BY IAN CROUCH
Lake Macquarie Council has endorsed a proposal to rezone a large parcel of land to create a new suburb on the boundary with the Newcastle Local Government area.
The 169 hectare site north of Glendale will see up to 1000 homes built for 2000 residents, creating 540 new jobs.
The proposal has gone to the Department of Planning for approval as the first in several steps to seeing the land rezoned.
The land, owned by Eden Estates will see important natural areas protected while offing a diversity of housing, community facilities, open space, sport and recreation facilities, transport networks and schools.
The site straddles the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie LGA's between Glendale and Wallsend, with the Newcastle Link Road dividing the site.
The total site area is about 592ha, with approximately 169ha of the site within Lake Macquarie City.
It's estimated 3000-4000 homes will be built on the site, with between 750 and 1000 of those within Lake Macquarie.
