The billion dollar dream of transforming an old mine at the back of Dapto into a Greg Norman resort has inched closer to reality, with Wollongong councillors due to consider a plan for part of the development at Monday’s meeting.
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A report to the council meeting will consider a draft Neighbourhood Plan for part of the Huntley Avondale Road South precinct, which is being developed in conjunction with a golf course.
Sydney-based, Chinese-backed developers Visionary Investment Group have submitted the draft plan for the Huntley Avondale Road, South Precinct (Stages 2 and 3), part of their 556-hectare site.
The draft plan provides for approximately 215 residential lots within a proposed community title estate surrounding the golf course. There will also be open space E2 and E4 zoned land.
The area to which the draft Neighbourhood Plan applies is part of Lots 1 and 2 and part of Lot 14.
The site area of the property is about 132 hectares.
“The Visionary Investment Group is progressing modifications to realise a larger vision for the Huntley Avondale precinct, of which the draft Neighbourhood Plan is one component,” council’s report states.
“The revised vision will be subject to a separate future report.”
The report to Monday’s meeting recommends that the draft Neighbourhood Plan for Huntley Avondale Road South go on public exhibition for a minimum of 28 days.
It also recommends that consultation with relevant state government agencies occur as part of the exhibition period.
The golf course and some of the planned housing subdivision have already gained planning approval.
In 2011, the Southern Joint Regional Planning Panel approved a development application for an 18-hole golf course and associated facilities (including a clubhouse, lodge, sports education and biomechanics centre).
“The proposed golf course (currently under construction) and associated facilities are located within the RE2 Private Recreation zoned lands on both the north and south sides of Avondale Road,” council’s report said.
Last year, Visionary Investment Group – which bought the site in 2015 – revealed a new, grander direction for their 556-hectare site.
Golf legend Norman joined development head honchos to unveil a $1 billion new direction for the land which once housed the Huntley Colliery.
A decade-old plan to build a Norman-designed 18-hole course remained at the centre of the redevelopment.
The new direction included a club house with restaurants and a function centre; a 290-key resort hotel; two smaller high-end spa lodges with 35 and 20 rooms; a tennis and recreation centre; a sports academy; and a 395-dwelling housing estate including homes overlooking the gold fairways as well as semi-rural blocks.
