Peninsula Community Access Edition 377
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Shop for lease in Blackwall Rd Woy Woy
28 September 2015
Another large vacant retail space in Woy Woy’s town centre
Chamber call: Revitalise Woy Woy Woy Woy town centre needs to be revitalised, according to Peninsula Chamber of Commerce president Mr Matthew Wales It needed redevelopment incentives like those in Gosford and an overhaul of traffic management, he said. He said the number of vacant shops in Blackwall Road has escalated in recent months and the closure of the nearby RTA has further dampened the
commercial mood in the town centre. Mr Wales said Woy Woy town centre continued to suffer because of Gosford Council’s obsession with the Gosford CBD. “We want to see a five-year moratorium on car parking fees and discounts on Section 94 payments to encourage current land owners to redevelop in Woy Woy. “It is no different to the Section 94 discounts and floor space
ratio concessions being given in the Gosford CBD but I think we can do more in Woy Woy and get a much better outcome in a shorter period of time than we will ever get in Gosford,” he said. “When you talk about a $170 million development like those in Gosford you make people’s heads swell but smaller and more manageable developments, using floor space ratio and height bonuses, if you make them attractive, they are
Vacant shops can be found on both sides of Blackwall Road Woy Woy
achievable,” he said. He said Woy Woy’s revival hinged on many variables. “We don’t seem to have an economic blue print for Woy Woy town centre and there are infrastructure issues that need to be addressed,” he said. One critical issue was the no right turn from Blackwall Rd to Railway St, which he said “means everyone tends to bypass the main street”. Mr Wales said there was a need to revisit the whole traffic
management plan for Woy Woy. He said the pending completion of the new grand stand and open concourse area at the oval, expected to be ready for use within six months, was positive for Woy Woy. This brand new facility was expected to put some focus back on Oval Avenue and the older part of Woy Woy, he said. Interview, 24 Sep 2015 Matthew Wales, Peninsula Chamber of Commerce Reporter: Jackie Pearson
More retail space for lease in Woy Woy
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