About the planning proposal

We recently asked for your feedback on a draft planning proposal to rezone land from RU2 - Rural Landscape to RU2 - Low Density Residential and C2 - Environmental Conservation under Great Lakes Local Environmental Plan 2014 on part Lot 72 DP 1273289 (formerly part Lot 303 DP 1099114), Myall Drive, South Forster.

The land is identified in Council’s Urban Release Areas Report 2021 for rezoning to provide low density residential and environmental opportunities. This rezoning represents the final stage of the Fairview West (now called Summer Green) development and would link the existing Myall Drive to the east with the part of Myall Drive being constructed in the north as part of an approved subdivision. The rezoning would also permit a minor extension to the approved subdivision, estimated to provide an additional 16 houses.

A Gateway Determination has been issued by the NSW Department of Planning & Environment outlining that the draft Planning Proposal can proceed to public exhibition and designating Council as the Local Plan Making Authority.

In summary, the draft Planning Proposal seeks to:

• Amend the zoning from RU2 - Rural Landscape to R2 - Low Density Residential and C2 – Environmental Conservation.
• Amend the lot size for subdivision from 40 hectares to 450m² in the area to be zoned R2 - Low Density Residential.
• Amend the floor space ratio from 0.4:1 to 0.5:1 in the area to be zoned R2 - Low Density Residential.

It is important to note that the draft planning proposal only relates to the rezoning of the subject land. Subsequent development would undergo a separate exhibition process.

Property: Part of Lot 72 DP 1273289 (formerly part Lot 303 DP 1099114), Myall Drive, Forster NSW 2428.

The main objective of the draft planning proposal is to change the zoning of the subject land from RU2 – Rural Landscape to R2 - Low Density Residential and C2 - Environmental Conservation, as shown in Figures 3 and 4 below.

For more information about the proposed Draft Planning Proposal visit the NSW Planning Portal directly (search under Mid-Coast Council) https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/ppr/under%20exhibition.