ORANGE City Council senior planner Craig Mortell has recommended councillors adopt the master plan for south Orange’s Shiralee development, in a report prepared for Tuesday night’s sustainable development committee meeting.
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Mr Mortell’s recommendation comes despite ongoing public concern about the density of the housing.
While on public display from May to June, the master plan received 65 submissions, 44 of which came from landowners in the south Orange area.
Mr Mortell said feedback on the development had been “largely positive, with some submissions seeking minor adjustments and adaptations rather than wholesale opposition.”
“The greatest level of concern found relates to preconceptions about the relationship between density and socio-economic outcomes,” he said.
“The size, number and distribution of compact lots received opposition from several submissions, while being supported by others.”
Mr Mortell said when planning new suburbs, council needed to take into account the needs of all residents across a broad cross-section of society, including those requiring social or public housing.
“For this reason the planning system does not dictate where social housing is to be located,” he said.
“Social housing providers have typically moved away from developing entire estates or neighbourhoods with a single dwelling per title, and instead are more often attracted to lots that can accommodate multi-dwelling housing of between three and 20 units scattered throughout the urban fabric.”
Other concerns raised in the submissions included the proposed lot sizes, the development potential of certain lots, traffic congestion and lack of parking, the location and viability of the village centre, landholders’ ability to maintain their current use of their land, impact on flora and fauna, impact on rates as a result of changes in property values and usage, lack of infrastructure, house design requirements, inadequate open space and cycling, a potential school site, use of crown land, heritage conservation, the continuation of the rifle range and traffic noise from the Orange airport.
Mr Mortell also recommended council adopt Shiralee as the name of the development and submit it to the Geographical Names Board for ratification.
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