87 residential lots ‘a great development for Alice Springs’: Development authority body
A PROPOSAL to create 87 new residential lots was a ‘great development’ and will create about 200 local jobs , the NT Development Consent Authority (DCA) has heard
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A DECISION on plans for the second stage of a housing development on the outskirts of Alice Springs will be made next week.
The NT Development Consent Authority (DCA) heard on Wednesday that the proposed stage two of the Kilgariff Estate, which will create 87 residential lots, was a “great development that’s good for Alice Springs”.
The block of “affordable” houses could be added to the Alice Springs market if the development application (DA) for the subdivision is approved by the NT Government’s Development Committee Authority next week.
The development, flagged for 155 Colonel Rose Drive in Kilgariff for Stage 2 will also include an additional four blocks for drainage and one for a park, and aims to provide a “safe and connected community”.
It is expected to create an estimated 200 local jobs and will provide a further 87 residential lots for sale directly south of the existing release, Stage 1 (which has sold out).
Development Consent Authority (DCA) member Chris Neck said it was “a great development that’s good for our town”.
But, Mr Neck said he thought “consideration needs to be given to a staged commercial development”.
Masterplan NT applicant Joe Sheridan agreed with Mr Neck and said he thought the concept of a nearby “commercial development would make it more attractive (to buyers)”, but any commercial development is gazetted under the NT Government within their Kilgariff Area Plan, under the Northern Territory Planning Scheme.
The Kilgariff West Concept Plan provides the proposed layout for upcoming stages to be built in Kilgariff and flags commercial and community purpose uses, including a school site.
Kilgariff West will be developed in several stages to meet ongoing demand for residential land in Alice Springs.
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The authority body heard the applicants had “reoptimized the original concept” of Stage 2 and made some of the lot sizes smaller after an investigation.
DCA chair Suzanne Phillip said during the meeting, “the lot sizes was always going to be difficult with the zoning” but “there should be no difficulty in accepting the smaller lots … (as it) fits in with the overall Kilgarrif Area Plan”.
DCA member Jamie de Brenni asked the applicants during the meeting, “With 70 per cent chance of us getting record rain how certain are you the draining won’t wash away the road?”.
A project engineer for Stage 2 said “reports have been undertaken through the department looking at Kilgarrif and the impacts on Colonel Rose Drive were found to be negligible”.
“Why there is no impact is the peak flows from out of Kilgarrif will provide far before when it overflows from the Todd (River) into St Mary’s Creek.”
Lot pricing will be released in late 2020 following the planning and design approval process.
The application for stage two will be decided by the Development Committee Authority next week.
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