Planning for Growth in Nowra-Bomaderry

Council is seeking community feedback on the potential naming options for the future Urban Release Areas located on both sides of Moss Vale Road between Bomaderry and Cambewarra (currently known as the "Moss Vale Road North" and "Moss Vale Road South").

Consultation has been undertaken to arrive at two potential naming options.

Tell us your preferred name by completing the Online Survey by Sunday 28 November 2021.

For more information on this project, visit the Mossvale Road URA Naming of New Suburb Get Involved web page, email kristy.o'sullivan@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au or call 02 4429 3511.

Council considered the Review of Planning Controls and Options for Taylors Lane, Cambewarra at the Development and Environment Committee Meeting on 7 September 2021.

Council resolved (MIN21.619) to:

1. Receive the review of options for Taylors Lane, as detailed in the report prepared by Studio GL at Attachment 1 for information.
2. Request that Council staff undertake further investigations into the indicative costs (construction, land acquisition, habitat loss, cultural heritage loss and environmental heritage loss) associated with each option, including identification of a preferred option/s, and receive a Councillor briefing from staff at the appropriate point on this work.
3. Place the consultant’s report and additional information (point 2 above) on public exhibition for at least 30 days, invite comment on it from local stakeholders and the broader community.
4. Receive a further future report to consider the outcomes of the public exhibition and decide how to proceed with the review of planning controls associated with Taylors Lane, Cambewarra.
5. Notify local stakeholders (landowners and developers around Taylors Lane), participants in the stakeholder workshops, development industry representatives and the Cambewarra Residents and Ratepayers Association and Pride of Bomaderry of this decision and of the exhibition arrangements when they are known.

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

Council will now undertake further work on the options as outlined in point 2 of the resolution, before exhibiting the review for broader community comment. Further advice of the public exhibition arrangements, and how to submit comments on the review, will be issued in due course.

Council anticipates that a report on the Proposed Exhibition - Review of Planning Controls and Options for Taylors Lane, Cambewarra, will be considered by Council’s Development and Environment Committee at its Tuesday, 7 September 2021 meeting.

The Review of Planning Controls and Options for Taylors Lane report presents the outcomes of a review undertaken for Council by consultants Studio GL Pty Ltd The report is published in the 'Document Library' on this web page. The review considers options to retain the trees which are a feature of the current Taylors Lane, following Council’s decision in June 2020 to ‘defer’ a decision on its proposed upgrade as part of the Far North Collector Road project.

The review also considers the existing zoning and potential planning controls for the adjoining land, including the area within the Moss Vale Road South Urban Release Area (URA) and existing undeveloped zones outside the URA at the eastern end of Taylors Lane.

You can confirm the date of the meeting by checking the agenda which will be available online from the afternoon of the Thursday proceeding the meeting on Council’s Agendas and Minutes web page.

The meeting is scheduled to start at 5:00 pm and will be held in the Council Chambers at Council’s Administration Building. Due to social distancing requirements at this time, the Council Chambers are closed to the public. You can however view the meeting live on Council’s Webcast web page.

Information on how to make a deputation to the Committee is provided on Council's Deputations Webpage. Before making a deputation request, you should review the report and the recommendations, as you will need to advise whether your deputation will be for or against the report recommendations. For further information, contact Council’s Governance Unit on (02) 4429 3111.

If you need further information about this matter, please contact Ryan Jameson, City Futures, on 0407 856 422. Please quote Council’s reference 64806E.

Watermain construction works are progressing with a horizontal directional drilling Sub-Contractor completing works from East of Good Dog Creek to Hockeys Lane.

The horizontal directional drilling Sub-Contractor has encountered some complications with the watermain installation adjacent Good Dog Creek.

Due to this complication, the Contractor’s works program will be amended to reflect the changes. This includes the installation of traffic management such as a closure of Hockeys Lane and a detour via Rouse Ave. Please refer to attached traffic control/management plans for the works.

Key timeframes for traffic control/management as follows:

Works adjacent the corner of Main Rd and Hockeys Lane, Cambewarra:

• Road closure of Hockeys Ln/Main Intersection – Implement 20th August and leave in place for approximately 1-2weeks.
• Interconnection works at Hockeys Lane – Pushed back to 31st August pending Shoalhaven Water Operations confirmation.

Works West of the Cambewarra township on Main Rd, Cambewarra:

• Traffic Lights to be installed 23rd August for approximately 1 week.
• Isolate existing DN150 PVC main 20th August approx. 1 week (Confirmed on-site with Shoalhaven Water Operations)
• Installation of new DN180 main alignment over existing DN150PVC watermain (Confirmed on-site with Shoalhaven Water Operations)
• Cut in Stop Valve into existing DN150 main 23rd August (Confirmed on-site with Shoalhaven Water Operations)

Shoalhaven Water Management have accepted a request for the horizontal directional drilling Contractor to complete working duties on weekends, subject to the following:

1. Works on Sunday cannot commence until after 9am.
2. No high-level noise activities permitted as defined in the Contract.
3. All stakeholder communications to be captured/recorded and shared with the Principal.
4. No works on Private Property during the extended hours without landowner prior written consent.
5. No works permitted within village itself.
6. This arrangement is to be reviewed after the first week of implementation and the Principal in their sole discretion may elect to terminate or continue the extended hours.

If you have any questions about the above works, please contact Calvin Ferrier via email on Calvin.Ferrier@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au or phone on 0418 424 422.

On Tuesday 13 July 2021 Council’s Development and Environment Committee considered a report on the planning for the Moss Vale Road North Urban Release Area, where it was resolved that Council (MIN21.447):

1. Endorse the continued preparation and advancement of a Planning Proposal, draft Development Control Plan, and proposed Development Contributions Framework, including consultation with relevant NSW Government Agencies (NSW Rural Fire Service & NSW Natural Resources Access Regulator).

2. Delegate authority to the CEO (Director – City Futures) to make necessary changes to the Planning Proposal and draft Development Control Plan to reflect the outcomes of the remaining Agency Consultation and technical studies as they are completed.

3. Receive a further detailed report on the proposed Development Contributions Framework (list of costed infrastructure and options to secure funding) when prepared.

4. Publicly exhibit the Planning Proposal and draft Development Control Plan, as amended, for a minimum of 28 days.

5. Receive a further report on the results of the public exhibition of the Planning Proposal and draft Development Control Plan and the work required to finalise these documents.

6. Endorse the public exhibition of suburb naming options (Badagarang and Gumbeengang) for a minimum of 28 days and receive a further report on the results of the public exhibition and the work required to settle new suburb arrangements.

7. Advise affected and adjoining landowners and relevant Community Consultative Bodies of this decision and associated public exhibitions).

The full report considered by the Committee is available at Council’s Agendas and Minutes web page.

Commencement of Amendments to Shoalhaven LEP 2014, Shoalhaven DCP 2014 and Contributions Plan 2019 – PP054 Riparian Land at Taylors Lane, Cambewarra

Council considered the exhibition outcomes of Planning Proposal PP054 at the Development and Environment Committee meeting on Tuesday, 1 June 2021. Council resolved to finalise the LEP Amendment and supporting amendments to the Development Control Plan and Contributions Plan. A copy of the resolution is available on Council's Agendas and Minutes web page.

The amendment to Shoalhaven LEP 2014 was notified on the NSW Legislation Website on Friday, 16 July 2021. The amendment rezones part of a riparian corridor on Lot 1 DP 949932 Taylors Lane, Cambewarra, from Zone E2 Environmental Conservation to Zone R1 General Residential to enable residential development. It also:

• reclassifies a watercourse on the riparian lands and watercourses map
• reduces minimum lot size on the rezoned land to enable subdivision from 500sqm generally and from 300sqm in certain locations
• includes the rezoned land within the Moss Vale Road South urban release area boundary.

The supporting amendments to Shoalhaven Development Control Plan (DCP) 2014 Chapter NB3: Moss Vale Road South URA and Shoalhaven Contributions Plan (CP) 2019 also commenced on Friday, 16 July 2021. The amendments to the DCP and CP include the rezoned land in the Moss Vale Road South indicative layout plan, staging plan and catchment area for roads, drainage and passive recreation projects at Moss Vale Road South URA.

An update on the planning for the Moss Vale Road North Urban Release Area is expected to be considered at Council’s Development and Environment Committee on Tuesday 13 July 2021.

A copy of the report is available on Council's Agenda and Minutes web page.

The meeting is scheduled to start at 5:00pm and will be held in the Council Chambers at Council’s Administration Building. Due to COVID-19 requirements at this time, check in and wearing masks are mandatory, as are physical distancing requirements. As such the Council Chambers have limited space available for the public, however you can view the meeting live on Council’s Stream a Council Meeting web page.

Information on making a deputation can be found on the Deputations web page or directed to the Governance Unit on (02) 4429 3111.

A presentation given to Moss Vale Road North landowners on Friday 9 July is also available here and in the Document Library on this web page.

A report on PP054 Rezoning of Riparian Land at Taylors Lane, Cambewarra (Moss Vale Road South Urban Release Area) is anticipated to be considered at Council’s Development and Environment Committee on Tuesday, 1 June 2021. The report will consider the public exhibition outcomes and proposed finalisation of the Planning Proposal (PP). A copy of the exhibited PP and supporting documentation is available on the Documents on Exhibition web page.

A copy of the report will be available on Council's Agendas and Minutes web page on the Thursday afternoon before the meeting.

The meeting commences at 5.00pm and will be held in the Council Chambers at Council’s Administrative Building. Due to COVID-19 physical distancing requirements, the Council Chambers have limited space available for the public. You can however view the meeting live, or following the meeting, through the Stream a Council Meeting web page.

Information about making a deputation can be found on the Deputations web page. For any enquiries regarding this PP call the Governance Unit on (02) 4429 3111.

Amendment No. 39 to Shoalhaven Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2014 was notified on the NSW Legislation website on Friday 19 March 2021.

The amendment affects land within the Moss Vale Road South Urban Release Area (URA) and provides greater flexibility in where ‘small lots’ (being lots generally in the range of 300sqm to 500sqm in size) can be provided under Clause 4.1H of Shoalhaven LEP 2014. The amended clause and maps can be found in Shoalhaven Local Environment Plan 2014.

A consequential Development Control Plan amendment to Chapter NB3 Moss Vale Road South URA also came into effect on 9 December 2020. The amendment deleted the requirement for small lots to adjoin land reserved for public open space (either directly or separated by a road) or be located along a tree-lined boulevard. The Chapter is available in Shoalhaven Development Control Plan 2014.

A Gateway determination for the Moss Vale Road North Urban Release Area (URA) Planning Proposal (PP) was received from the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) on 21 December 2020.

A copy of the Gateway determination, PP and supporting documents are available on DPIE’s Local Environmental Plan (LEP) Tracking website.

The Gateway determination authorises Council to proceed with the PP subject to conditions, including undertaking consultation with a number of State government agencies and organisations.

Council are also progressing the draft Development Control Plan (DCP) and infrastructure contributions plans for the release area. Once these plans are drafted, they will be reported to Council for consideration prior to the formal public exhibition period. It is intended for the PP, DCP and contributions framework to be exhibited as a package later in the year.