive boarding house on public exhibition
A 12-room boarding house proposed for 75 Terrigal Dr, Terrigal, is open for public exhibition only days after the Local Planning Panel approved a seven-room boarding house at 59 Terrigal…
Have your say on strata laws
Peninsula residents are being asked to have their say on how laws can be changed to better support people living or working in strata schemes. Strata schemes, or the process…
Planning Panel to decide on development recommended for refusal
Plans for two retail premises and nine residential flats on a narrow block at Toukley, which is strongly opposed by the local community, will go before the Central Coast Local…
Detached dwelling approvals increased by 15 percent in 2020
Latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on hew home building approvals indicate that home activity across the Central Coast and Hunter regions performed strongly in 2020, despite…
Bed tax on short-stay properties mooted
As the Council searches for ways to recover debt, and the Council Administrator suggests a visitor parking tax, others have started to think up other ways of how the Central…
New community centre and facilities proposed at Lakeland Park
Lakeland Park Village at Buff Point will have a new community centre, pool and barbecue area if Central Coast Council approves plans put forward by Hometown Australia Management. The development…
Action on Housing Older Women forum
A forum will be held at Tuggerah in March to tackle housing stress on the Central Coast, especially for women aged over 55, who are the fastest growing sector of…
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…
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…