North Sydney Council has taken up the fight against the State Government, opposing increased height limits along the Pacific Highway set out in the final St Leonards/Crows Nest 2036 plan.

A group of Chatswood residents are opposing a proposal for seven, self-contained seniors’ living dwellings near Chatswood Golf Club, calling the development ‘extremely incongruent’ with the local area.

Residents have rejected a proposal to build six seniors’ living units on a residential street in Newport, citing concerns for the impact on amenity, privacy, traffic, and the local environment.

The four-year saga regarding plans to build a boarding house near the new Northern Beaches Hospital continues, with the developer lodging an appeal in the Land and Environment Court.

Avalon Beach locals have opposed plans for the development of seniors’ living apartments on residential Bellevue Avenue, over concerns of impacts to the environment and amenity.

Fierce debate erupted among Willoughby councillors last week over revelations developers paid for studies that informed Chatswood’s 16-year urban design and growth strategy.

A community campaign to save bushland in Beacon Hill and Cromer from development could prove successful, after Council agreed to appeal to the State Government to purchase the land.

Growth in senior’s housing continues across the Peninsula, with two new multi-million-dollar developments on the cards.

Willoughby City Council has lent its support to a controversial proposal to build up to 255 residential units on a site adjacent to the former Channel 9 headquarters, despite initially objecting to the plans.

A proposal to knock down and rebuild a 12-room boarding house on Stuart Street in Manly has been met with outrage from residents, with some questioning the motives for redevelopment.