Fields on the outskirts of Orange will be turned into a major industrial park under plans before Orange City Council.
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A developer is seeking to subdivide 26.5 hectares of grazing land on Clergate Road into 43 industrial lots.
The site is 1.5 kilometres north of the Northern Distributor Road and is adjacent to existing industrial areas.
The increase in peak hour traffic volume on Clergate Road is 1594 per cent.
- Traffic report to Orange council
It is proposed the development would occur in three stages and include space for a nature reserve.
The development application is currently on public exhibition before the council.
A network of roads would be built through the site linking up to existing roads including Industry Drive and Clergate Road.
The railway line from Orange to Dubbo is on the eastern side of the proposed development.
A traffic report contained with the plans said it would result in a significant increase in vehicles in the area.
"The increase in peak hour traffic volume on Clergate Road is 1594 per cent," it said.
"While the percentage increase on Clergate Road appears significant, it remains well below the road's hourly capacity of 2400 vehicles per hour," it said.
It said there was sufficient capacity on Clergate Road to carry the extra traffic.
The DA states the nearest housing is about 300 metres away from the site.
"The proposed subdivision is situated approximately 500 metres west of the Charles Sturt University Orange campus, however the subject site and the university campus do not share an access road. The Main Western Railway line separates the site from the university land."
A preliminary environmental inspection report said there was little evidence of contaminants on the site.
A separate study was undertaken to check for any sites of Indigenous significance on the property.
However, it said there was no evidence of anything to affect the subdivision.
"The visual inspection did not record any Aboriginal sites or identify any landforms that have potential to contain further, subsurface archaeological deposits," it said.
"Further, there are no previously recorded sites that will be harmed by the proposal," it found.
It is proposed the industrial lots would vary in size.
Lot 1 would be 1.8 hectares while other lots would vary from 4020 to 5050 square metres.
The land is in an area where there are other industrial properties.
Nearby, land at the North Orange Industrial Estate on Industry Drive is listed for sale. There are 34 serviced lots from 4000 square metres in size.
The DA is on exhibition at the council offices and on its website.
Public submissions will be accepted by council until the exhibition period ends on Friday, March 12.
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