DA lodged for new Japanese tea house at Edogawa garden
Plans to build a new Japanese Tea House close to Edogawa Memorial Garden at East Gosford could meet some opposition from local dog walkers and residents.
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Plans to build a new Japanese Tea House close to Edogawa Memorial Garden at East Gosford could meet some opposition from local dog walkers and residents.
A development application to build the 80 share metre tea house on land just behind the existing garden near Caroline Bay Reserve Dog off-leash area have been lodged by Central Coast Council.
The DA says the tea house would contain a small kitchen and bench, open floor area, shelves, closet and storage compartments and be constructed of rendered walls, tiled roof and timber posts and fascias to match the existing tea house and the style of other buildings within the Gardens.
The fence line of the existing garden would be expanded to take in the new tea house and landscaping added.
However, some local residents say that they have not been consulted about the plan.
Fiona Hasn who lives in nearby Caroline Street has written to council to express her concerns about the plan.
“There has been a general sense of confusion by my fellow residents when surveyors recently pegged out stakes in the off-leash dog exercise area in the last couple of weeks.No one seems to know what is going on,” she wrote.
“As a resident of Caroline Street East Gosford, and thus as a resident who will be immediately impacted by this proposal, I wish to offer my objections in the strongest possible terms to this development.”
Mrs Hasn’s letter said a large number of people used the recreational area every day.
“Many of us meet at the park daily with our dogs to socialise, both for the benefit of our dogs as well as to facilitate a wonderful community spirit. Families come to play ball sports.
Groups meet for Tai Chi classes. Artists come to paint the beautiful Caroline Bay. People come for exercise. Schoolchildren walk to and from school through the park, and come during school time to observe the mangrove habitat,” she said.
She said parking would also be an issue and urged council to consider a different location.
Funds for the tea house were donated by the Urasenke Foundation which promotes better understanding of Japanese culture, with the council taking on ongoing maintenance of the facility.
The total cost of the project is estimated to be between $250,000 and $300,000 including landscaping.