Kyle Sandilands plans $2.5m ‘kid-proof’ hideaway

Kyle and Tegan Sandilands are renovating their newly-acquired NSW Central Coast weekender.

The Copacabana retreat was bought for $1.8m through Ryley Davie at George Brand Real Estate, with the unrenovated three-bedroom home, with water views from its upper level, having had an initial $1,995,000 asking price.

Radio announcer Kyle and Tegan recently secured a complying development certificate for $670,000 renovations proposed by Craig Farrugia Building Design.

More recently, the couple have also decided to seek permission for a pool and an adjoining tiled patio from The Central Coast Council.

The pool is proposed for the rear of the 590sq m block. The irregular-shaped 10m pool will feature a stepped entry in one corner, according to the plans by Terrigal-based SiteDesign + Studios.

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A render of the proposed pool at Kyle and Tegan Sandilands’ Copacabana residence.

Kyle and Tegan Sandilands are renovating their Copacabana weekender. Picture: realestate.com.au

It advised the “proposed swimming pool and surrounds design was influenced by current site conditions and lifestyles of the owners”.

“The pool has been located in a position to make it safe to access and to be visual from the house balcony to watch over children swimming,” it said. Six trees will be removed to make way for the pool, with 22 new trees set to be planted.

Council requires a rainwater tank of at least 2275 litres and a tap within 10m of the pool.

The Copacabana property was bought to be close to Tegan’s family, after the couple and sold their Port Douglas holiday home late last year for $2.55m.

Having been bought before they had their son, Otto, in 2022, the Far North Queensland location was not that child-friendly.

The tropical bush retreat had been bought for $1.3m in 2020.

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Kyle Sandilands with wife Tegan and son Otto. Picture: Instagram

“When it was just Tegan and I, the place was absolutely perfect for us because of its private and tropical location overlooking the water,” Kyle said last year.

“Our two-year-old son Otto loves the beach, which can be difficult to go to up around Port Douglas due to the crocodiles.

“We’re going to relocate somewhere a bit closer to Sydney where we don’t have to worry about hungry reptiles.”

The couple had also considered the Copacabana house that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his fiancee Jodie Haydon bought, but decided the clifftop backyard would not be appropriate for their young son.

The Sandilands are based in Vaucluse.

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