Tallwood Drive and Old Soldiers Road Rainbow Flat

The purpose of the Planning Proposal is to rezone land at Rainbow Flat to allow for rural residential development in a manner consistent with the outcomes of the Hallidays Point Development Strategy 2000, and to provide for a safe and effective secondary access for the Hallidays Point villages. The realignment of Old Soldiers Road through the land will replace an existing dangerous informal road through the adjoining nature reserve which is currently used by some parts of the community. The proposal provides a significant public benefit in that Council has identified the alignment of Old Soldiers Road through the land (as provided for in the proposal) as a key outcome in the relevant strategies. The creation of the road through the land provides for the provision of the essential second road link for Hallidays Point to complement effective growth of the land and provide for improved access in the event of an emergency.

The proposal will also identify important ecological values of the land and provide protective zoning to areas that are important as corridors and habitat areas.

In addition, the planning proposal will be undertaken in conjunction with a voluntary planning agreement which will provide for the dedication of land to National Parks where the Old Soldiers Road alignment will not form an edge between rural residential development and the nature reserve.

The intention is to amend Greater Taree Local Environmental Plan 2010 to:
- Amend the Greater Taree Local Environmental Plan 2010 Land Zoning Map to zone parts of the site R5 – Large Lot Residential and other areas E2– Environmental Conservation.
- Amend Greater Taree Local Environmental Plan 2010 Subdivision Lot Size Map to provide for smaller lot sizes (1 hectare) where land is zoned R5 for rural residential purposes.
- Amend Greater Taree Local Environmental Plan 2010 Height of Buildings Map to create an 8.5m maximum building height in areas to be zoned R5.