New dwelling approvals fell in 2017
Total new dwelling approvals in the Wyong (former shire) fell by 35 percent in the 12 months to December 2017, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures. The…
Real Estate
Gosford CBD – certificate issued for 15-storey building
A construction certificate has been issued to allow commencement of work on the $34 million, JRPP-approved, 140 unit residential flat building, at 21 to 25 Mann St, Gosford. The project,…
Australian Reptile Park & former Old Sydney Town land for sale
[Please Note: This article relates to the land sale, NOT the businesses. The Reptile Park has a long-term lease on the land and is NOT affected by this sale] The…
Sporties proposal big enough for panel referral
The proposed redevelopment of the Sporties club in Woy Woy is one of only two Peninsula projects big enough to be referred to the Central Coast Joint Regional Planning Panel…
Hotel applies for $2 million renovations
A local hotel has applied for permission to undertake a $2 million renovation. The Empire Bay Tavern has applied to Central Coast Council for permission to undertake the refurbishment of…
Seniors’ housing proposal receives State Government approval
A seniors’ housing proposal in Kanwal has been given State Government approval by the Department of Planning and Environment. The proposal, consisting of 30 two storey, self-contained units, with a…
New child care facility proposed at Fountaindale
A proposal has been received by Central Coast Council to build a $1.4m child care facility at 98 to 112 Chittaway Rd, Fountaindale. According to reports submitted in support of…
Five storey, 40-unit, affordable housing proposal
A $9.1m residential flat building has been proposed for 6 to 10 Dunleigh St, Toukley. A development application has been submitted to Central Coast Council by Yoomin Choi for the…
Council lodges application with itself for library changes
Central Coast Council has lodged a development application with itself to create an exhibition space in Woy Woy library. The site in Blackwall Road is zoned B2 Local Centre and…
Kariong Parklands needs to be part of a bigger town plan
This letter is with reference to your article on page 8 of Coast Community News 171 regarding the Kariong Parklands proposal. I would like to refer you to the State…
Finance Office building well underway
Work is well underway on the mid-rise commercial building at 32 Mann St, next door to the Taxation Office building, according to Executive Chairman of St Hilliers, Mr Tim Casey….
Chamber opposes lower submission threshold
Peninsula Chamber of Commerce President, Mr Matthew Wales, said the Chamber was opposed to Central Coast Council’s decision to reduce the number of submission from 50 to 15 for a…
Woy Woy masterplan due in 2020
Central Coast Council has set a timeframe for delivery of a new masterplan for Woy Woy Town Centre. It is to be prepared by June 30, 2020, according to the…
Waterfront group asks Council to oppose development
The Save Woy Woy Waterfront group has called on Central Coast Council to oppose the redevelopment of Sporties at Woy Woy. It has asked the council to make a submission…
Shearer has the power
The NSW Minister for Planning described Central Coast’s Coordinator General, Ms Lee Shearer, as a “head kicker” who will get things done for the Coast. In Central Coast Newspapers’ latest…
New regional library and a regional performing arts centre are closer to fruition
It has been a big year for the Gosford CBD and Central Coast Mayor, Jane Smith, has hinted that two major civic projects may take big steps forward in 2018….
Development at Mount Penang questioned in Parliament
Greens Member of the NSW Legislative Council, Mr David Shoebridge, has asked questions in Parliament about the proposed subdivision and development of land within the Mount Penang Parklands precinct at…
Ripe for a population and commerce explosion
Central Coast property values will continue to rise in 2018, because of a significant investment in the region’s infrastructure, according to Raine and Horne. Brett Hunter, Director of Raine and…
Sporties proposal attracts more than 50 objections
More than 50 submissions have been lodged with Central Coast Council objecting to the proposal to redevelop Sporties at Woy Woy on the corner of Brick Wharf Rd and North…
Planning failure used to justify non-compliance
An application to build three townhouses that do not comply with planning guidelines is being justified on the basis that the council has not followed the guidelines “on numerous occasions”….