Council staff have given their draft area-wide plan of management of community land a rating of 99 per cent good enough. It says only one per cent needs a second look. The complicated issue involves categorising community land so how it can be used is controlled by a Plan of Management (POM). It had a list of more than 2000 blocks of land on public exhibition recently … [Read more...] about Plan of management “99 per cent” right
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Plan to modify Eastern Tower
St Hilliers wants more residential accommodation and less commercial space in one part of its Central Coast Quarter development, near the regional park at Gosford. It says there is a critical and immediate need for additional housing on the Central Coast to address the housing shortage and worsening affordability. "Despite there currently being 2,755 apartments proposed … [Read more...] about Plan to modify Eastern Tower
Kibble Park revamp kills off library, parking and traffic
The building that houses Gosford’s library is set to be demolished as part of a revamp of Kibble Park. The parking beside the library would also go, as would traffic in front of the Imperial Centre main entrance. The library building, built in 1969, is recognised in the Australian Institute of Architects Register of Significant Buildings in NSW. A Gosford Council heritage study … [Read more...] about Kibble Park revamp kills off library, parking and traffic
Council suggests Crown buys Thompson land
Looks like the seven heirs of Harold Clarke Thompson, who died in 1939, have not been found. Council has been searching for the owners of the beachfront land at Wamberal since before the Wamberal Seawall Taskforce was formed in 2020. Thompson’s descendents own the sliver of land between the mean high water mark and the seaward boundaries of the beachfront lots south of ‘The … [Read more...] about Council suggests Crown buys Thompson land
LG NSW president criticises loss of democracy and planning processes
Photo: Cr Turley at the LG NSW conference in 2022. “Perhaps the most consistent message I hear from my discussions with members is the continuing erosion of local democracy by the State Government," says the president of Local Government NSW, Darriea Turley. Cr Turley, a councillor at Broken Hill, said cost shifting was one example of the phenomenon, but the results could be … [Read more...] about LG NSW president criticises loss of democracy and planning processes
