LIVING IN THE CLARENCE

New housing being delivered responsibly

PICTURED: Aerial of Birrigan Estate, Iluka, adjacent to World Heritage-listed rainforest. Credit: Stevens Group / Birrigan Gargle

Local Aboriginal Land Council

Other Clarence Valley Housing Estates

Marlowvale Estate, Grafton

98-lot subdivision approved in 2006.

More than 370 new residential lots have been created across the Clarence Valley as the result of subdivision certificates issued since July 2021.

The majority are in the Lower Clarence, which is predicted to experience significant population growth in the next 20 years. This includes housing estates at Yamba Quays, Birrigan Iluka Beach and Columbus Estate in Townsend.

Provision of subdivisions is more than providing roofs over heads and connection to essential services. It is also about working in harmony with the existing natural environment. This is highlighted in the Birrigan Iluka Beach subdivision, which took out the 2022 Stormwater NSW Award for Excellence in Integrated Stormwater Design. The 142-lot community title subdivision jointly developed by Birrigan Gargle Local Aboriginal Land Council and the Stevens Group is adjacent to the World Heritage-listed Iluka Nature Reserve. The stormwater system incorporates a combination of on-lot and road verge detention and infiltration, while the system is easy to maintain, aesthetically pleasing and complimentary to the existing environment.

This water-sensitive urban design infrastructure is maintained by the body corporate, saving the ratepayer maintenance costs while providing best practice stormwater management outcomes.

PROJECTED POPULATION GROWTH (%) IN THE

15.58%

9.7%

Stage Three release of 36 lots in mid-2022. A further 24 lots to be released in final stage.

Columbus Estate, Townsend

152-lot subdivision approved in 2005.

Final stage release of 29 lots in mid-2022. Subdivision now complete.

Yamba Quays

269-lot subdivision approved in 1973.

Stage Two release of 24 lots in early 2022. Final two stages containing about 70 lots to be released following completion of the Witonga Drive/Yamba Road roundabout.

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