Central Coast Council is rewriting a master plan for Wadalba East, slashing the number of potential homes in an urban release area that has been in the pipeline for 13 years. This is despite the original masterplan being signed off by Council and the Department of Planning when the rezoning was accepted. The new draft could make the project non viable, with more than 40 … [Read more...] about After years of planning, Wadalba East precinct faces new roadblock
Email trail shows Council pivots on grant focus
Documents received by Wadalba East landowner Paul Hanna under the NSW Government Information Public Access (GIPA) Act, show the scope of a Council sewer and drainage project changed after Council received State funding for the project. Mr Hanna is one of more than 40 potential developers of the land release area rezoned for about 1200 residential blocks in 2021. Council … [Read more...] about Email trail shows Council pivots on grant focus
Appeal to Rik Hart to show leadership
Landowner Paul Hanna has written to Administrator Rik Hart imploring him to take action to assist the East Wadalba precinct landowners who are trying to develop land rezoned in 2020 for residential development of up to 1200 homes. Council has failed to deal with eight development applications, saying there are planning issues that have not been dealt with. The landowners … [Read more...] about Appeal to Rik Hart to show leadership
Landowners meet with State MP
Landowners of Wadalba East, an area earmarked for residential development, have met with Member for Wyong David Harris, the Minister for the Central Coast, seeking a way forward in dealing with Central Coast Council. Landowner Paul Hanna said he outlined their frustrations over Council, which is yet to rule on eight development applications that would unlock 450 house blocks … [Read more...] about Landowners meet with State MP
Community thrilled with Ourimbah land win
The local community have a 1050 square metre parcel of land at 1A Jaques St Ourimbah returned to them for future community use after a ceremony on site this week. This land once housed a Nissen Hut community hall which was a World War Two period structure that The Ourimbah School of Arts in 1994 transferred to the University of Newcastle on the understanding that it would use … [Read more...] about Community thrilled with Ourimbah land win
