Karl Stefanovic and his wife Jasmine have finally been given the green light for their lavish $4.5 million renovation on Sydney’s North Shore.
The couple have been embroiled in a long-running row with Willoughby Council over their plans to redevelop their modest home in Castlecrag into a four-storey townhouse.
After a two-day hearing earlier this year, the Land and Environment Court ruled in favor of the famous couple, the Daily telegram on Wednesday.
The decision comes after Stefanovic first submitted a planning application to the municipality last March.
One of Sydney’s sought-after postcodes, Castlecrag is a close-knit community of approximately 3,000 people and is located just 6 miles from the CBD.
Karl Stefanovic and his wife Jasmine have finally been given the green light for their lavish $4.5 million renovation on Sydney’s North Shore. Both shown
Neighbors responded to the DA with a range of concerns, including overshadowing ‘loss of view’ and reflection from solar panels.
The Channel Nine Today star bought the 1960s brick home in March 2021 for $3.2 million.
The house has an extensive garden, is beautifully furnished and includes a spa and a gazebo.
Other features include a large, cozy lounge with panoramic, green views and a spacious, practical kitchen.
The couple have been embroiled in a long-running row with Willoughby Council over their plans to redevelop their modest home in Castlecrag into a four-storey townhouse.
The application revealed that the couple had plans to build a four-storey house on the site, including 102 square meters of living space below ground level.
The five-bedroom, five-bathroom structure was designed by Melbourne-based Kennon Architects.
The DA claims that ‘the quality of housing’ for residents will ‘improve’ under the plans, while the proposal aims to ‘improve the streetscape and make a positive contribution to the locality’.
After a two-day hearing earlier this year, the Land and Environment Court ruled in favor of the famous couple, the Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday.
The application revealed that the couple had plans to build a four-storey house on the site, including 102 square meters of living space below ground level.
The celebrity couple’s legal team stated that the renovation ‘generally complied’ with Willoughby Council’s planning laws.
However, it did not comply with floor area ratio controls in accordance with local planning regulations. This is the ratio between the floor area of a location and the size of the land on which the building stands.
The Stefanovics stated in their proposal that the violation of the floor area-to-space ratio was due to the “sloping topography of the site.”
They argued that this would cause their redeveloped property to have ‘no adverse impact on adjacent properties or the locality/streetscape’.
In August, neighbor Winny Lee expressed concern that the development would “degrade the view” of her family’s backyard.