October 27, 2022
A new 20-lot residential subdivision in Nanango has been approved by the South Burnett Regional Council.
At October’s monthly general meeting, Councillors reviewed an application lodged by Alison and Blake Hedge to reconfigure a vacant lot into 20 fully serviced residential lots.
The subdivision would be built at the end of Player Street, off Fairview Drive, 2km north-west of Nanango’s CBD.
The owners would need to build a new road to service the 20 lots, as well as 1.5m footpaths along one side of Player Street and the subdivision’s new road.
They would also need to install street lighting, connect the estate to the Council’s water and sewerage systems and adhere to a wide range of other standard conditions governing modern subdivision developments in the region.
Councillors were told the couple have as long as four years to begin work on the project before their development approval lapses.
However, if they complete it by next December they will be able to obtain a substantial discount on infrastructure charges through the Council’s development incentive scheme.
The Player Street project is the first substantial residential subdivision in Nanango in more than a decade.
The motion to approve the project was moved by Cr Kirstie Schumacher, seconded by Cr Kathy Duff and carried unanimously.
Proven in many OECD countries that a non-developed Green Space every four to five houses shows less crime and mental health issues. I’m surprised that this has not been included as a necessity in the approval.