Gilead will be rezoned, paving the way for housing development
The State Government has given the green light to rezone land at Gilead, south of Campbelltownn, paving the way for the area to be developed for housing.
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The State Government has given the green light to rezone land at Gilead, south of Campbelltownn, paving the way for the area to be developed for housing.
The Greater Sydney Commission’s changes to the Campbelltown Local Environmental Plan were published in the NSW Government Gazette last Friday.
The decision will allow developer Lendlease to build 1700 homes, pending a development application.
Campbelltown Council earlier supported rezoning of the land.
Campbelltown Mayor George Brticevic said when a development application was lodged, it was assessed extensively by council staff.
“There are a whole bunch of exhaustive studies that still have to be done,” he said.
“Council staff will work to identify areas of deficiency with the development and take that up with the developer.”
Cr Brticevic said any development would have to meet modern day standards.
“Houses will have to be built with public transport options in mind, access to open space and recreational facilities and a diversification of properties would need to be built,” he said.
“Not everyone wants to live in a house so a little bit of medium density housing closer to shopping centres may be part of it.”
Cr Brticevic said the potential development would allow for the upgrading of Appin Rd.
“There’s a $54 million commitment to Appin Rd, $45 million from Lendlease and $9 million from the state government and that’s on top of the $50 million commitment from the federal government.
“It will allow Appin Rd on the Campbelltown side to be dual lanes, and while there is still more to be done further on from there that is a good thing.”
Cr Brticevic said the council would be having meetings with the state government to ensure protection measures would be put in place on Appin Rd for the region’s koala population including under or overpasses and fauna exclusion fencing.
“I envisage that will be in place before any development starts at Gilead,” he said.
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