News location:

Canberra Today 19°/21° | Friday, March 29, 2024 | Digital Edition | Crossword & Sudoku

6500 dwellings approved for West Belconnen

monopoly houses

MICK Gentleman says approximately 6500 dwellings including retail and community infrastructure will be developed in west Belconnen with a 360 ha nature reserve created along the Murrumbidgee River.

“Proposed development in NSW immediately adjacent to the ACT border could accommodate a further 5000 dwellings and could potentially add another 220 ha to the conservation corridor,” Mick said.

“The required amendment to the National Capital Plan was recently approved by the Australian Government and I am pleased to announce that Variation 351 to the Territory Plan commenced today. This means that the area of land immediately west of the suburbs of Holt and Macgregor is now rezoned for urban development.

“Public consultation for Variation 351 was undertaken jointly with the National Capital Authority for six weeks from late May to early July 2015.

“Under Variation 351 a full-line supermarket at the new West Belconnen commercial centre will be allowed eight years after the variation commences. This will encourage new residents from west Belconnen to use existing commercial centres until the population in West Belconnen grows to a size that requires its own full-line supermarket.

“The development potential of west Belconnen was previously recognised in the Canberra Spatial Plan and then in the ACT Planning Strategy. I am excited with the scene we have set for the development in west Belconnen,” Minister Gentleman concluded.

[Photo by woodleywonderworks, attribution licence]

Who can be trusted?

In a world of spin and confusion, there’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in Canberra.

If you trust our work online and want to enforce the power of independent voices, I invite you to make a small contribution.

Every dollar of support is invested back into our journalism to help keep citynews.com.au strong and free.

Become a supporter

Thank you,

Ian Meikle, editor

Share this

Leave a Reply

Related Posts

Follow us on Instagram @canberracitynews