Former town planner finds many grounds for DA refusal
[Ourimbah] Residents of Glen Rd, Ourimbah, have vowed to take their opposition to a proposed drug rehabilitation facility, all the way to the Land and Environment Court if necessary. They…
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Mayor supports community to have promised playground
Mayor Jane Smith has offered her support to members of the Gwandalan community who have been campaigning to have a proposed playground restored to their residential housing estate. At the…
Warnervale residents claim 8 shopping centres short
Construction has started on a $6 million, 140 lot subdivision at 111 Sparks Rd, Woongarrah, to be built over five stages. It is the latest increase to housing stock in…
Gosford City Centre Revitalisation plan released
A pivotal consultation paper has been released detailing the NSW Government’s revitalisation program for Gosford, and the deadline for community submissions is June 28. The Government Architect has created a…
Gosford UDIF Place Report 3 on City South
The Government Architect’s (GA) third and final place-based report creates a vision for Gosford’s southern precinct, but it does not mention the waterfront. “Parklands in the city south have the…
Gosford UDIF Place Report 2: City North
The NSW Government Architect has a vision for the northern precinct of Gosford that connects the redeveloped hospital to the CBD, remodels the Gosford Train Station and sees the area…
Council cleared its own land but has refused approval
A development application for the clearing of native vegetation at 140 Sparks Rd, Warnervale, submitted by Central Coast Council, for work on land owned by Central Coast Council, has been…
Work underway on Intercity Fleet Facility
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, performed a sod turn to mark the start of major construction of the new Intercity Fleet Maintenance Facility at Kangy Angy….
Construction certificate granted for Showground Rd development
A construction certificate has been granted for a $9.5m mixed-use development, consisting of 34 residential apartments, three retail shops, and an 84-place childcare centre at 36 to 38 Showground Rd, Gosford. Deferred consent…
Gosford RSL proposes major redevelopment
A $31.8m proposed redevelopment of the Gosford RSL Club at 2-20 Yallambee Ave, West Gosford, is currently being assessed by Central Coast Council, before referral for determination by the Joint…
Koolewong development attracts many objections
The Koolewong and Point Clare-Tascott Progress Association is leading community opposition to a development application for a mixed-use building on Brisbane Water Dve, adjacent to Koolewong Railway Station. The proposed…
Developer seeks amendment to JRPP approval
A $24.6m residential flat building at 70 John Whiteway Dve, Gosford, approved by the Joint Regional Planning Panel in 2017, is now the subject of a Section 4.55 amendment. The…
Gosford east rising – special report
Point Frederick has always been a sought-after address in Gosford, but it is currently undergoing a transformation, spurred on by its inclusion in the Gosford City Centre bonus height and…
Bank building sells at more than $2.4 million
A bank building on Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy, has been sold for more than $2.4 million. A NSW bought the National Australia Bank asset for $2,422,000, for a rental yield…
Subdivision proposed in Killcare Heights
Plans to subdivide five lots of land on Maitland Bay Dr, Killcare Heights, have been submitted to Central Coast Council. Consultants working for the developer, SJH Planning and Design said…
Central Coast Gateway to future growth – a special report
Woongarrah, HamlynTerrace, Wadalba, Warnervale, and Glenning Valley are the epicentre of residential development on the Central Coast,endorsed by the NSW Government’s Central Coast Regional Plan 2036. This special report looks…
Residents demand return of their promised park
Gwandalan children, parents and grandparents held a rally on Tuesday, May 1, to ask Central Coast Councillors to help them fight for a promised park and playground in their new…
Gosford’s Northern $500m exposure – a special report
[Special Report] The waterfront and Kibble Park may grab all the headlines, but a new, $500m-plus precinct is emerging at the northern end of the Gosford city centre. Over half a…
Lederer Group DA withdrawal
The Lederer Group, owners of Gosford’s Imperial Centre and the Kibbleplex building, withdrew their masterplan DA for the Kibbleplex site following the NSW Government’s decision to terminate the planning proposal…
Regional Performing Arts and Conference Centre site confirmed
Council reconfirmed, at its April 23 meeting, that a Regional Performing Arts and Conference Centre (RPACC) will be built in the Gosford CBD. A rescission motion, to move the site…