Application for four-unit development in Warrigal St
Central Coast Council has received a development application for a four-unit multi-dwelling development on a 904.2 square metre site at 2 Warrigal St, Blackwall, costing $500,000.
Public comments are being received from June 18 until July 16.
The proposal to erect four three-bedroom townhouses with front courtyard fencing.
Vehicular access is proposed via central driveway to separate garages provided for each unit.
The development fails to meet planning provisions for a rear setback of six metres, with only 1.85 metres provided at ground floor level.
Side setback requirements of 3.5 metres are not met, with as little as one metre allowed.
The 25 metre maximum depth of a building is also exceeded, with a building length of 38.48 metres.
Three of the four units do not have the minimum open space provision of 50 square metres, having only 40 square metres.
Planning consultants Clarke Dowdle and Associates cite 18 precedents of "recent approvals of multi-unit development with the same design scale, height, setbacks, site cover and parking".
Their application says: "The public interest is well served by the proposed development. In view of the careful nature of the design.
"It is considered that the health and safety of the public will not be affected.
"The proposal provides the local area with new dwellings on a site that is inherently suitable for such development.
"The proposed multi-dwelling development is consistent with the objectives, planning strategies and controls applicable to the site.
"The proposal provides increased housing density which is well designed to meet residential needs and is commensurate with the character of the surrounding area."
SOURCE:
DA Tracker, 25 Jun 2021
DA62002, Central Coast Council