Concern over shop-top DA on Barrenjoey Pittwater councillor Michael Gencher has spoken out against a proposal for shop-top housing adjacent to heritage-listed Barrenjoey House in Palm Beach, which has residents up in arms. In November 2023, PLP reported on the $9 million...

Northern Beaches Council passed a resolution at a meeting on 19 December 2023 to commence public exhibition of the draft Plan of Management (PoM) for Lot 2 DP 827733, located at 316 Hudson Parade, Clareville. The draft PoM, available for public...

Mona Vale will benefit from a visionary plan to provide vibrant, safe and sustainable spaces over the next decade. The Council are working on a Draft Place Plan for Mona Vale, along with a Project Working Group (PWG), and said the...

The Manly Aquarium will soon be demolished and replaced with public space. Manly MP James Griffin welcomed the start of preliminary work to rejuvenate Manly Cove West at the site of the former Sea Life building, commonly known as the...

Court gives green light to Holt Avenue development A developer has the green light to build a three-storey building with 16 apartments at 115, 117 and 119 Holt Avenue in Cremorne after an appeal was upheld in the Land and Environment...

RNSH land should be ‘healthcare only’ Willoughby Council is opposed to a proposal for commercial offices, residential buildings and retail shops on the Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) site. The RNSH Campus master plan 2023- 2063 proposes redeveloping the southern campus of...

Wakehurst MP says infrastructure must be prioritised   Any increases to housing density on the Northern Beaches must take into account the ‘fundamental infrastructure constraints’ of the area, Wakehurst MP Michael Regan has said. Mr Regan made the comments following the State Government’s...

Campus will be in McLaren St office block Inspired Education’s application to build another campus of its Eastern suburbs school Reddam House in the North Sydney CBD has been approved. Initially, North Sydney Council was against the $44 million proposal, with concerns...

Coastal and property protection must be examined Council is calling on the State Government to review all alternatives to controversial seawalls on the Northern Beaches. At a meeting on 28 November, councillors discussed a motion proposed by Pittwater ward’s Miranda Korzy calling...

Council gives go-ahead for 1,350 homes, 900 jobs Brookvale is set for a massive development push in the next 15 years, with council passing the Brookvale Structure Plan (BSP) on 28 November. It has taken six years for the plan to come...