Council makes progress on planning backlog
An analysis of development applications lodged with Central Coast Council for the Peninsula has shown that significant progress has been made in catching up with a processing backlog.
So far this year, 266 development applications have been lodged for the Peninsula.
In the same period, 318 development applications have been determined, 52 more than were lodged.
However, of the 266 lodged this year, only 187 have been finalised.
During 2022, 411 development applications were lodged.
Of these, 28 remain under assessment, but otherwise they all seem to have been finalised.
There remain a total of around 75 applications "under assessment".
Of these, not quite half comprise dual occupancies (17), multi-unit developments (12) and flats (5).
Of the 411 applications lodged in 2022, 333 were approved.
There were 22 withdrawn, 17 were returned, six were refused and five cancelled.
Of this year's 266 applications, 152 have been approved, 21 have been returned and nine are currently on exhibition for comment.
Eight are awaiting information or payment, seven remain submitted and seven withdrawn, six were cancelled, two are under peer review and one was refused.
The other 44 remain under assessment.
Of the 318 applications determined this year, 267 were approved, 23 were returned and 13 were withdrawn, 12 were refused and three cancelled.
SOURCE:
Peninsula Planning Portal, 8 Dec 2023