Gold Coast development: Signs of life in $1 billion Pacific View Estate project

A $1 billion mega-suburb which is set to become home to up to 12,000 people is one step closer to becoming a reality.

A PROPOSED $1 billion mega development is set to move a step closer to finally becoming a reality nearly a decade after it was first unveiled.

Pacific View Estate, a masterplanned community, will be built at Worongary and will eventually be home to up to 12,000 people.

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Pacific View Estate Picture: DBI Design

It was called in by the State Government in 2015 and given preliminary approval for its magnitude.

But there’s been little movement since.

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The site of Pacific View Estate at Worongary. Picture: Tim Marsden

Area councillor Glenn Tozer last night posted on his social media page that constituents had approached him wanting an update on the project.

“A few people have recently asked about Pacific View Estate in Worongary and when it will commence,” he said.

The planned Pacific View Estate on the Gold Coast.

“The short answer is that I don’t know but I expect progress within the next 24 months.

“They were given preliminary approval in 2015 by the State Government and the council’s City Plan now anticipates the development outcomes of their preliminary approval.”

The planned side. Picture: DBI Design

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The suburb was planned after the Perth-based Perron Group bought the 342ha ­parcel of vacant land that had belonged to reclusive millionaire Robert “Spiney Bob’’ ­Anthes, who died in 2004.

In March 2015, Deputy Premier Jackie Trad announced the government had approved the project after a call-in, predicting it would provide a $3.2 billion boost to the economy and about 2700 jobs during the construction phase.

Cr Tozer told the Bulletin this afternoon that no new documents had been lodged with council since 2015.

“I have sought updates regularly and, as far as I know, plans are moving forward,” he said.

“They have been navigating federal legislation in relation to offsets and it is my understanding that within months there will be movement which will give us a better picture of the way forward.”

It will be home to up to 12,000 people.

The estate’s development code allows for lots ranging from 180sq m to 1500sq m and apartment buildings up to eight storeys.

A village centre with maximum ground floor space of 15,000sq m is likely to have a supermarket chain as an anchoring client.

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The project was first proposed about a decade ago.

The estate’s planning allows for an industrial precinct that would include manufacturing and storage facilities.

The east-west corridor provides for a “central green open space spine” to provide a breathing space across the suburb.