Teraglin Lakeshore Village will be upgraded and expanded with 78 new home sites and more community facilities for the residents.
Hometown Australia bought the manufactured home village in 2020 and set expansion plans in motion to improve the village on the shores of Lake Macquarie in Mulloway Rd, Chain Valley Bay.
A previous development application to Central Coast Council in 2021 was withdrawn while Hometown conducted further consultation with residents living in the 230 homes at the village.
Also, Council had raised issues relating to ecology, planning, engineering and social impact.
Hometown’s new, modified development application has more detail in regard to tree protection and removal, bushfire management, biodiversity, landscaping, amenity and operations.
The new proposal involves another 78 new home sites with 69 of those in the area currently used as an informal golf course, an upgrade of existing and construction of new community facilities as well as better drainage to manage stormwater flow and flood resilience, new internal roads including a second entry/exit to Mulloway Rd, and visitor parking.
The existing community building, pool and barbecue will remain and there’ll be another new clubhouse with kitchen, dining, amenities, lounge, games room and gym, as well as a second swimming pool, men’s shed, bowling green, barbecue area and amenities.
This $1.8M investment in village community amenities is the most significant for more than 30 years.
The main development area of 1.27ha in the north-east corner of the site is offset by 4.3ha of adjoining open space at 10 Mulloway Rd (Lot 22 – also owned by Hometown) which will remain undeveloped and managed and protected with a Vegetation and Fauna Management Plan.
A house on the site will remain and Hometown says it is committed to implementing the Plan including removal of stock (horses) currently reducing the biodiversity of the area and rehabilitation and revegetation for connectivity through the Lot between Lake Macquarie Conservation Area and the waterfront vegetation.
The new development application (1708/2021) is on public exhibition until Friday, December 9. It contains a waste management plan, traffic report, Aboriginal heritage assessment, social impact assessment, architectural and landscape plans along with about 40 submissions which are almost equal in number, for and against.
Sue Murray