Seven units approved

A seniors' housing development with seven self-contained units in Ettalong was approved by Gosford Council at its meeting of Tuesday, November 6.

The development would take place with the demolition of dwellings at 153 to 266 Booker Bay Rd, Ettalong, and 73A Murray St, Booker Bay.

The development application was made under a state planning policy for housing for seniors or people with a disability and would act as an infill for seniors housing.

The buildings would have stepped and varied visible facades with staggered setbacks and varied form to avoid the long and continuous building form of the principal street frontage.

Landscaping would also be carried out as part of the development with native trees and shrubs planted across the Booker Bay street frontage.

The proposal was previously refused by Council's Independent Development and Environmental Panel on June 27 as it failed to comply with access and useability standards relating to private car accommodation.

Council was unable to grant consent to the proposal at the time as the application was not accompanied by a SEPP 1 objection which would have allowed variations on the development standards.

Gosford Council agenda ENV.89, 6 Nov 2012