Five residential units approved for Ettalong

A development application for five residential units has been approved for Ettalong.

The estimated cost of the units, to be built in Barrenjoey Rd, Ettalong, is $1.1 million.

The application was made by Etchells Design and Drafting on behalf of the land owners.

The 789.9 square metre site has an area of area has a width of 15.24m and is

51.8m deep.

The site is located on the western side of Barrenjoey Rd and is relatively flat.

The site is not bushfire prone or within a heritage conservation area single dwelling houses with vehicular access via a driveway that runs down the southern side of the allotments that would have direct connection to the public roadway.

The surrounding residential development is characterised by primarily medium density housing and "an eclectic blend" of one and two storey dwelling houses, ranging from modest, post-war design to dwelling houses of a contemporary appearance.

The application seeks consent for the demolition of the existing dwellings (and ancillary structures) and the erection of five town houses with front courtyard fencing.

Vehicular access is proposed via central driveway to separate garages provided for each unit.

The proposed units provide sufficient areas to store mobile waste collection bins away from the street and clothes drying areas that would be screened from other dwellings and the public domain.

According to the Statement of Environment Effects, the multi-unit housing building design would not result in any adverse environmental, amenity, social or economic impacts to the site and surrounding area. The proposal entails increase in development density that is commensurate with the locality and the land use zoning.

The application would be compatible with the intention and rationale outlined in the Department of Planning's planning publication The Metropolitan Strategy which is further outlined in the Central Coast Regional Strategy.

The statement claimed that the proposal was consistent with the established medium-density residential development pattern in the locality and met the objectives outlined in the Environment Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and would be in the public interest.

The statement states that the development would fit in with the desired character for the area, which was to "remain medium density residential neighbourhoods where improved standards of amenity and urban design quality are achieved by new low rise multi-unit developments that reflect features of the traditional 20th century bungalows which remain distinctive elements of the Woy Woy Peninsula's identity".

The Statement concluded by confirming the suitability of the development as highlighted by its "co-operation" with the character of Ettalong's locality and the need for increased housing density in the area.

Gosford Planning Portal, 7 Dec 2016

Development Application 011.2016.00049850.001

Reporter: Dilon Luke