Project Information

Understanding and mitigating bushfire hazards locally

The Bushfire Constraints report prepared demonstrates the following:

• All proposed residential building envelopes for subdivision are located within BAL 29 or less as specified by both the Planning for Bushfire Protection (2019) (PBP 2019).
• All SFPP building sites can meet 10 km2 or less.
• Provision of safe operational access to structures and water supply for emergency services, while residents are seeking to evacuate from an area. The below plan provides the building construction standards as specified by the Australian Standard AS3939:2018 Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas, access and required setbacks as specified by PBP 2019.

We have consulted with the Rural Fire Service to create a safe bush fire protection strategy.

Local traffic and road infrastructure

A structured street network maintains a holiday feel. Local streets provide the primary access throughout the site and have been designed to be extensively landscaped without any driveway crossovers. Minor streets are intended for residents only to provide private access to their properties. Resort streets have gated access to ensure the private enjoyment of guests. A network of shared access ways offers all-weather access for emergency vehicles and bike paths throughout the site.
A locked gate at the western entry will give access to resort users and emergency vehicles only. The interests of the Estuary Estate and our future residents are aligned.

Development planning and legislation

The Oaks Ranch development proposal is wholly permissible under the Eurobodalla LEP. We are currently finalising our Development Application and intend to submit our Development Application to Eurobodalla Shire Council in mid-2020.

The project site is subject to four (4) primary local planning instrument (LEP) zones, including:
• RE2 – Private Recreation;
• SP3 – Tourism;
• RU1 – Primary Production;
• E2 – Environmental Conservation.
These zones and their prescribed permitted uses will govern the type and nature of uses/ activities that can be considered for development upon the land. For example; RE2 Private Recreation zone will permit, but not limited to, ‘Recreation Facilities’ ‘Function Centres’, ‘Recreation areas, etc. The Private Recreation zoned areas generally accommodate those facilities directly associated with tourist visitation and accommodation. The SP3 Tourism zone will permit ‘Tourist and Visitor Accommodation’, ‘Function Centres’, ‘Recreation Facilities’, ‘Entertainment Facilities’, etc. This zone will provide for the major areas in development of tourist style accommodation in many forms.
In addition to all applicable provisions within State Planning Instruments and the Local LEP the LEP includes at clause 15 of Schedule 1 the following permitted use within part of the project site:
“Development for the purposes of residential accommodation, consisting of no more than 90 dwellings, is permitted with development consent”.
This provision only relates to a defined area within the existing SP3 zone as mapped within Lot 1 DP 1040724. This provision provides the development the additional consideration and permissibility of this type of development where-by it would be otherwise non-permissible within the zone.
Another important provision for consideration is the relevance of sub-division and allotment sizing that may apply to the project land. Clause 2.6 of the Eurobodalla LEP permits sub-division generally, on all land subject to the instrument area. However, such sub-division must also comply with the relevant minimum lot sizing as described by the lot size mapping. Both the SP3 and RE2 zoned areas within the project site are not restricted by these minimum lot size requirements within the LEP.

Respecting the area’s biodiversity

We have engaged an ecologist to prepare a Biodiversity Development Assessment Report which informed our design of the masterplan and found the development avoids impacts on key biodiversity values by:

1. Avoiding development on the southern parts of Oaks Ranch near Candalagan Creek.

2. Concentrating development including Golf Course & APZ’s on already highly modified areas that do not support native vegetation.

3. Limiting development to areas that do not support habitats for threatened fauna.