Mt White restaurant Saddles is looking for Council permission to expand by adding tourist attractions and accommodation across the road. The Planning Proposal seeks to allow Saddles Restaurant, the main tourist attraction of the site at 20 Ashbrookes Rd, to operate as an Additional Permitted Use (APU) under the zoning rather than its current ancillary use to Saddles Garden … [Read more...] about Saddles teams up with site across the road
Agenda public for August 23 meeting
For those council watchers who are keen to read the source documents themselves, the agenda for the August 23 meeting is up on the council website.Here it is: More to come when I've read everything. - Merilyn … [Read more...] about Agenda public for August 23 meeting
Staff working on answers to MPs road safety queries
Safety improvements to a number of Coast roads were recommended at the latest meeting of the Local Traffic Committee meeting. They included: ## pedestrian refuge at Lake View Road, Wamberal and ## another one at Cape Three Points, Avoca. ## reconstruction of a culvert located in Yakalla Street, Shelly Beach. ## pedestrian and intersection improvements at the corner of Hutton … [Read more...] about Staff working on answers to MPs road safety queries
Quietly shelved – Terrigal Lagoon track
A walking track around Terrigal Lagoon which is “shovel ready” has been shelved. Council says a cost blow out due to environmental constraints including biodiversity credit requirements meant the 50/50 funding agreement with the State Government would not cover the project. It was originally costed at $1M but the approved design is estimated at $3.7M. “With no additional … [Read more...] about Quietly shelved – Terrigal Lagoon track
Boarding houses: one wants to grow and another wants to get approved
A North Gosford developer wants to increase numbers while an East Gosford developer asks for a review. Owners of a boarding house proposed for 222 Henry Parry Drive, North Gosford have asked for an increase in the approval granted a couple of years ago. Council has received an amended application which shows the room numbers would grow from 18 to 24 with an increase … [Read more...] about Boarding houses: one wants to grow and another wants to get approved
