Big win for first home buyers on Coast
More than 1,300 first home buyers on the Central Coast have received $29.5M in stamp duty support in the past 12 months. Member for The Entrance David Mehan said that…
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Former politician, Land and Environment Court judge appointed to LPP
The new Local Planning Panel Chair was once the State’s Attorney General, when Neville Wran was Premier.
Pressure mounts on Minister over proposed land rezoning
Pressure is mounting on Planning Minister Paul Scully to refuse a rezoning that could see 300ha of prime conservation land rezoned on the Central Coast. An alliance of 15 local…
Elanora revamp plans amended
Amended plans have been submitted for the Elanora Hotel redevelopment. The amended plans were submitted to Central Coast Council for the redevelopment of the East Gosford hotel after feedback from…
New fire station for Chittaway brigade
A new development application has been lodged with Central Coast Council to build a new fire station for the Chittaway Rural Fire Brigade. This replaces the previously approved application in…
Plans firm up for housing around Gosford and Tuggerah stations
Precinct boundaries have been set for high-rise housing to be built around Gosford and Tuggerah railway stations under the State Government’s Transport Oriented Development (TOD) plan. The boundaries were set…
Mehan welcomes proposed changes to rental laws
Member for The Entrance David Mehan has welcomed proposed changes to the state’s rental laws which will put an end to no-grounds evictions. He said the changes would see one…
Specialist disability housing in Wyong
A three-storey residential building with 16 units for disability housing is being planned for 29 Byron St, Wyong. The development proposal is for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) specialist disability…
Call for firm commitment on Gosford TAFE project
Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch is calling for action from the State Government on the purchase of the former Gosford council chambers site in Mann St for a new TAFE,…
Comments on childcare centre set to close
A public notification period to comment on a 93-place childcare centre at 9 Goonak Pde, Narara, closes on August 2. The proposal was first submitted to Central Coast Council in…
Childcare centre at East Gosford
Consent has been granted in the Land and Environment Court for a childcare centre opposite Gosford Fire Station and the adjacent carpark to the Elanora Hotel. The court made the…
Agreement on Woy Woy pub renovations
Woy Woy Hotel (affectionately known as the Old Pub) has reached agreement with Central Coast Council in the Land and Environment Court on its forthcoming renovations. Council refused the pub’s…
Gosford chambers site could go to open market
The former Gosford council chambers site will be sold on the open market if TAFE does not buy the land by the middle of next year. Central Coast Council has…
Local firm making strides in housing sustainability
Renew Projects, a multi-trade service and subsidiary of Pacific Link Housing, is making great strides on its journey towards sustainability and community support. Having commenced operations in February 2024, Renew…
Final rectification order for Gosford building site
The NSW Building Commission has published final rectification orders for the 10-storey Vue Mer Residences development on the corner of Henry Parry Dr and Erina St, Gosford. Work stopped on…
Council trials AI to help progress DAs
Central Coast Council is one of 16 NSW councils which have been given grant money to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) to help speed up the assessment of development applications (DAs)….
Measures to speed up planning approvals may not be enough
Developers have welcomed a range of measures to help achieve the NSW Government’s commitment of 377,000 homes by mid-2029 under the National Housing Accord but say more needs to be…
House prices at Narara set to top $1M
Narara is expected to be the next suburb in NSW to see house prices exceed $1M. Latest projections from Ray White Real Estate look at the suburbs in Australia where…
Lake Munmorah a “supercharged” suburb
Lake Munmorah has made it onto a list of the top 50 “supercharged suburbs” around the nation where home sales volumes have been steadily increasing over more than four consecutive…
Lisarow subdivision for 14 homes
A proposal for a 14-lot residential subdivision is within an area of Lisarow where growth has been planned over the past 10 years. Developers are expecting to spend about $1.4M…