Tweed Shire Economic Investment Indicators

Second quarter - 1 October to 31 December 2015Newsletter No. 3

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Overall Development and Construction Activity

• Continuing overall increase in development applications and building certification approvals activity, predominately in the new house and renovation sector, and on current projections.

• Significant advancement in the new infrastructure construction and approvals activity for the major residential and commercial subdivisions along the Tweed Coast, such as Casuarina, Seaside City and Salt.

• Solid commercial and retail approvals activity in the major business centres.

• Continued positive and cooperative efforts made by Council and LEDA to advance the approvals processes for the Kings Forest and Cobaki redevelopment sites. Various modification processes are being advanced for a revised town centre at Cobaki, incorporating a new Southern Cross University campus. LEDA and Council have also agreed to support an application to IPART for a special rate levy to assist in the funding of the long term management and maintenance of environmental protection lands.

• A recent release of the NSW Government's Local Development Performance Monitoring date for the 2014/15 financial year has validated the increasing productivity and efficiency of Tweed Shire Council's development approvals systems, which were further boosted by the introduction of a paperless, electronic lodgement system in August 2015.

1 October to 31 December 2015/16 Quarterly Update

An appeal has been lodged for a conversion of tourist units at Peppers Resort to dual-use residential.

The Altitude Aspire land sales centre at Terranora.

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Your Council is Performing Well!

Second Quarter Council Average Determination Times:• DAs - 60 days vs the State Average of

71 days• Section 96 applications - 55 days vs

the State Average of 51 days• Complying Development Certificates

- 12 days vs the State Average of 18 days

Tracking of building unit applications:

APPLICATIONS JAN TO DEC

2014JAN TO DEC

2015DAs 673 865CCs 337 411

CDCs 82 81SEWER 530 602STORMWATER 552 672DRIVEWAY 375 413WATER METER 451 504PRIVATE CERTIFIER LODGEMENT* 1074 1263BUILDING INFORMATION 209 274BUILDING CERTIFICATE 142 109OUTSTANDING NOTICE 235 236DRAINAGE DIAGRAM 1897 1828TOTAL 6539 7258

Contractors processing green waste at Stott's Creek Resource Recovery Centre.

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Subdivision Certificates

Eight (compared to six in first quarter) certificates issued, 45 (four) new residential lots created.

STATUS NUMBER ESTIMATED COST

Received 245 (299) $53.77M ($78.65M)

Determined 265 (299) $78.32M ($76.47M)

Approved 258 (287) $74.9M ($60.34M)

Refused 3 (1) $2.46M ($0.015M)

Key Second Quarter Indicators

Development Applications

STATUS NUMBER ESTIMATED COST

Received 52 (54) $0.18M ($0M)

Determined 53 (44) $0.001M ($0.5M)

Approved 51 (42) $0.001M ($0.5M)

Section 96 Modification Applications

STATUS NUMBER ESTIMATED COST

Received 17 (24) $0.49M ($1.19M)

Determined 20 (22) $0.51M ($1.18M)

Approved 19 (21) $0.51M ($1.16M)

Complying Development Certificates (Council Issued)

STATUS NUMBER ESTIMATED COST

Received 83 (101) $10.82M ($10.21M)

Determined 90 (116) $10.05M ($14.88M)

Approved 87 (111) $9.42M ($14.46M)

Construction Certificates (Council Issued)

A major development application has been approved for commercial and residents mixed development in Murwillumbah's Church Lane.

Discussions have resumed between Council and Gales Holdings to advance the masterplanning and approvals for a redevelopment of land at West Kingscliff.

Comparative first quarter data shown in brackets

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Major Development Applications Approved

DA15/0097 - Mixed-use subdivision, 23 dual-use units, 8 commercial tenancies, 7 small house lots, Cylinders Way, Seaside City - $9MDA15/0312 - 5 into 26 lot residential subdivision, Sailfish Way, Seaside City - $5.9MDA15/0310 - 5 into 20 lot residential subdivision, Seaside Drive, Seaside City - $5.9MDA15/0093 - Mixed development, 26 units, 556m2 commercial floorspace, 13-19 Church Lane, Murwillumbah - $4M.DA15/0582 - New RFB (9 units), 6 Florence Street, Tweed Heads - $2.5M.DA15/0525 - 4 new industrial units, 4-5 Tierneys Place, Tweed Heads South - $1.13M.

Current Major Planning Proposals (Rezoning)

• Mooball Tweed Valley Way Mixed Residential/Commercial Village (Possible 250 new lots) - Council supported advancing the proposal subject to a VPA and additional studies prior to lodging the first DA.

• Pottsville Industrial Rezoning (adjoining Motorway) - re-exhibition completed, Council approval of final draft gazetted.

• Initial Council support for Masterplan investigation of Dunloe Park (south ofPottsville) residential development.

• New Homestay planning controls - the Department’s Gateway determination issued, exhibition completed - will be reported to Council for final approval in April 2016.

• Renewed discussions between Council and Gales Holdings to advance the masterplanning and approvals processes for the redevelopment of their land at West Kingscliff, as part of the Draft Kingscliff Locality Plan process, which should be reported to Council to seek approval for public exhibition by mid 2016.

Major Development, Subdivision and Rezoning Activity

A major Development Application has been approved for a commerical and residential mixed-use subdivision in Seaside City's Cylinders Way.

Alterations and additions are proposed for Sunnyside Mall in Murwillumbah.

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Major DAs Lodged but not Determined

DA15/0521 - New Resource Recovery Centre and intensification of existing quarry at Bartletts Road, Eviron - $0.6M.

DA15/0042 - 22-lot subdivision 55-59 Walmsleys Road, Bilambil - $1.05M.DA15/0776 - mixed use - 40 dual use residential and tourist accommodation

units and various commercial uses - Cylinders Drive, Seaside City - $11.9M.

DA15/0739 - 12 townhouses, Seaside Drive, Seaside City - $1.9M.DA15/0773 - 10 townhouses, Seaside Drive, Seaside City - $1.8M.DA15/0583 - Staged DA - Masterplan for expansion of K-12 school, 670 students

- 3A Acacia Street, Tweed Heads South - $1.58M.DA10/0737 - Extension of BP Service Station, Chinderah - $4.5M.DA15/0817 - three-storey shop-top housing, comprising four commercial/retail

tenancies and three residential units, 27 Tweed Coast Road, BogangarDA15/0828 - 3 townhouses, 77 Tamarind Avenue, BogangarDA15/0951 - telecommunications facility (NBN fixed wireless) - 35m monopole

and ancillary equipment, 429 Carool Road, Carool.DA15/0980 - 10 town houses. 45 Recreation Street, Tweed Heads.DA15/0997 - 10-lot subdivision including associated earthworks, vegetation

removal and civil infrastructure, 26 George Street, Murwillumbah.DA15/1018 - 41-lot subdivision in four stages, 39 Kudgeree Avenue, Cudgera Creek.DA15/1026 - staged development application under Section 83B of the EP&A Act

1979 development of precincts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 – Cobaki Lakes (JRPP), stage 1 – staged bulk earthworks.

DA15/1030 - staged subdivision - 2-lot Torrens Title subdivision, 3-lot strata subdivision and 2-lot strata subdivision, Queen Street, Fingal Head.

DA15/1037 - demolition and construction of mixed-use development for shops, cafe, medical centre and shop top housing (4 dwellings), 8 Coronation Ave, Pottsville.

DA15/1064 - redevelopment of waterslide playground, 1-3 Tweed Coast Road, Hastings Point.

DA15/1069 - Child Care Centre, 44 Seabreeze Boulevard, Pottsville.

Pre DA Meetings for Major Developments

• Bartlett’s Road, Eviron – alterations to the existing landfill operations (Stott’s Creek Resource Recovery Centre) to accommodate an organics processing facility (DAP 7 October 2015)

• 6 Oxley Street, Tweed Heads South – possible townhouse development (4 units) (DAP 28 October 2015)

• 127 Maher’s Lane, Terranora - proposed staged subdivision application within Area E 20 lots (DAP 28 October 2016)

• Fraser Drive (Lot 3 in DP 1000385) Banora Point, Telecommunication Tower (DAP 6 November 2015)

• 53 Tweed Coast Road, Bogangar – mixed use commercial and shop top housing development (DAP 6 November 2015)

• 5A Elsie Street – Banora Point East – 14 town houses (DAP 11 November 2015)• 42-56 Wollumbin Street, Murwillumbah – alterations and additions to Sunnyside

Mall (DAP 25 November 2015)• Salt Stage 1A3 (Lot 930 DP 1079118 & Lot 169 DP 1075495) Bells Boulevard,

Kingscliff – possible 33 lot community title subdivision (DAP 27 November 2015)

Changes to the Stott’s Creek Resourse Recovery Centre on Barletts Road are proposed, to accommodate an organics processing facility.

Construction works are well advanced for the 86-lot Fraser Drive Homestead Estate at Terranora.

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Current Land and Environment Court Appeals

DA14/0164 - Conversion of tourist units to dual use residential, 27-37 Bells Boulevard, Kingscliff (Peppers).DA15/0201 - 20-lot residential subdivision, Lot 156 Creek Street, Hastings Point.DA15/0422 - Revised 65-lot residential subdivision, including current school site, Seabreeze Pottsville.

Major Subdivision Activity

• Fraser Drive Homestead Estate – 86-lot residential subdivision. Construction works are well advanced, with the majority of bulk earthworks, stormwater drainage and sewerage reticulation now complete. Major roadworks in Fraser Drive and internal road construction will begin soon. Allotments are expected to be available for settlement in 2016.

• Dunes Subdivision, Kingscliff - 50-lot residential subdivision. Assessment of the construction certificate is nearing completion, with construction expected to commence in March 2016.

• Altitude Aspire (Area E) – Phase 1 bulk earthworks. The construction certificate for the Phase 1 bulk earthworks associated with the first 170 allotments was approved by Tweed Shire Council in late December 2015. Construction works associated with removal of contaminated soil, vegetation clearing and rock stockpiling started in January 2016. Approval of the Phase 1 civil works construction certificate is expected in March 2016.

• Highway Service Centre (Northbound), Chinderah. Approval of the construction certificate for the Pacific Motorway on-ramps, Tweed Valley Way, associated stormwater drainage and water supply works was issued by Tweed Shire Council in mid December 2015. Construction works associated with stormwater drainage, water supply works and bulk earthworks commenced in January 2016

• Seabreeze Estate stage 17B – 47-lot residential subdivision. The construction of all roads, stormwater, water supply, sewerage works, electrical reticulation, telecommunications and landscaping works are now complete. The Subdivision Certificate application to allow for the creation of the new allotment titles is currently being assessed by Council. Creation of new titles is expected April 2016.

Earthworks began in January to create the first 170 allotments at Altitude Aspire in Terranora.

A Pacific Highway interchange redevelopment to accommodate a new Highway Service Centre at Chinderah.

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