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…
Real Estate
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…
Umina Skate Park project in progress
Planning is well underway for the long-awaited revitalisation of the Peninsula Recreation Precinct with the redevelopment of Umina Skate Park and the adjacent recreation zones. Trinity Skate Parks have been…
Consolidated planning instruments good news for Peninsula
Council has adopted a new consolidated Central Coast Local Environment Plan (LEP) and Development Control Plan (DCP), which will lead to better planning outcomes, particularly on the Peninsula. But they…
Concerns raised over Wamberal short-term rental application
Separate owners of two six-bedroom homes at Wamberal have applied for approval to rent them out for short term accommodation. One development application, open for public comment until January 15,…
Jilliby rezone plan to go to Minister
A Planning Proposal to rezone 85.56ha of Jilliby land for rural residential development will now go to the NSW Planning Minister for consideration. It is expected the Jilliby proposal will…
Rental market continues to tighten
The Central Coast rental property market continued to tighten in November, according to official data compiled by Gosford based data analytics firm See Change Solutions. Rental vacancies as low as…
Planning Panel rejects poor value for money implications
We are worth the money, says the Local Planning Panel (LPP), which in July took over the role of determining some development applications that used to go to council meetings….
Kanwal boarding house approved
A boarding house to accommodate 44 residents at Kanwal has been given the go-ahead by Central Coast Local Planning Panel. Development application 1505/2018 was first lodged early in 2018, and…
Legislation unveiled to update the way council rates are charged
A new environmental land rate category and more flexible residential, business and farmland categories are among plans to update the way council rates are charged. Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancock,…