Major win for Today star Karl Stefanovic in multi-million dollar mansion build

Today star Karl Stefanovic and his wife have been given permission to redevelop their home on Sydney’s North Shore as part of a multi-million dollar project.

Karl Stefanovic and his wife Jasmine have been given the green light to proceed with a multi-million dollar redevelopment of their Sydney North Shore home after submitting a revised plan which sliced a floor off the project.

The Land and Environment Court on Wednesday approved the couple’s amended plan for their Castlecrag home.

In March last year, the court granted a development application for the couple to demolish their home and build a new three-storey home with a pool.

The estimated cost of the works was $4.5m, after the couple paid $3.2m for the residence in March 2021.

But in February the couple filed another application seeking to modify the redevelopment.

Both the Stefanovics and the Willoughby City Council agreed to the revised development during a conciliation conference earlier this month.

Karl and Jasmine Stefanovic have been given the go-ahead to develop their Sydney North Shore home. Picture: Supplied.

During the public notification process, one neighbour raised concerns about glare from the roof of the revised redevelopment and the Stefanovics agreed to make modifications to mitigate any reflection.

In a judgment published on Wednesday, the Land and Environment Court said: “the proposed modification is substantially the same as the consent as originally approved.”

The new house will have just two levels, as opposed to the three storeys on the original redevelopment, and will have four bedrooms - down from five on the previously-approved plan.

It will still boast three bathrooms, a powder room, double garage, two outdoor areas, an alfresco area and pool.

The new home will have a slightly bigger footprint compared to the previously-approved plan, up from 161sqm to 168sqm.

Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Stefanovic. Picture Instagram

An artist’s impression of what the developed home would look like. Picture: Supplied

“At street level, the essence of the building and key development features is retained,” the court said in its judgment.

“The building, at street level, presents with a driveway and double garage, a centrally located entry, side entry gate and landscaping.

“While the second level of the approved development is proposed to be removed, at the street level and pedestrian experience, the second level was never evident.

“Therefore, the street level pedestrian experience is unchanged.

“Moreover, there is no change between proposal and the approved development at the immediate street level as the development is viewed from the public domain.”

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