A proposal to amend the Huntlee Development Control Plan to allow housing lots as small as 217 square metres in the town centre is now on public exhibition with Cessnock City Council.
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The NSW Government is the authority for the Huntlee Major Project Approval and is responsible for any modifications to it, but the council is able to put forward development controls, and is encouraging residents to have their say and attend an information session about the proposed amendments.
Huntlee developer LWP Property Group has applied to the state government to amend the approval to allow for a new medium-density housing lot type known as Urban One, measuring between 217 and 354 square metres.
These lots would accommodate compact dwelling types and would be located around Huntlee's commercial centre and proposed school site.
The Huntlee Development Control Plan, which transitioned to council in 2018, contains detailed planning and design guidelines to support controls in the Local Environment Plan.
The proposal seeks to amend the Development Control Plan to introduce controls for development on the Urban One lot type, including requirements for landscape areas, private open space, setbacks and car parking.
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Community information sessions will be held at Huntlee Park on Tuesday, November 1 from 12pm to 3pm, and the Huntlee Project Office (1 Triton Boulevard) on Thursday, November 3 from 3pm to 6pm.
Cessnock mayor Jay Suvaal said it was important the community participates in the process.
"This is a complex planning matter, and approval of the size of lots at Huntlee will ultimately be decided by the state government," Cr Suvaal said.
"However, through the Development Control Plan, council will be able to bring additional development controls.
"If council does not put forward additional controls, should the state government approve the modification, council will have very little control over developments in these allotments.
"I would encourage the community to participate in this process."
To find out more and to have your say on the proposed amendments, visit together.cessnock.nsw.gov.au/huntlee-dcp by November 15.
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Krystal Sellars
Krystal Sellars is the Senior Journalist at the Cessnock Advertiser. Born and raised in Cessnock, she started her journalism career at the Advertiser in 2006 after completing a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle. Contact her on krystal.sellars@cessnockadvertiser.com.au.
Krystal Sellars is the Senior Journalist at the Cessnock Advertiser. Born and raised in Cessnock, she started her journalism career at the Advertiser in 2006 after completing a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle. Contact her on krystal.sellars@cessnockadvertiser.com.au.
