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September 27, 2016
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Issue 101
Mines Subsidence Districts Boundaries reduced by 6,500 hectares
Area to be retained Area to be removed Areas to be removed from No1 Extension and included in Swansea North Entrance MSD Wyong Mines Subsidence District
Swansea, North Entrance and No 1 Extension Mines Subsidence District
Hue Hue Mines Subsidence District
dwelling construction in residential and submission said. NSW Government review of Central Coast Mines Subsidence of According to the these locations.” Districts Boundaries has received support from staff at Central employment land as well Their removal may submission, the Swansea as removal of red tape. Coast Council.
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The new boundaries would mean that approximately 6,500 hectares of land would be removed from the Central Coast Mines Subsidence Districts. Staff of the Central Coast Council have made a submission in response to the Revised Mine Subsidence District Boundaries. According to a report to the Central Coast Council Administrator, Mr Ian Reynolds, regarding the staff’s submission: “A number of development precincts shown in the NSW Government’s North
Wyong Shire Structure Plan are proposed to be excluded from the Central Coast Mine Subsidence Districts. “It is estimated that 5,000 dwellings and 1,200 jobs will be created within these future employment and residential precincts. “This is particularly important due to the significant amount of new investment which is proposed to occur in these areas over the coming decade. “Mine Subsidence Districts are also proposed to be removed from many established
suburbs as well, which will be redeveloped over time. “The proposed mapping amendment means that 6,500 hectares of land would no longer need to obtain Mines Subsidence Board approvals and would no longer need to meet the particular construction standards and materials specifications for development,” the report said. “The amendments proposed will have positive economic impacts in terms of facilitating orderly development and release
“It is for these reasons that the proposed amendments are supported by staff,” it said. According to the submission, the area identified to be removed from the Wyong Mine Subsidence District “will provide more certainty for development on land south of Yarramalong Rd. “Council is currently assessing a large rezoning proposal for a rural residential development, Old Farm at Old Maitland Rd, Mardi. “The removal of this site from the Wyong Mine Subsidence District (MSD) is supported,” the
North Entrance and No 1 Extension Mine Subsidence District are to be significantly reduced. Parts of Kanwal, Wyongah, Gorokan, Norah Head, Canton Beach, Toukley, Budgewoi, parts of Blue Haven, parts of Lake Munmorah, Frazer Park, Freemans and Wyburg are proposed to be removed. “Urban land release areas at Hamlyn Terrace, Woongarrah and Wadalba are also proposed to be removed,” the submission said. “The reduction in MSD boundaries will reduce development costs for subdivision and
also allow for the timing of land release to be re-examined in some locations. According to the submission, the removal of land from the Hue Hue Subsidence District will provide the Central Coast Council with certainty when planning for the development of a precinct identified for future employment, generating purposes that is expected to create 500 additional jobs in the next 10 years.
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Agenda item 4.1, Sep 28, 2016 Central Coast Council ordinary meeting