Approval given for three flats

Approval has been given for three flats in Gallipoli Ave, Blackwall, by the Central Coast Council.

Work has been estimated to cost $483,000.

The proposed development consists of three attached units with secured garages and private courtyards.

The subject site is 734 square metres and is zoned R1 or general residential.

It also has access from Banksia St.

The project will consist of one three-bedroom unit and two units with two bedrooms.

The three-bedroom unit will have a double garage.

The council was told that the existing property has been a single residence for most of the past 60 years but was zoned for medium density development in the 1980s.

"Over the last 10 to 15 years, numerous residences and high-quality residential flat buildings have been constructed in the vicinity of the property," said a statement of environmental effects prepared by Wales and Associates for the property's owner.

"The older-style single storey fibre/tile dwellings in the precinct are progressively being replaced by better quality and more efficient medium density housing," the statement said.

"It is expected that this trend will continue as evidenced by the level of high-quality medium density development and residential homes in and around Blackwall," it said.

Website, 6 Jul 2016

DA49360/2016, Gosford Council