Planning for Growth in Nowra-Bomaderry

Shoalhaven Council is seeking feedback on two draft planning documents proposed to guide the development and delivery of a future new residential area.

The 266-hectare site is located in the new suburb of Badagarang, north of Nowra, and is known as the Moss Vale Road North Urban Release Area.

It will provide land for between 2,000 and 2,500 new homes, as well as a local shopping centre, parks and supporting road infrastructure, over the next decade.

The draft Development Controls and proposed Local Infrastructure Contributions Framework have now been prepared to complete the initial planning work necessary to guide and enable the development of the new urban release area.

• The draft Development Controls will guide design of subdivisions and dwellings, the street network, protection of the environment as well as management of flooding and bushfire.
• The Local Infrastructure Contribution Framework identifies essential infrastructure and potential ways to fund and deliver it.

Both documents can be found on the right-hand panel under Document Library.

Have Your Say:

The two draft documents are on exhibition from Monday 26 August until Monday 23 September 2024.

To make a submission visit Council's Documents on Exhibition web page.

Work on the $32.8M Far North Collector Road network project has progressed well, with the main alignment largely completed and asphalt laid.

Work on the Moss Vale Road Roundabout has been slowed by poor ground conditions requiring extensive foundation improvement. This has pushed the road completion toward the end of 2023.

Following extensive community consultation, the new suburb name and boundary of Badagarang will be formally gazetted on Friday 24 February 2023.

Badagarang is an Aboriginal word in the local Dharawal language group, meaning Eastern Grey Kangaroo (a Dharawal totem). Listen to the pronunciation of Badagarang here.

Badagarang runs along both sides of Moss Vale Road between Bomaderry and Cambewarra Village. The area, outlined below, is located across the two existing rural localities of Cambewarra and Meroo Meadow.

Council considered the outcomes of the recent public exhibition of the Planning Options for Taylors Lane, Cambewarra (soon to be renamed Badagarang), at the Ordinary Council Meeting on 5 December 2022.

Council resolved (MIN22.933) to defer the matter and receive a briefing from staff to consider options suggested in a public deputation.

The report considered by Council and its resolution is available for viewing on Council’s Agendas and Minutes web page.

Council will provide further updates as the matter progresses.

The NSW Geographical Names Board (GNB) considered community feedback on the proposed suburb arrangements (name and boundary) at its September 2022 Board Meeting. At this meeting, the Board resolved to endorse the name of Badagarang for approval.

The GNB have now made a formal recommendation to the NSW Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government for approval of the new suburb arrangements. A further update will be provided once the decision of the Minister is known.

Council is exhibiting the Review of Planning Options for Taylors Lane, Cambewarra (Badagarang), until Friday, 4 November 2022.

The review considers options for the future of Taylors Lane as part of the realisation of the Moss Vale Road South Urban Release Area (URA) within which it is located, specifically:

• how the existing trees that are considered a feature of the current local landscape can feasibly be retained and successfully integrated into future urban development the existing zones allow
• how the required upgrade of Taylors Lane can still be delivered
• potential changes to planning controls on the adjoining land that may support the long-term retention of the trees.

The review also considers the ongoing appropriateness and potential changes to the existing urban zones at the eastern end of Taylors Lane.

Council initiated the review in June 2020 (MIN20.419) when it resolved to ‘defer’ a decision on the upgrade of the eastern section of Taylors Lane as part of the Far North Collector Road project. Earlier in 2020 Council had exhibited several options for the road upgrade, all of which would impact on the existing trees to varying extents and received objections from the community.

Key documents in the review that has now been undertaken include the initial Options Report (Studio GL) that was considered by Council in September 2021, and a Strategic Options Assessment Report (Stantec) that provides a fuller assessment of the indicative costs, technical feasibility and environment/cultural heritage impacts of the options.

Council is now seeking community feedback on the options before deciding the next steps/actions in this regard.

Interested persons are encouraged to view the review documents and have their say on the potential options. For more information about the exhibition, and how to make a submission, visit Council's Documents on Exhibition web page.

August - September 2022 Update

• Package 1: Moss Vale Road Southern (MVRS) Urban Release Area URA Wastewater (WW) Infrastructure
  • MVRS rising main installed
  • MVR Southern URA gravity trunk main installed
  • MVRS sewer pump station (SPS) construction and installation commenced
• Package 2: Moss Vale Road (MVR) – Sewer Pumping Stations (SPS)
  • MVRN SPS access road continued
  • MVRN SPS property settlement completed
• Package 3: Moss Vale Road (MVR) Urban Release Area (URA) – Pipelines
  • MVRS gravity trunk main installation continued
  • MVRS rising main installed
  • SPS23 rising main diversion continued
  • MVRN rising main installation continued
  • MVRN rising main highway under bore works commenced.

Images: Waste Water Pipeline and Shorage box

August - September 2022 Update

• Package 1: Stage 1 Water Main Lead-in Work (Completed 2021)
  • Package 1 works completed 2021.
• Package 2: Illaroo Road Water Pumping Station Upgrade
  • Detailed design completed June 2022, with procurement activities to follow 2022/2023.
  • Pre-work vegetation removal undertaken
  • Power supply works undertaken.
• Package 3: Stage 2 Water Mains (new and upgrades)
  • Detailed design completed April 2022, with procurement activities to follow 2022/2023.
• Package 4: New Water Reservoir Cambewarra
  • Detailed design completed March 2022, with procurement activities currently in progress.

Image: Water Pipeline

The NSW Geographical Names Board closed its public consultation on proposed suburb arrangements (name and boundary) on 1 July 2022. The Board is now considering the submissions received and plans to determine the matter at its meeting in September 2022.

An update on the proposed suburb arrangements will be provided to Council at its 22 August 2022 Ordinary Meeting. A copy of the report to Council is available on Council’s website. The meeting is scheduled to start at 5:30pm in the Council Chambers at Council’s Administration Building. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Members of the public can also watch these meetings live stream through Council's website.

Should you wish to make a deputation, please submit an application via the online deputation form on Council’s website or contact Council’s Governance Team on 1300 293 111.

Planning is underway to deliver a future residential area in the Nowra-Bomaderry area; known as the Moss Vale Road North Urban Release Area. This area was identified for urban development in 2008 and will provide land for between 2000 to 2500 new homes, a local shopping centre, and open space. The future community will be supported with a range of infrastructure including parks and roads.

The planning documents, guiding the future development of the release area, have been prepared and are now being exhibited for the community’s information and feedback.

These include:

• A Planning Proposal recommending changes to existing land use zones and planning controls, such as minimum lot sizes, building heights, and the location of smaller lots.
• Draft Development Controls for the design of the future subdivision and dwellings, the layout of the local centre, the street network, and the management of environmental areas. These are proposed to be added as a new chapter in Council’s City-wide Development Control Plan.

The planning documents, and a range of background and supporting information, are on exhibition until Friday, 1 July 2022. For more information about the exhibition, and how to make a submission, visit Council's Documents on Exhibition web page.