RECENT APPROVALS

• technically controversial three lot subdivision of 7(a) Conservation land following Local Environmental Plan and Development Application; Council to buy lot 1
• lengthy extension of existing house for double garage with deck above
• rezoning in a suburban area so as to permit 2x2 lot adjacent subdivisions
• 3 detached townhouses with a subsequent Torrens Title 3 lot subdivision in a coastal, suburban, mine-affected and bushfire-vulnerable area
• gazettal of the LEP to enable a 3 lot subdivision on conservation land
• negotiations with clients' neighbour for access to stormwater easement
• amendment to a subdivision Consent (building envelope)

MacMasters Beach Subdivision

A 2 lot subdivision of absolute beachfront land at MacMasters Beach was recently 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.

• development Application for a 2 lot suburban subdivision with bushfire hazard and steep slope problems, Gosford City Council
• end-stage assistance to obtain Consent for a 29 berth yacht marina
• registration of two different approved subdivisions resulting in new Certificates of Title
• torrens Title subdivision of an approved detached dual occupancy, Great Lakes Shire Council
• town planning advice on multiple sites through purchase process for prospective B&B operator, Byron Shire: successful purchase
• town planning component of 2 Environmental Impact Statements and a Report on Environmental Factors for a shared pedestrian/ cycle path
• owner has submitted DA for construction of a dwelling on an island with over 50 threatened species in the locality, Hornsby Shire Council
• expansion of a growing medical centre across a second block of suburban land, consolidate two lots and subdivide a strip for future acquisition by RTA for widening a main road
• resubdivision of undersize 7(a) Conservation and Scenic Protection land to bring all built structures onto one lot, leaving a viable building envelope in bushland on another
• detached dual occupancy against significant opposition, in a lower North Coast lakeside village
  
• rezoning for 3 lot subdivision of 7(a) Conservation and Scenic Protection land
  
• 29 berth marina on Brisbane Water, with public sewer pump-out facility assistance for Gosford
  Sailing Club's application
  
• resubdivision of 2 undersize conservation zoned lots to maximize their value, privacy and water and bushland views, while protecting ecological values
• boutique distillery and tasting room in association with a long-established, tourist-related business, in a coastal hobby farm area
• remediation of a breach of a State Act on mixed-zone rural land and a road reserve, inconsistent with the original breach notice but with a better outcome for erosion control and revegetation, therefore approved by Council

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