$70m Wyong-Wadalba housing project approved

A $70m project which is expected to contribute 120 four-bedroom homes on the Central Coast has been given the green light after a four year battle with Central Coast Council.

120 dwellings have been slated for 213 Pollock Ave, Wyong and 30 Jensen Road, Wadalba.

A $70m project expected to contribute 120 four-bedroom homes on the Central Coast has been given the green light after a four year battle with Central Coast Council.

Paul Hanna of Options Project is the developer behind the proposal for 81 residential lots at 213 Pollock Ave, Wyong and 30 Jensen Rd, Wadalba.

The development, which is located within the Wadalba South Urban Release Area, is an area earmarked for urban expansion for the provision of housing.

On April 4, Commissioner Joanne Gray handed down orders in the Land and Environment Court which upheld the appeal after the development was initially knocked back by council.

Commissioner Gray found the subdivision design acceptable, addressing concerns about the buffer location, retaining wall heights, and smaller corner lots.

Staging plan for Wadalba South Urban Release area.

Mr Hanna said he was relieved after the court allowed the development to go ahead.

“We believe in the end result, that is providing homes in a community where it is desperately needed,” Mr Hanna said.

120 dwellings have been slated for 213 Pollock Ave, Wyong and 30 Jensen Road, Wadalba.

“This area was rezoned in 2020, it was gazetted – we saw an opportunity to acquire the land and be part of something big there in Wyong and Wadalba.

“This is one of the parcels within our precinct which will deliver 1200 homes, so this is one of the first cabs off the rank.”

Mr Hanna said he was hopeful the council would start to co-operate with other owners to get their approvals through.

Construction on the subdivision is expected to begin in either the third or fourth quarter of this year, and the estimated completion date of the subdivision is expected to be finalised by the third quarter of 2026.

Mr Hanna said construction on the homes is expected to start at the end of this year and the whole state would be completed somewhere around mid 2027.

“It’s something that has been missing for a while, a lot of local people have been wanting it to happen for a long time,” Mr Hanna said.

“So finally they can see light at the end of the tunnel. It’s much needed support for the local community.

“We wish the other landowners the success that they deserve to continue the process.

“The whole precinct is roughly about 1200 homes, so the boost for the whole area, if all of this happens, is going to be monumental.

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