An appeal to the Land and Environment Court to lift an Interim Heritage Order placed by Willoughby City Council was dismissed on 17 January 2024. A Planning Proposal has been submitted to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure to...

There have been more than 40 submissions from Cremorne residents regarding a proposed childcare centre at 40 Spofforth Street. Up to 89 children aged six and under would be cared for at Dashing Ducks Pre-school by 15 staff members. The centre...

Northern Beaches Council is looking to create a new recreation space at Winnererremy Bay, Mona Vale, for the community to enjoy. The primary goal is for neighbourhoods to inspire social interaction and inclusion and support health and wellbeing. As part of the...

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...