A rezoning proposal for 45 Mulloway Rd, Chain Valley Bay, has been endorsed by Central Coast Council with a few amendments, including minor boundary changes, following a period of public consultation.
The rezone will allow the 10.61HA site to house a Manufactured Home Estate (MHE), some low-density residential development and a vegetation and wildlife corridor.
Council resolved in April, 2020, to prepare a Planning Proposal for the rezone, which at that time was to accommodate only the MHE.
A Gateway Determination was issued by the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) on July 28, 2020.
However, in response to ongoing negotiations with the landowner, the applicant requested an amendment to the proposal to reduce the area for the proposed MHE and introduce a section of R2 low-density residential land into the proposal.
Subsequently, on February 17, 2021, Council resolved to adjust the rezone and seek an amendment to the Gateway Determination from the DPIE to include a new R2 Low Density Residential Zone.
The proposal went on public exhibition in December, 2021-January, 2022, with only two submissions received.
The proposal triggers the Biodiversity Offset Scheme (BOS) through potentially impacting areas with high Biodiversity Values and exceeding the area clearing threshold so a draft Biodiversity Certification Assessment Report forms part of the report to Council.
The need for an intersection upgrade at Pacific Hwy and Chain Valley Bay Rd has been identified, with TfNSW indicating that no additional development in the area will be approved until this intersection is suitably upgraded.
TfNSW and the applicant are in talks over the matter.
Draft Flood Mapping for Lake Macquarie identifies that the limit of the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) generally aligns with land proposed to be preserved under the C2 zoning with some potential minor flooding or potential pooling along the western boundary of the site.
The applicant has revised the proposed internal layout of the MHE which eliminates residential or other structures from the areas where the minor flooding may occur.
Guringai Tribal Link initially objected to the planning proposal but following further consultation was satisfied that potentially significant land was to remain undisturbed.
Source:
Central Coast Council agenda, Sep 27
They should have said two green frogs were nesting in the tree it would have stoped the development, This will set a precidence for the Local aboriginal land council thank you for the story, Oh and it is not Guringai Language Tribe subtribe or people of the Centeral coast.
Another set of traffic lights on the highway?