Rezoning plans to build more than 110 new homes at Wyong
Two separate but adjoining rezoning applications could see more than 110 new homes built at Wyong. But there is already fears the multimillion dollar development could impact Porter’s Creek.
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More than 110 new homes could be built behind Wyong Christian Community School off Alison Rd at Wyong if two separate rezoning applications are approved.
The first application is to rezone a 20.9ha block of land into 57 residential lots ranging in size from 450sq m to 135,630sq m.
The land is owned by Tanstra Developments Pty Ltd and the majority of the site is zoned R2 Low Density Residential with a small portion of the northern area zoned E3 Environmental.
The site forms part of “West Wyong”, which was zoned for residential purposes as part of the former Wyong Shire Council’s urban release program in the early 1980s.
The subdivision proposal was first lodged in 2015 but it has been substantially reduced with the new application to clear 8.18ha of the 20.875ha site, which represents about 39 per cent of the total land area.
“The proposed subdivision will provide housing needs of the community in a low density residential environment,” the application states.
“The subdivision proposal represents a density of 2.7 lots per hectare.
“The public will benefit from the proposed development, as it will provide much needed residential lots in the northern part of the Central Coast. The proposal incorporates a range of lot sizes and types providing a diversity of housing.”
However, the subdivision has already attracted one submission against the proposal.
“My first objection to this development is that will impact on the Porters Creek
Catchment,” the submission reads.
“This particular development is only 200-300m from Porters Creek on sloping land that generates significant surface run-off when it rains.
“Porters Creek and the wetlands that surround it play a crucial role in filtering floodwaters before they enter the Wyong River and Tuggerah Lakes and hence contribute to maintaining the overall quality of our Central Coast waterways.”
The submission also objects to the development because it adjoins a habitat area for endangered species.
“It is true that the developers argue that only a portion of the southern section
of the development falls into a Coastal Environmental Area under the SEPP but any
person with knowledge of ecological processes knows that a reduction in the size of
any ecosystem, has severe consequences on the ability of that system to survive,” the submission states.
The second subdivision is for a parcel of land adjoining the western side of the first site and proposes to have integrated road, sewer and water infrastructure between the two proposals.
The landowner, DA2 Pty Ltd, wants to develop about 6.6ha of the 12.6ha site with the remaining 50 per cent of the land to form part of a much larger network of environmental lands linking to Porters Creek Wetland.
It would see 56 homes built on lots ranging from 450sq m to 1,074sq m with a residential “superlot” of 5,812sq m, which could be subject to a further development application.
The proposal states aerial photography indicates the land use of the site appears to have been open and vacant from at least 1954 until 2020.
Under the plan a residual lot from the subdivision is proposed to be transferred to council and include water quality basins, drainage corridors linking with council’s existing drainage reserve and ecological corridors, and the recently constructed Mardi to Warnervale Pipeline.
“The landowner is also aware of council’s discussions with the adjoining landowner (Tanstra Pty Ltd) regarding a possible east west environmental/passive recreational corridor, the proposal states.
“The proposal will facilitate the creation of a western environmental corridor that will assist council in its objective of creating an environmental corridor and walking trail linking Chapman’s Hill and Porters Creek.”
The two sites are both within 2km of Wyong’s CBD.
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