Residents have dismissed newly-revised plans for a subdivision at North Nowra.
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Developers sketched up a compromise, after a bid to rezone the land from rural to residential for a subdivision of 500 square metre blocks was rejected by a majority of Shoalhaven City Councillors.
However, the compromise, involving 2000, 1500 and 500 square metre blocks, soon to be up for public exhibition, has been rejected by North Nowra residents, who are calling for the smaller lots to be scrapped.
The land is bordered by Warrah Road and Lochaven Drive Bangalee to the north, Gypsy Point Road to the west, Coconut Drive to the east and almost as far as Crams Road, North Nowra to the south.
The North Nowra Precinct Committee took their qualms with the development to council on August 8.
They accept initial plans for 2500 square metre lots have been quashed, but they do not accept the present proposal.
“Can council please explain why there have been such dramatic changes to what would have been acceptable by everyone, except the developer at 2500?” North Nowra Precinct Committee spokesman Dennis Johnson said.
“We are not opposed to the development as long as the 500 metre square blocks of land are removed from the planning process.”
The group believes the suburb’s infrastructure and the city’s economy can not handle a population spike in North Nowra.
“The small blocks are enticing young people to come into the community,” he said.
“We’re perturbed by fact there’s no employment for them.
“We have a high rate of people living on welfare, high youth unemployment, what can we offer people moving to our area?”
In peak times, motorists turning onto the Princes Highway from Illaroo Road have waited for the lights to change six times before turning right.
Shoalhaven Mayor Amanda Findley has accepted traffic congestion north of the bridge is one of the region’s most pressing issues.
And Mr Johnson wants this issue resolved before the area’s population increases significantly.
“We applaud council’s stance on this, the majority of councillors are not for the 500 metre blocks,” he said.
“We will take this fight to the Land and Environment board, because it’s not fair on the local community, not just the people who live in Bangalee, Illaroo and Tapitallee.”
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