Newcastle council approved plans for an eight-storey office block in Hunter Street and a 16-room boarding house in Hamilton on Tuesday night.
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Hunter developer GWH received the green light for its Darby Plaza redevelopment, which includes 138 parking spaces.
The building will sit on a site which encompasses part of the former heavy rail corridor near the junction of Hunter and Darby streets.
GWH had intended to include apartments in the building after winning a state government tender to buy the land last year but ditched them in favour of 8000 square metres of office space.
The plan includes a public square, part of which will be dedicated to the council.
The council approved a boarding house at 147 Beaumont Street, Hamilton, despite receiving 33 objections from neighbours concerned about the scale of the project, parking and loss of privacy.
The council also approved a Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation plan to subdivide five hectares of land at Honeysuckle to allow for road widening and the sale of a 5647 square metre waterfront block for units.
Michael Parris
Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.
Michael Parris reports on politics for the Newcastle Herald. He started at the Herald in 1994 after working in the ABC Newcastle newsroom. Michael spent much of his career as a sub-editor before moving into political reporting in 2017. He was a finalist in the Sports Australia national media awards for his stories about a male-only tennis club in Newcastle. He has covered NSW and federal elections, state and federal budgets and local politics. He has also written extensively about the COVID-19 pandemic with a special focus on data analysis and the effects of lockdowns on the Hunter community.
