Issue 127 October 10, 2017
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$40 million Lakeside Gardens approved by Land and Environment Court B
arker Ryan Stewart, the project management company behind the $40 million Lakeside G a r d e n s development at Toukley, announced that an appeal has been upheld in the NSW Land and Environment Court for the 11-storey mixed use development to proceed. “Working on behalf of Rustrum Pty Ltd, development consent was granted for 109 units and ground floor commercial tenancies, all with basement car parking,” a Barker Ryan Stewart spokesperson said. The site at 214 to 226 Main Rd, will be extensively landscaped. The estimated construction cost of the development is $39 million and up to 355 equivalent full-time jobs would be created during construction, as well as flow on employment, according to the project manager. The site was identified as an “iconic key site” by Central Coast Council. “A main objective for this key site was to provide for a building of high architectural quality, displaying design excellence and innovative green building solutions in an iconic form.” A design competition
An artist’s impression of Lakeside Gardens (inset) South th perspective ti off LLakeside k id G Garden d was held for the site, with to the south. and Environment Court the design. the winning design being “Rustrum negotiated a appeal and provided “The design starting awarded to Suters DWP, land swap with Central expert witness and town point was enhancement Newcastle. Coast Council which will planning services,” the of the public domain. The 5,300 square mean improvements to spokesperson said. “The large building is metre site is between Toukley Gardens Park According to a reflection of Councils’ Toukley CBD and The and will achieve extensive the Statement of intentions under its iconic Beachcomber Hotel on views of Budgewoi Lake,” Environmental Effects site, key site programs Main Rd, Toukley, and the spokesperson said. submitted to Council in to encourage local has an extensive frontage “The Park will also be support of the original economic development.” to Budgewoi Lake. expanded through to DA: “The building has The proposed The architects have Rowland Terrace which been designed in direct development was the taken full advantage of will allow pedestrian and response to the nature first of seven Toukley key the northerly aspect and cycle access from Main of the site and Councils sites to reach DA stage. the Lake views. Rd through to Osbourne controls for iconic/key “Whilst the proposal site development. The units on the upper Park on Budgewoi Lake. represents a large “Design excellence in departure from existing floors will also enjoy “Barker Ryan Stewart views out to sea and to assisted with the accordance with Councils development in Toukley, The Entrance and beyond coordination of the Land controls has underpinned it is a benchmark for
the future built form and character of the locality.” Rustrum has been working towards its vision for the site since 2002, according to the SEE. The land had a prior history as a residential and tourist development but structures on the land were progressively removed as lots were acquired. In 2009, Rustrum received approval under Part 3A of the EPA Act 1979 for a 53 unit seniors’ living development. “This approval was legally commenced by demolition of a dwelling on part of the site and stood until the land swap rendered the approval invalid. “In 2011 Council independently included the Rustrum site in its Key Site program. “The requirements for the Rustrum site, under this program, included the land swap. Since the introduction of the key sites program, Rustrum has had the land swap subdivision DA approved, prepared a Buy and Sell agreement with Council, prepared and lodged a Planning Proposal, prepared a Voluntary Planning Agreement, prepared a site specific master plan and site specific DCP and finally prepared a development application.
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Source: Media release, Sep 28 Lisa Wrightson, Barker Ryan Stewart DA Tracker, Oct 9 DA731/2016