Edgeworth Renewal Corridor Project - Lake Macquarie City Council

Executive SummaryEdgeworth Renewal Corridor is the western section of one of five corridors identified inthe Lower Hunter Regional Strategy and was also identified in the Newcastle – LakeMacquarie Western corridor Planning Strategy. According to the Lower Hunter RegionalStrategy, a renewal corridor is a place that provides “opportunities for economic renewaland /or housing renewal and intensification” and which links “strategic centres situatedalong strategic transport routes”.The Edgeworth Corridor is positioned on a principal access route to the F3 and LinkRoad. It also connects the emerging regional centre of Glendale to the major fringeurban growth areas in the north west of the Lake Macquarie Local Government Area(LGA).This Review recognises the importance of the dual roles of this Corridor, as an urbanplace with various land uses and needs, and as a main road corridor that connects majordestinations in the Region and beyond. The Review aims to recommend a strategy thatwill assist in meeting future needs arising from the dual role of the Corridor.A major consideration throughout this process is ensuring that the Corridor offers a highquality of life for those living and working there.The Review:• Documents the investigations undertaken to determine the land use needs of thearea• Provides an analysis of the issues involved in meeting likely future land use needs(e.g. housing, employment, commercial etc) and infrastructure requirements andoptions to address these• Identifies significant sites, opportunities and constraints of the Corridor, and• Recommends a strategy for enabling the growth of the Corridor in a way thatrecognises its dual role• Recommends a strategy to facilitate the future desired character of the Precinctscomprising the Corridor.The Land Use Review is a companion document to the Edgeworth Transport Study, andthese documents will in turn inform the Edgeworth Renewal Corridor Report. TheReview uses a combination of population and demographic information, along with thedata collected during field investigations and a SWOT analysis to propose strategic landuse options.The predominant land use on Main Road remains residential despite the gradual loss ofamenity due to higher traffic volumes and the associated noise levels. The nature ofresidential development is largely single storey detached housing with scattered mediumdensity dwellings in the form of duplex, villa and townhouse development.The increasing traffic along the Corridor is a potential barrier to connectivity between thecommunities located either side of the Corridor, and the resultant increase in noise andpollution levels generated by traffic will reduce the attractiveness of increased residentialdensities along Main Road. The opportunities for future land use options are outlined inSection 0 of this Review and will be investigated further in the Transport Study andStakeholders Report.Draft Land Use Review – Edgeworth Renewal Corridor – Version 2 Page 6 of 85F2011/00577/06/08 – May 2013