Residents meet over units proposal

Residents of Nowack Ave and McEvoy Ave, Umina, have held a meeting to discuss their concerns over a development application for a 12-unit residential flat in their neighbourhood.

Nowack Ave resident Mr Kevin Regan said the 26 residents were concerned that the development is a significant deviation from the character of the area.

Mr Regan raised concerns about the drainage in streets where no stormwater system was currently available and the fact that the ground level of new developments were required to be built up higher than ground levels for the existing houses.

"It means increased numbers of residents, garbage bins, traffic and noise," Mr Regain said.

"All the vehicles from this development will travel out of the single access driveway into Nowack Ave.

Mr Regan said the residents were worried that the size of the proposed buildings would not be in keeping with the rest of the suburb.

He said Gosford Council's design guideline for the area stated that the desired character was that "buildings should be surrounded by garden courtyards".

"This development is just too big for the garden suburb of Umina," said Mr Regan.

Press release, June 8 Kevin Regan