Proposed realignment of Glenning Valley, Berkeley Vale and Fountaindale suburb boundaries

It is the boundary shake-up that could see 150 homes classified as a different suburb and an entire street renumbered. Read how it could affect you here.

Central Coast Council wants to redraw the boundaries of three neighbouring suburbs to reduce confusion sparked by previous subdivisions and bring the boundaries up to NSW addressing standards.

A report to Central Coast Council’s meeting tomorrow recommends realigning the suburbs of Glenning Valley, Berkeley Vale and Fountaindale and renumbering all properties in Torrellia Way.

Under the proposal a total of 150 properties currently in Berkeley Vale and Fountaindale would come under the suburb of Glenning Valley.

It comes after a rezoning plan for 50ha of land called the Glenning Valley Planning Proposal went before the then Wyong Shire Council in 2009.

However the properties affected by the rezoning were officially located with the suburb of Berkeley Vale.

The proposal was eventually gazetted as the Glenning Valley Urban Release Area in 2014 and included the Glades Estate which was comprised of a 241 lot subdivision on Berkeley Rd, Bemboka Crescent and Scribbly Gum St.

Although some of the properties in the subdivisions were in the suburb of Berkeley Vale, the Glades Estate was marketed and sold as being within Glenning Valley.

The Glades Estate has been marketed as being in Glenning Valley when some of the houses and streets are technically in Berkeley Vale. Picture: Richard Noone

Council’s report states it had subsequently received various requests from property owners to realign the Glenning Valley suburb boundary to include all the properties within the estate.

The report to council states the existing boundary is also based on previous subdivisions and was no longer relevant to the current roads and lot patterns, and was not compliant with the Australian/New Zealand — Rural and Urban Addressing policy.

“The boundary is not compliant with NSW addressing requirements and is causing confusion for residents as the exact boundary location is not easy to determine,” the report states.

“In particular three streets with the Glades Estate are contained in both the Glenning Valley and Berkeley Vale suburbs. These streets are Sandalwood Close, White Fig Drive and Torrellia Way.”

The proposed suburb boundary between Glenning Valley, Fountaindale and Berkeley Vale, which takes Glenning Valley up to Enterprise Drive. Picture: Central Coast Council

Under the new suburb boundary, 150 properties from Berkeley Vale and Fountaindale will be incorporated into Glenning Valley including properties in the Glades Estate, properties south of Blade Close and Enterprise Drive.

The centre-line of Enterprise Drive will form the new boundary line for the northern part of Glenning Valley.

The report states as part of the Glades Estate subdivision, the creation of new lots in Torrellia Way resulted in “non-compliant and inconsistent street addressing” which has become problematic for residents.

“It is proposed to renumber the street in its entirety to ensure that the addressing is sequential and complies with the Australian/New Zealand Standards,” the report states.

As an interim measure council has provided tentative addresses for the residents using the property’s lot number.

A 28-day consultation period will commence in February next year and each affected property owner will be given a letter with their proposed address.

Following the consultation period council will submit the suburb boundary proposal to the Geographic Names Board for approval.

But residents of Torrellia Way were less than impressed at the idea of changing their address when the Express Advocate visited the small cul-de-sac.

“I hope council has a lot of money to pay for all my licenses,” one woman, who has lived in the street since 1994, said.

“I refuse to pay it.”

Other residents described changing their address on everything from their licences, bank accounts, electoral roll, insurance, schools and every other agency they dealt with — not to mention telling friends and family — as “a pain”.

However one young couple said council “would have to do it sooner or later” given the current mismatched street numbering often left courier and delivery drivers perplexed.

“It’s really difficult with the post,” they said.

“This whole part of the street, there’s always dramas getting deliveries and people often have to walk out and ask if a parcel is yours.”

Stone real estate principal Abdullah Choudhari has sold two properties in the area recently and said the boundary change could improve property values for Berkeley Vale properties that become Glenning Valley addresses by as much as two to five per cent.

He said locally there was a preference to be listed as Glenning Valley however “Sydney people wouldn’t know the difference”.