Certificate issued for five-unit development
A construction certificate has been granted, allowing work to commence on a five-unit development valued at $1 million, at 1 Telopea St and 5 Bogan St, Booker Bay.
The development application was lodged in July 2016 and given approval by Central Coast Council in May 2017.
The development will be built over two allotments that form an L-shape and will involve the demolition of existing residences and associated ancillary buildings.
The new multi-dwelling housing will consist of two two-storey dwellings and three single-storey dwellings.
All will have three bedrooms.
The development will have seven car parking spaces including two double garages and three single garages.
Four units will have access via Telopea St and on from Bogan St.
Permission was given by Central Coast Council for this development even though it did not comply with the Gosford Development Control Plan for rear setbacks, visitor car parking, articulation, and building service storage.
A staff assessment report prepared in 2017 and recommending consent be granted for the project outlined justification for each of the non-compliances.
For instance, in relation to the non-compliance for articulation, the staff assessment report said: "The proposed development does not comply with the width and depth requirements of the DCP. The proposal features a 50 per cent variation to the control on the southern elevation.
"The overall width is offset by a courtyard area.
"The design of the units is broken by facade treatments and window and door locations.
"It is considered acceptable in this context as medium density development in the area consistently shows unit development with width greater than the stipulated 25m."
SOURCE:
DA50316/2018, 13 Dec 2018
Gosford DA Tracker, Central Coast Council