Local Planning Panel - Thursday 18 June 2026

Topics

• Wyoming mobile base station approved after height-rule variation
  Central Coast’s Local Planning Panel unanimously approved a telecommunications mobile base station at 172 Glennie Street, while varying the local height-of-buildings standard.
  The decision affects the future appearance and telecommunications infrastructure of the Wyoming site and includes bushfire protection requirements.

Decisions

• Mobile base station approved at 172 Glennie Street, Wyoming
  Development application DA/1244/2025 was approved under section 4.16(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, subject to conditions in the assessment report and amendments to Condition 6.2.
  The approval permits a new telecommunications facility in Wyoming and sets conditions intended to manage development and bushfire risks.
• Building-height standard varied
  The Panel varied the Central Coast Local Environmental Plan 2022, Clause 4.3 height-of-buildings standard under Clause 4.6 to permit the development.
  The facility can proceed despite exceeding the applicable height standard.
• Bushfire protection condition amended
  Condition 6.2 was amended to require an Inner Protection Area consistent with Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2019, including the 10-metre Asset Protection Zone shown in the cited bushfire assessment.
  The condition requires site vegetation and asset-protection measures to address bushfire safety.

Discussion

• Telecommunications infrastructure development
  The application was for a telecommunications mobile base station, identified as proposed mobile network site NSW00872. The Panel considered the assessment report, application documents, submissions and letters of support received outside the submissions period.
  Residents may be affected by the approved telecommunications infrastructure and its location near surrounding properties.
• Planning and environmental assessment
  The Panel found the proposal consistent with relevant Central Coast Development Control Plan 2022 objectives and accepted its impacts on surrounding properties, the built and natural environment, and the locality.
  The decision confirms the Panel considered local planning controls, submissions and potential neighbourhood impacts.

Impacts

• A telecommunications mobile base station may be developed at 172 Glennie Street, Wyoming.
• The development is permitted through a variation to the applicable building-height standard.
• Bushfire protection and asset-protection-zone requirements apply to the approved development.
• The decision was unanimous, with a 4:0 vote.

Places

• Wyoming (suburb)
  Location of the approved telecommunications mobile base station.
• 172 Glennie Street (street address)
  Site of development application DA/1244/2025.

Next

• Proceed with the approved development subject to the conditions attached to the assessment report, including amended Condition 6.2.
  Before and during development, as required by the approval conditions.

Extract

Central Coast Council MINUTES of the Local Planning Panel Meeting Held remotely online via Teams Thursday 18 June 2026 Panel Members Chairperson Heather Warton Panel Experts Michael Ryan Clare Brown Community Representative Julian Ardas Central Coast Council Officer Attendance Evert Grobbelaar Development Planner Kim Coghlan Civic Support Officer The Chairperson, Heather Warton declared the meeting open at 10:20am. The Chairperson gave an Acknowledgement of Country Statement. Apologies The Panel noted that no apologies had been received. 1 PROCEDURAL ITEMS 1.1 Disclosures of Interest The Panel members confirmed they have signed a Declaration of Interest in relation to each matter on the age...