Unity Bank offer tips for young home buyers
First-home buyers may need up to four months longer to save for a deposit compared to a year ago according to a report by Domain released recently. However, the decline…
Real Estate
‘You don’t want to deal with developers’ – Cr McLachlan
“It is an embarrassment”. That’s the opinion of one councillor towards the newly adopted Central Coast Economic Development Strategy 2020-2040 and its accompanying Economic Recovery and Resilience Framework. The council…
Capital gains tax exemption for granny flats
The Morrison Government has announced that there will be a capital gains tax exemption for granny flats. Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, and Minister for Housing, Michael Sukkar, announced the exemption on…
92 lot residential subdivision approved
A residential subdivision for 92 homes on almost 6ha at Woongarrah has been given the go ahead by Central Coast Council. The site, within the area known as Warnervale Town…
Green light for (slimmer) Kibbleplex redevelopment
It’s all systems go for the Gosford Alive five-tower development planned for old Kibbleplex site in Gosford, with the Independent Planning Commission approving the concept plan and stage one works…
Stiff competition for rental properties
The Central Coast rental market is currently booming, as many flock to the region to escape the city or downgrade their current rental property as a result of COVID-19, reports…
$11.6M development at Long Jetty rejected
Central Coast Local Planning Panel has knocked back a mixed commercial and residential development at Long Jetty because it would not be in the public interest. The $11.6M development at…
No bids for the Broady
Nobody has approached Central Coast Council in the last three years with offers to buy the old Broadwater Hotel site in Gosford. Council has no plans for the site, other…
Tesch farewells laundry legends of Woy Woy
It was the end of an era for the Woy Woy Peninsula Laundry Services, when owners Tony and Ros Page called it a day recently, with new owners set to…
Ourimbah boarding house rejected again
Central Coast Local Planning Panel has refused a development application for a boarding house at 17 Burns Rd, Ourimbah. The Panel’s unanimous vote against the proposal confirmed a previous refusal…
Toukley boarding house refused by Local Planning Panel
A proposal for a former 125-bed nursing home overlooking the lake at Toukley to become boarding accommodation has been refused by the Central Coast Local Planning Panel. A similar application…
Gosford RSL hits pause on development
Gosford RSL Club has postponed the beginning of construction on its major revamp for 12 months in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Given uncertainty surrounding a clear timeline on a…
Double-storey development at Long Jetty approved
Central Coast Council has approved the construction of a double-storey development at 208 The Entrance Rd, Long Jetty. The $1.4M project will comprise 10 units and basement parking on the…
Hardware supply store approved with noise conditions
Central Coast Council has approved the establishment of a hardware supply store at 32 Ocean Beach Rd, Woy Woy. However, the council has limited the hours of operation of the…
Panel approves boarding house ‘in the public interest’
The Central Coast Local Planning Panel has approved an 11-room boarding house and caretaker’s residence at Umina Beach saying it provided for housing choice and was of public benefit and…
Submission open for Gateway redevelopment
Submissions on a major three tower development proposed for Mann St, Gosford, will be invited from the public from September 7-October 4. The Gosford Gateway Centre would see the existing…
LPP to determine future of Narara Eco Village
An application for a strata subdivision for 18 lots of an approved cluster housing development at Narara Eco Village went to the Local Planning Panel on Thursday, September 3. The…
Former Broadwater Hotel set to be demolished
The old Broadwater Hotel site in the main street of Gosford is once again set to be demolished, says Central Coast Council. The original demolition tender for the site, also…
Council protests changes aimed at accelerating LPP approval processes
Central Coast Council will protest changes to Local Planning Panels affecting the local panel which now makes the bulk of development application (DA) decisions that councillors once made. The Local…
LPP approves controversial Koolewong development
A controversial mixed use development at Koolewong has been approved by the Central Coast Local Planning Panel, despite more than 50 submissions objecting to the proposal. The panel approved the…