15 CENTRAL COAST COUNCIL NEWS THE LAST ACT of economic vandalism to be carried out by Central Coast Council at its 23rd August meeting was the refusal of the extension of water and sewer infrastructure intended to ‘unlock’ land in the Mountain Road Precinct at Halloran. The reason given was that in Council’s assessment report it states that the Applicant failed to provide adequate and additional information, particularly in relation to the Wyong Sun Orchid & Midge Orchid. The proposal sought to extend sewer services from an existing sewer pump station at the southern end of Jack Grant Avenue, to 92 Mountain Rd, Halloran, a distance of approximately 3 km. The proposal also included upgrades to existing water services in Mountain Rd (See image). • The proposal is consistent with Council’s water and sewer Development Servicing Plan, adopted by Council in 2019. • The subject land is located in the Wyong Employment Zone (WEZ), rezoned as a State Significant Site in 2008 by the State Government, after the Department took over this rezoning from the former Wyong Shire Council. • The WEZ has been slow to take off, only really starting to move when Council sold significant portion in 2021 to Winarch Capital. Sites in Mountain Rd have been hampered by lack of services and biodiversity concerns. The services DA lodged by Mountain Road Projects Pty Ltd, is the closest this Precinct has got to being unlocked, but Council’s decision has put a stop to that; • This DA for services is linked to 2 separate DA’s for industrial subdivision, the fate of which is now uncertain; • 108 Mountain Rd (Ref DA/1498/2021), lodged in October 2021, and • 128 Mountain Rd (DA/1363/2023), lodged in October 2023 0415 601 591 yvette.zocher@bloomtools.com REVOLUTIONISE YOUR DIGITAL PRESENCE Elevate with AI-Powered Websites – Where Innovation Meets Impeccable Design www.bloomtools.com • The services DA was initially intended to be processed in conjunction with DA/1498/2021, under the provisions of SEPP (Transport & Infrastructure) 2021, but Council insisted that a separate DA be lodged, thus capturing the project under the provisions of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, and requiring a Biodiversity Development Assessment Report (BDAR). CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 Phantom orchid kills infrastructure extension to unlock land at Halloran Photo showing proposed water (blue) and sewer (red) lines. Central Coast Airport and Mountain Road Precinct top of photo CENTRAL COAST BUSINESS REVIEW SEPTEMBER 2024
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