Guzman y Gomez bows to community pressure Guzman y Gomez (GYG) has done a backflip on a proposed 24-hour restaurant in Mosman following an uproar from residents. In a letter to council, the fast food chain has amended the hours of business...

Subsidised homes in Frenchs Forest must be ‘priority’ Wakehurst MP Michael Regan has challenged the State Government to allocate half of the new houses slated for the forthcoming Frenchs Forest precinct for essential workers. Frenchs Forest High School is relocating to Allambie...

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...