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SURGARTOWN SURGES
Sugartown Surges
"Iron Gates development Evans Head, latest findings has the river rated in ‘poor’ condition.
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As a private development application for a subdivision to create 68 homesites at Broadwater, one of the biggest seen in the Sugartown for decades, has been approved by Richmond Valley Council.
Works with the large development will include site filling, the construction of roads and installation of associated infrastructure.
The $3.2 Million development is bounded by George Street, Pitt Street and the Broadwater Evans Head Road.
The village land has an open zone classification under the Richmond Valley Council Local Environment Plan (LEP) with an array of permissible land uses, and the development conservatively could see on recent Census data figures an increase in the population of by almost 200 residents in Broadwater, or a boost by 25 percent.
The subdivision also creates one primary production residue lot to the east of George Street which has traditionally been used for sugar cane production and other crops such as soya beans.
The proposed Lot 69 to the east of homes along both sides of George Street with the approved subdivision will be solely used for the purposes of agriculture under the approval.
