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Where have all the flowers gone?
The Whitfields celebrate 60 years of marriage
Ettalong channel dredging starts - or does it?
Tesch calls for outreach resources for homelessness
Food drive sees Mary Mac's stocked well into spring
Koolewong reserve carpark closed
Residents meet with council over Umina oval security
CCTV installed free of charge
Council calls failed wharf applications 'excellent'
Wharf upgrade rejected
Pathway and amenities applications rejected
Association objects to 150m long metal fence
Two-storey units may replace end-of-life fibro house
Proposal to replace single dwelling with three units
Wales to consult client before meeting residents
Peninsula flooding to be studied
Tidal baths inspection may lead to remedial work
Committee will focus on waters around the Peninsula
Car park to built near Dark Corner boat ramp
Emergency dredging has taken too long - Tesch
Ferry services may start in four weeks, says association
Plan shows dredging as government responsibility
Council acts on dune erosion
Tesch seeks submissions on disability scheme
Ettalong home park has bake-off
Fire brigade benefits from bar sale
Fire near Blackwall Mountain
Renovations for retirement village
Presbyterian church receives heritage grant
Probus club receives grant
Mentoring program for young men starts in Woy Woy
Rotary clubs join to raise money for drought areas
Latest exchange student is from Denmark
Commendation for Bouddi architect
Belinda Neal fights party expulsion
Free English classes at church
Man charged over Killcare break-ins
Lions donate trauma teddies
Spike Milligan exhibition opens at library
Woytopia to be held again in October
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Negative response, yet the trend continues
Pleas ignored by indolent council
Discovering the truth about disabled parking
Kerb and gutter in my lifetime?
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Prostate cancer day raises $7500
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Author talks about beach safety children's book
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Two students given early entry to university
Buddy Benches unveiled
Fun Friends program at Umina
Students learn about micro-organisms
Cross country placings
Umina school plans open day
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Five selected for pool rescue team
Woy Woy topples Gosford in rugby union
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Successful weekend at pool rescue championships
Junior clubs travel to Cardiff
Local clubs in winners' circle
Bowler receives long-service award
Charity bowlers raise $995

Proposal to replace single dwelling with three units

A single-dwelling house at 80 Victoria Avenue, Woy Woy, will be demolished to make way for a three-dwelling, multi-unit housing development if it receives Council approval.

The proposal does not comply with the minimum lot size requirement of that Gosford planning instrument by a variation of 7.3 per cent but it does comply for height and floor space.

"The proposed multi-housing development is considered as minor scale development that merely seeks to upgrade the existing housing stock in the locality," the Clarke Dowdle statement said.

"The proposed development is located in a low-volume trafficked street.

"Given the site is zoned as medium density residential the absorption capacity is considered as acceptable in this instance."

However, in terms of compliance with the Gosford Development Control Plan, the proposal doesn't meet the requirements for deep soil front and rear setbacks and side and rear boundary setbacks.

It also falls short of the DCP's parking requirements by 2.5 spaces.

The DCP also required a minimum area of 50 square metres per unit of outdoor space and a minimum width of 3.5 metres but the proposed Unit 2 will only have 47 square metres of outdoor space.

The consultant lists 14 other recently approved developments in the Peninsula area with similar non-compliances to argue for approval of the 80 Victoria Rd proposal.

"The design and siting of the villas meet the over-arching objectives of the setbacks clause and is considered acceptable for the medium density residential zone," the consultant said.

"The two storey unit development would allow greater than three hours solar access to the living areas and private open space areas of the villas.

"The courtyard areas would be commensurate with the size of the outdoor private open spaces provide to the multi-unit development in the Peninsula area.

"In this instance, the multi-unit housing would be located within walking distance of outdoor and indoor recreational facilities which allows for occupants to regularly participate in outdoor or and social pursuits."

Access to the new multi-dwelling complex would be via a driveway along the eastern boundary and separate garages provided for each unit, according to a statement in support of the proposal prepared by consultants Clarke Dowdle and Associates,.

"The proposed units include front courtyard fencing that provide sufficient areas to store mobile waste collection bins away from the street and from the courtyard areas within the site," the statement said.

The site is zoned R1 - General Residential under the Gosford Local Environmental Plan 2014.





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