Have your say on Sanderling Avenue development

THE public submissions period for a controversial residential development on Sanderling Avenue, Hawks Nest is closing soon, with the community being urged to have their say.

As previously reported in NOTA, the beachside project proposes the construction of three residential flat buildings four storeys in height, with a total of 104 dwellings, and upgrades to the existing Hawks Nest Golf Club carpark.

The 1.4 hectare site on Sanderling Avenue adjacent to the eastern boundary of the Golf Club is currently a vegetated lot, with a small portion used informally for car parking.

Core Property Developments Pty Ltd and Leric Group Pty Ltd are the proponents of the development.

They are being assisted in their application by Tattersall Lander Pty Ltd, a development consultancy based at Raymond Terrace.

The project is considered a State Significant Development (SSD) and as such the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces is the consent authority, not MidCoast Council.

Opened on 1 May, the community has a total of just 14 days to make submissions.

To have your say on this project, you must lodge a submission online through the NSW Planning Portal before 14 May.

The application, environmental impact statement (EIS) and accompanying documents can be accessed at www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/projects/sanderling-avenue-residential-flat-buildings.

Sanderling Avenue gained national attention in 2021 when ABC program Four Corners featured the proposal in a story suggesting disgraced former Labor Minister and convicted felon Eddie Obeid was involved in a string of developments along the Mid North Coast.

The land in question was sold to developers by the Karuah Aboriginal Land Council in 2018.

In April 2021, MidCoast Council voted to change the zoning from RE1 Public Recreation to R3 Medium Density Residential, increasing the maximum permissible height of building on the subject land from 8.5m to 12m, amongst other changes.