New application for Farnell Rd development
A controversial multi-dwelling housing development on the corner of Farnell and Blackwall Rds, Woy Woy, appears to have been resubmitted to Central Coast Council to become a "staged" development.
The previous application, which was approved in May 2019, was valued at over $11 million and provided for 27 units and seven townhouses.
The new application, lodged on January 12, has a total value of $5.6 million and relates to 170 to 174 Blackwall Rd and 8 Farnell Rd.
It does not relate to works from the approved application at 176 Blackwall Rd.
No Statement of Environmental Effects or other documentation is published on the Council's DA Tracker, even though the application was lodged 12 days ago.
Despite this, three public submissions have already been lodged with Council.
One of the new "redacted" submissions said the development was "grossly inappropriate and out of keeping for the area and surrounds".
"It too densely over-populates the area, exceeds far too many building restrictions [and] will turn Farnell Rd and Burge Rd into rat-runs.
"[It] will cause traffic chaos in already failing Blackwall Rd.
"There is insufficient parking provided, breaches the privacy of surrounding properties.
"The potential for flooding in underground garages is a danger to surrounding roads and properties.
"It will impede off-street parking for nearby properties.
"It demonstrates how unsympathetic greedy developers have no regard for the Peninsula and its residents as a whole.
"They will simply walk away laughing that they have yet again hoodwinked another naive Council.
"This type of nightmare will turn very quickly into a eyesore in the area and devalue the nearby properties."
The second submission urged nearby neighbours to pay attention to a NSW Roads and Maritime Services update about proposed works in the area.
The submission asked: "What will be the situation once the updating of Blackwall Rd by RMS comes into action re drainage, noise, pollution, law etc?
"I have just been in touch with Council regarding drainage and was told they knew nothing of the new updating RMS will be doing.
"What is going on there, as it is proposed to put footpath along Farnell Rd which will take soil and grass away so water will have no soakage when it rains?"
The third submission said: "Saddened to see this monstrosity has come up again.
"So many residents around the area have been dreading this coming up again spoiling so much of our lovely area...and it was above height [and] is too high for our small area...disgusted we have to go all through it again."
SOURCE:
DA Tracker, 12 Jan 2021
DA60666/2021, Central Coast Council