East Lismore housing project on land high and dry

A vacant East Lismore block well clear of the flood zones is proposed as a site for 22 new homes. See what the developer has planned in the $8.6 million project.

East Lismore could see 22 new houses if an $8.6 development gets off the ground. Picture: Avenue Studios.

A developer wants to build a new $8.6 million flood-resilient housing development including 22 units in East Lismore.

The Airforce Rd complex would compromise a mix of four and three-bedroom units on a site away from the worst of the regional city’s flooding.

East Lismore could see 22 new houses if an $8.6 development gets off the ground. Photo: Avenue Studios.

Town planner Michael Vine states in documents with Lismore City Council that the homes would be “well removed from significant parts of (Lismore) that are impacted by flooding”.

Documents show 14 of the units would be two-storey, and eight would be single.

Example of a four-bedroom unit floor plan proposed in a 22-home development in East Lismore. Image: Mason Priest

The 16,194 square metre site adjoins East Lismore Cemetery and is close to Southern Cross University.

The weatherboard units would front Airforce Rd and include “highly-articulated” facades.

Aerial shot of the site of the proposed development in East Lismore. Picture: Avenue Studios.

“The (units) will be finished in a range of light and more natural tones to provide an attractive residential setting that is integrated into the landscape,” the developer states.

The site is currently vacant grassland and the works would include earth works and landscaping.

However, the developer notes the project would see the retention of existing mature trees and koala habitat.

East Lismore could see 22 new houses if an $8.6 development gets off the ground. Picture: Avenue Studios.

Koala habitat corridors were identified along the southern and eastern part of the site and these areas will be “maintained and protected” with fencing and domestic pet ownership restricted to allow for the koalas to continue to use their habitat safely.

The development would also include “supplementary planting” in the koala habitat identified in the southern and eastern part of the site.