BUSHELLS RIDGE/DOYALSON, 425 Bushells Ridge Road, Bushells Ridge & 10 Wyee Road, Doyalson

The Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council lodged a multi-site rezoning proposal with Council in June 2014. The proposal sought to facilitate residential and employment development and conservation outcomes on 5 sites in northern Wyong. Due to the complexity of the multi-site rezoning proposal, Council separated the project into site specific proposals. Council resolved to progress Site 1 Lake Munmorah and a Gateway determination has been issued. Council resolved also to support Site 3 Doyalson but deferred consideration of Site 4 Bushells Ridge.The proponent submitted a pre-Gateway review request for the rezoning proposal at Site 4 Bushells Ridge. The Deputy Secretary endorsed the Department's Information and Assessment Report relating to the request and considered there may be merit in the proposal proceeding to the Gateway determination stage. The proposal was referred to the JRPP for advice. The JRPP reviewed the proposal on 19 November 2015 and recommended that the proposal be submitted for a Gateway determination. Given the proximity of Site 4 Bushells Ridge to Site 3 Doyalson, already supported by Council, Council were advised to consider combining the sites into one planning proposal. A proposal to rezone land at Bushells Ridge Road, Bushells Ridge and Wyee Road, Doyalson has subsequently been submitted for a Gateway determination. The objective of the proposal is to rezone land to enable low density and large lot residential development, development for the purposes of a neighbourhood centre and environmental conservation. The proposed land use configuration is as follows:Site 4 - Bushells Ridge: Rezone IN1 General Industrial and E2 Environmental Conservation to R2 Low Density Residential, R5 Large Lot Residential and a zone to conserve and manage areas of environmental significance. Site 3 - Doyalson: Rezone RU6 Transition and E2 Environmental Conservation to R2 Low Density Residential, B1 Neighbourhood Centre and zone/s to conserve and manage areas of environmental significance. This report proposes that the planning proposal should proceed subject to conditions detailed in the recommendation.