Feedback sought on planned outcomes for Nowra’s next residential area
Published on 26 August 2024
Council is seeking feedback on two draft planning documents proposed to guide the development and delivery of a future new residential area in the new suburb of Badagarang, north of Nowra, known as the Moss Vale Road North Urban Release Area.
The draft Development Controls and proposed Local Infrastructure Contributions Framework for a 266-hectare site north of Moss Vale Road have been prepared to complete the initial planning work necessary to guide and enable the development of the new Urban Release Area.
The Urban Release Area was first identified for development in 2008 and will provide land for between 2,000 and 2,500 new homes, a local shopping centre, parks and supporting road infrastructure, over the next decade.
The Urban Release Area will include a range of lot sizes and a mix of housing types including dual occupancies and secondary dwellings.
“The Urban Release Area will contribute a significant supply of new homes close to the key existing centres of Nowra and Bomaderry,” said Manager of Strategic Planning, Gordon Clark.
“Delivery of this future residential area is pivotal in ensuring Shoalhaven meets the housing targets set by the NSW State Government.”
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 proposed Local Infrastructure Contribution Framework identifies essential infrastructure and potential ways to fund and deliver it.
“Setting an appropriate contributions framework which works with the cap imposed by the NSW Government on developer contributions is essential to support the delivery of this new urban release area,” Mr Clark said.
The two draft documents are on exhibition from Monday 26 August until Monday 23 September 2024.
For more information about the exhibition and how to make a submission, visit Council's Documents on Exhibition page.