Killingworth Paper Subdivision

Touching base with some quick updates on Killingworth Paper Subdivision before we close for the festive season.

Landowner meetings with Council

Firstly, thank you to the Killingworth landowners who met with us this month.

We appreciate you for taking the time to help us understand your current situations and aspirations for your lots. These meetings have been a vital step towards progressing an outcome for the area.

We’re hoping to have all one-on-one meetings with landowners completed early in the new year. Once finalised, we can make our recommendations for the way forward, including the most suitable funding pathway for the development of services.

Killingworth URA Area Plan

From our recent discussions with landowners, we’ve identified the need to develop an Area Plan for the Killingworth URA (Urban Release Area).

We will begin drafting the document in the new year to provide a coordinated and strategic approach to the development of the land. The Area Plan will also ensure that any future development of the land is completed in an efficient manner, considering environmental, social and economic issues affecting the site. This will meet the requirements under the Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan 2014 (LMLEP2014) and enable Council to permit development applications that meet the objections of this Area Plan.

We anticipate the Plan will be presented to Council and exhibited before June 2021. We’ll be sure to update you on the progress of the Plan in the new year.

Book in your meeting with us

If you have not yet confirmed a meeting time with us, please do so on the contact details below.

Contact us:

• Phone: 02 4921 0492
• Email: [email protected]

Thank you again for your cooperation in 2020 - wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season!

Samantha Hardie,

Strategic Land Use Planner

Council is pleased to report that investigations into initial costings are now complete, despite the challenges of COVID-19 restrictions.

We are now reaching out to landowners to organise individual meetings to discuss:

• Investigations undertaken to date
• Initial costings for future development in the subdivision
• Next steps for finalising the Development Plan delivering the proposed works.

In December 2019 we ran a survey with Killingworth Paper Subdivision landowners. The results showed that the majority of landowners were supportive of development proceeding in the area and wanted it completed as soon as possible.

In order to move forward, it is vital we speak with landowners to understand their individual situations, aspirations for their lots, and the potential costing options that would be most appropriate to progress the development.

Next steps:

If you are landowner, please call or email us on the details below to nominate three dates/times for your meeting. We will schedule a discussion with you at a mutually convenient time.

Please confirm your meeting date with us by 11 December 2020.

Landowner meetings are likely to be run online, however, we are happy to accommodate a face-to-face meeting if needed.

We want to keep our City moving and we are continuing to progress project work, such as the Killingworth Paper Subdivision development plan, as much as possible under these new and challenging conditions relating to COVID-19.

Council is continuing to follow all advice provided by Federal and State health authorities, taking measured precautions to ensure we do everything we can to keep our staff and community safe during this pandemic. A full list of available support and information on services and facilities is available online at lakemac.com.au/COVID-19.

So far, we have received preliminary engineering and ecological advice from relevant Council departments, which identifies the construction requirements to undertake works including road construction standards, stormwater expectations, and considerations for offsetting the clearing of trees.

In the coming months, we will continue investigations to help inform residents about decisions for future development. Concept costings to develop the paper subdivision are being modelled and we will share these concepts with landowner groups for review and feedback. We are also happy to meet with you to discuss the development process and options.

If you have any concerns or would like to discuss how the pandemic may affect the project or changes in your circumstances, please contact our project team. We are always happy to assist you. You can reach me directly on 4921 0492 or email [email protected].

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Wishing you good health and wellbeing at this time.

Yours faithfully,

Samantha Hardie

Strategic Landuse Planner - Integrated Planning

Thanks very much for completing our recent landowner survey. With the end of the year fast approaching, we wanted to provide a project update, as well as share key survey results.

Information collected from the survey helped us understand how landowners would like to use the land. The results will help guide our decisions about how best to proceed with this project.

Ninety per cent of landowners responded to the survey, which is a fantastic result. All of the responses indicated that you collectively would like the land to be serviced with roads, water, sewer and electricity, with most respondents wanting the connections to occur immediately or within the next five years.

As previously discussed, Council received approval from Hunter Water Corporation to extend water and sewer services to the paper subdivision lots from mains beneath Westcroft and Park Streets and The Boulevarde. This approval is based on the Water and Wastewater Servicing Strategy and is valid only for a limited time. Substantial water and sewer works will need to be underway before June 2023 to meet approval conditions.

The positive responses have prompted us to further investigate concept designs for the area. We hope to receive required information by early next year for the design of road and stormwater drainage as well as advice for biodiversity and bushfire requirements. These will inform our next landowner update scheduled for March 2020.

Please ensure your contact information is up to date. If you would like to update your address, phone or email, please send new details to [email protected].

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If you need any further information, please contact me on 4921 0492.

Wishing you the best for Christmas and the holiday season and a happy New Year.

Yours faithfully,

Samantha Hardie

Strategic Landuse Planner - Integrated Planning