Sporties developer gives emotional address
Sporties developer Mr Tony Altavilla addressed the Joint Regional Planning Panel meeting on behalf of the applicant, the current owner of the Woy Woy Sporties property, Woy Woy Holdings Pty…
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Parliamentary secretary endorses planning variations
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Mr Scot MacDonald, who is also Parliamentary Secretary for Planning, appears to have endorsed planning variations of the scale requested in a major development…
Planning Panel rejects Sporties development
The five-member Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Panel unanimously refused a proposal to redevelop the Sporties bowling club at Woy Woy, when it met on Thursday, August 23. The sole…
Development application covering the former Masters’ hardware site lodged
The Home Consortium Group has lodged a development application covering the former Masters’ hardware centre. The DA will not be able to be approved by Central Coast Council until the…
Revitalisation of Gosford City Centre on exhibition
The revitalisation of Gosford City Centre as the vibrant, liveable capital of the Central Coast, reached another milestone on Thursday, August 16, with the release of the draft Development Control…
Avoca Beach Picture Theatre owners seek amendments to approval
The owners of the Avoca Beach Picture Theatre have lodged an application with Central Coast Council to have their consent to redevelop the theatre modified. The Section 4.55 amendment (formerly…
299 residential unit development draws many objections
The $90m proposed development of 299 residential units, over three stages, proposed for 87 to 89 John Whiteway Dve, Gosford, has already been the subject of almost 30 objections. The…
Liberals object to council’s lowering of threshold decision
The politicisation of Council has continued, with the Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, Member of the Legislative Council, Taylor Martin, and Central Coast Councillor Jilly Pilon, condemning Council’s decision to…
Submission threshold reduced to 15
The number of submissions required for a development application (DA) to be referred to a public Central Coast Council meeting has been dropped from 50 to 15, following a debate…
Construction certificate granted for 57 unit development
A construction certificate has been granted for a 57 unit residential flat building and ground floor commercial premises at 277 to 279 Mann St, Gosford. The certification will enable construction…
Twin tower residential buildings proposed for Wyong
A $10m application has been received by Central Coast Council to develop a residential flat building at 17 to 19 Warner Ave and 30 Leppington St, Wyong. The proposal is…
Threshold of 25 objections is recommended for a DA
The number of submissions required for a development application (DA) to be referred to a public Central Coast Council meeting may be dropped from the current 50 to 25, if…
Harris calls for a moratorium on developments in densely populated areas
Member for Wyong, David Harris, has addressed NSW Parliament to express his concerns about an affordable housing development proposed for 6-10 Dunleigh St, Toukley. “I raise an issue that was…
Two boarding houses proposed & another receives construction certificate
Two boarding house proposals, at Niagara Park and Wamberal, are currently being assessed by Central Coast Council, and a third, in Beane St, Gosford, has just been granted a construction…
Riverside site, incl “Masters”, to triple its maximum floor area
The Riverside site, including the former “Masters” building, located at Mann’s Rd, West Gosford, has been given the green light by Council to triple its maximum floor area and continue…
Property owners will no longer be charged
Property owners will no longer be charged for new kerb and guttering, or a new footpath, constructed adjacent to private property as part of planned works, due to a resolution…
Revetment wall at Wamberal approved
As one NSW Government agency concludes that the building of a revetment wall to protect beachfront private property at Wamberal may not be viable, the state’s Land and Environment Court…
Government report predicts a grim future for Wamberal Beach
A cost-benefit analysis for the management of Wamberal Beach, prepared for the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, concludes that building a revetment wall to protect 60 properties could leave…
Old Sydney Town revival dream probably gone
The hope for a revival of the Old Sydney Town theme park at Somersby has ended with the sale of the land to a rumoured private international consortium. Hong Kong…
New application lodged for 299 residential flats complex
[Gosford] A $90 million development application has been lodged with Central Coast Council to build 299 residential flats, over three stages, at 87 and 89 John Whiteway Dve, Gosford. Stage 1…