First of 2000 Caboolture West homes approved in new development
The development of a 2000-home community in Caboolture West has been given the go ahead, marking the first project approved for the future regional city of 70,000 people.
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Over 175ha of bushland will be transformed into a 2000-home neighbourhood, the first of many to eventually form the 70,000-residents site of Caboolture West.
Waraba (Caboolture West) will eventually become home to a satellite city the size of Mackay with 70,000 residents, — and its has all started with the approval of this first development application.
Moreton Bay Mayor Peter Flannery said developers Stockland would now be able to build 2050 dwellings over a 175.4ha area located at 60-172 Litherland Rd (Upper Caboolture) after a unanimous vote of support from council.
Stocklands Caboolture West masterplan will include over 2,000 homes, a separate Halcyon lifestyle community, along with seven local parks, extensive areas of accessible parkland and the protection and rehabilitation of land for conservation purposes across the site and including the Caboolture River.
This neighbourhood will offer low-to-medium density with between 11-30 lots per hectare over the 175.4 hectare development area, consistent with council’s planning scheme.
It is just the first development within the broader Waraba area which covers 3156ha, and will eventually be home to 70,000 in around 30,000 dwellings.
Waraba could take up to 40 years to fully develop.
The development includes an infrastructure agreement that would see:
-The provision of seven local recreation parks, district open space and conservation areas totalling 52.7ha of public land.
-Rehabilitation of 17.7ha of land to be part of a green network precinct.
-Provision of all internal stormwater infrastructure necessitated by the development.
-Financial contributions towards a future district sports park and future regional sports park.
The Infrastructure Agreement also provides for major improvements to Caboolture River Rd including:
-Provision of land to eventually allow the duplication of Caboolture River Rd.
-Upgrading the section between Walkers Road and Grant Road to four lanes.
-Construction of a three-way signalised intersection at Cresthaven Drive.
-Intersection upgrades to improve safety and efficiency at Virginia Road, Forest Park Place and MacGinley Road.
-Creation of a hybrid two-lane roundabout at Albert Circuit.
-Decommissioning of the intersection at Litherland Road.
The new masterplanned community will contribute to the Queensland Government’s plan to create a thriving and liveable suburb for Caboolture West supported by key services, including primary schools, neighbourhood facilities, centres, parks, sporting fields and transport infrastructure.
Stockland General Manager for Queensland Development David Laner welcomed the approval, with the project delivering new homes for families and creating economic and employment opportunities for the Caboolture and Morayfield region.
“The future development will see extensive rehabilitation occur along the Caboolture River, new parks, and the upgrade of Caboolture River Road, which will assist with improved traffic connection for the community,” he said.
“Families will have good access to the existing Morayfield Shopping Centre and train station, and over time will be nearby to all of the future conveniences planned for the Caboolture West growth area.”
Stockland will work with the Queensland Government, Moreton Bay Regional Council and Unitywater to support the delivery of key infrastructure, with earthworks due to commence next year.
Mr Flannery said Stockland was not taking the usual cookie-cutter approach that might come to mind for locals when thinking about other major developments they‘ve seen in recent decades.
“There will be a broad distribution of lot sizes, lot mix, and housing types to achieve housing diversity, and there will also be a variety of block shapes to facilitate an efficient neighbourhood pattern and scale,” Mr Flannery said.
“So in addition to provided much needed affordable housing, there will also be a wide variety of detached, semi-detached and attached residences to allow different lifestyle choices at different stages of life.
“The design of this new community is centred around safety and convenience, with a focus on subtropical design principles and aesthetics.
“The street design incorporates active transport linkages so that pedestrians and cyclists can easily nip around the neighbourhood via laneways, interconnected streets, and green spaces.
“At the heart of it all will be the centrally located Neighbourhood Hub, with small-scale retail and commercial operations.
“The green network that’s a prominent feature of the community’s design will consolidate and rehabilitate fragmented land parcels to create a connected network of quality environmental areas for recreation, conservation, biodiversity, and habitat values.
“Importantly, the green network precinct will preserve the major Caboolture River open space as well as connecting Small Creek, and the Powerlink Corridor.”
Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles said he was thrilled to see the council acting so swiftly, following the release of the Caboolture West Interim Structure Plan earlier this year.
“Our plan sets out spaces for homes, schools, neighbourhood facilities, parks and other recreational areas, roads and transport corridors as well as areas protecting environmentally valuable land and this is a huge step in the right direction.
“The Palaszczuk Government committed significant funding to deliver water and sewer infrastructure that will support development of new homes in Caboolture West, including $10.5 million from the Building Acceleration Fund and $15 million from the Growth Acceleration Fund, so it’s great to see movement at the site.”
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