Welcome to Garden Suburb

Current as at: December 2024

The first stage of the project is to address the existing mine subsidence potholes located within the stewardship site. These need to be remediated for public safety reasons, to prevent further deterioration and to meet the conditions of approval for the stewardship site set by Nature Markets and Offsets Division of the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

 

The Project

Landcom is delivering new homes in Garden Suburb while retaining approximately 70% of the site as bushland in perpetuity. By carefully retaining and regenerating bushland in perpetuity, this project will create homes for both people and wildlife.

The site is located on Myall Road, just a 20-minute drive south-west of Newcastle CBD and a 5-minute drive from Cardiff shops.

The project provides an opportunity to deliver affordable housing for lower to middle income households and address housing supply challenges in the Lake Macquarie region. By providing diverse housing options and a minimum of 30% Affordable Rental Housing, the project will help to alleviate critical housing pressure in the area.

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Location

Myall Road, Garden Suburb

Local council area

Lake Macquarie Council

Project area

38.8ha

The project includes:

  • Approximately 105 dwellings, including 66 freestanding homes
  • Retention of approximately 70% (28ha) of the site as bushland in perpetuity
  • A partnership with a community housing organisation to supply a minimum of 30% of homes as affordable housing
  • Diverse housing options 
  • Upgrades to Myall Road with a new signalised intersection at Myall Road and Gymea Drive, providing safer access for existing and new residents
  • New shared footpaths to encourage people to walk or cycle to nearby destinations, as well as enhanced connections to nearby playing fields to the east of the site.
Stewardship Site 

Approximately 70% of the site, will be conserved in perpetuity and permanently funded, managed and protected as a ‘stewardship site’ in agreement with the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust, a Division of the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. 

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Sustainability

At Landcom, our aim is to create innovative and productive places that demonstrate global standards of liveability, resilience, inclusion, affordability and environmental quality.

Our Sustainable Places Strategy sets the sustainability performance standards for Landcom projects, such as Garden Suburb. This includes; how the project will embed ecologically sustainable design principles, respond to the impacts of climate change, and consider the health, equity and inclusion of the future population.

As part of Landcom’s commitment to future proofing our communities, Garden Suburb will be an electric only community. This means no reticulated gas services will be provided, and all homes will be fully electric – thus ready for a renewables future.

We will be encouraging new residents to live more sustainably through the use of solar panels, electric vehicles and recycled or low carbon materials in construction. 

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Proposed Homes

105 homes with a minimum 30% affordable

Delivery timing

Commencement of works on site in 2024

Sustainability

Future proofed as a 100% electric community

Timeline

2026

Expected completion  

2025

Commencement of civil and subdivision works to prepare land for residential development

Commencement of sales 

2024

Commencement of mine subsidence remediation works in the stewardship site

 

2023

Biodiversity Stewardship Assessment Report developed

Public exhibition of threatened species assessment and Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water approval  
         

2020

Conditional development approval obtained

2018

Further site investigations, including biodiversity assessment 

2013

Development application lodged with Lake Macquarie City Council

Public exhibition of development application

2012

Consultation prior to lodging the development application

Documents

Document Download
Letter remediation works | December 2024
Preliminary Documentation March -2023 | Part 1
Preliminary Documentation March 2023 | Part 2
Public Submissions Response Myall Road Development
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