A housing estate featuring 207 new homes in its first stage is set to be approved for north Orange.
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The project would involve residential lots, a neighbourhood centre lot, one residue lot for future development, three reserves and new roads near Miriam Drive and Scarborough Street.
The site is off Leeds Parade between the Bunnings store and Charles Sturt University.
The native trees are significant specimens worthy of retention.
- Report to Orange council
The second and third stages of the development stretch to Ophir Road near Banjo Paterson Park.
This first stage was put on public exhibition earlier this year. A report to Orange City Council said four submissions were received.
"The issues raised in the submissions relate to the impacts on the rural setting, internal and connecting road layouts and retention of public open space," it said.
"The recommended development will provide for 207 new residential lots," the report said.
It said this was three less than originally planned.
"The developer has proposed larger lots than the minimum lot size, so the lot yield will be slightly lower," it said.
"The proposal has, however, attempted to add additional lots within identified parkland and stormwater drainage areas."
It is proposed each lot would be larger than 500 square metres.
The report also identified three large eucalyptus trees on the site "that could be up to 300 years old".
While the development application sought their removal the council's approval conditions will require them to be retained on public open space.
It says the trees must be fenced off during the site construction works to ensure they are not damaged.
"The native trees are significant specimens worthy of retention and should be retained on publicly managed lands," the report said.
It said areas around the site were also likely to become future residential areas.
That includes CSU land and another area currently zoned for business park use.
"Land adjoining the development site is currently under investigation under the Orange Local Housing Strategy," it said.
"Land to the east including Lot 2 is proposed for large lot residential development.
"The Local Housing Strategy will be considered by council later in 2021."
It is expected an extra 1561 vehicle trips a day will occur with the development, mainly affecting Miriam Drive and Leeds Parade. Council has also requested the developer pay it $2.3 million to provide public facilities.
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