RECENT APPROVALS

• multiple rezonings through Gosford City Council's DLEP 2009 process, and moving an existing land use from prohibited to permitted with consent
• tactical advice on progressing multiple dwelling entitlements on multiple lots on rural land (to maximise value)

MacMasters Beach Subdivision

A 2 lot subdivision of absolute beachfront land at MacMasters Beach has been approved, significantly adding to the existing value which exceeds $3m. The town planning challenges included coastal erosion, a mature Norfolk Island Pine, similar subdivisions to the south but none to the north, and a primary sand dune on which a house was built in 1952. The approved design provides an ocean view and breeze corridor for the streetside lot east along its own direct pedestrian access onto the beach. The streetside lot will also have north-easterly views across Copacabana beach and surf zone to the spectacular Copacabana headland. The beachside lot provides for a replacement dwelling which takes into account its neighbours and the significant effective loss of beachfront land caused by the predicted reach of storm swells between now and 2050, under Council’s Coastal Management Plan.

• revival of DA for multi-lot subdivision which owner may have let lapse
• reversal of attempt by Council to refuse an agreed, compliant and approvable DA
• JRPP-determined DA for subdivision with under-size lots on conservation land
• registration of subdivision of conservation land
• finalisation by Council of suburban subdivision DA at outer limit of validity period
• remediation of breaches: constructed but unapproved, non-compliant structure; non-compliant effluent disposal system on very constrained land; unapproved land use
• town planning advice: prior to listing for sale - development potential; flood-prone land; steep mixed zone highway frontage land; absolute ocean/beachfront residence; potential loss of multi-million dollar rights through lapsed Consent and threatened rezoning; townhouse potential
• negotiations in relation to damage on an acreage; new public transport installation; changed flood patterns; Council attempts to redesign structures (different Councils)

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