Edgeworth Renewal Corridor Project - Lake Macquarie City Council

The south eastern corner is occupied by a car yard, adjoining to the east, vacant landowned by the State Government. On the south western corner is William Bower oval,named after Bill Bower, including playing fields, a car parking area and scatteredvegetation.Recent development has included an Allied Health Centre with current approvals for 18General Practice consulting rooms, seven physiotherapy-consulting rooms and apharmacy of 200m 2 . There is also a Boating Fishing and Camping Retail establishmentwith retail floor space of approximately 800m 2 with an additional 160m 2 of warehouse andoffice space.Figure 16 The Crossroads - Intersection of Lake and Main RoadsGenerally, this area has little streetscape enhancement and only basic facilities. There islittle to no street planting or street furniture in the road reserve. This corner is a wellknown,recognisable place, but is busy and noisy due to high vehicular use. It would bedifficult to create a pleasant public place here. Lake Road has no street planting withinthe road reserve, although some is provided adjacent on private property.4.1.1 Crossroads Precinct AttributesAttributes of the Crossroads Precinct are:• This intersection handles high volumes of traffic with varying turning movementsand therefore has high visibility and value as a landmark;• Main and Lake Roads are wide busy roads with little street planting or furniture;• There is little sense of activity or focus because of the low intensity (or absence) ofdevelopment on the corners of the Crossroads;Draft Land Use Review – Edgeworth Renewal Corridor – Version 2 Page 31 of 85F2011/00577/06/08 – May 2013