The Future of Fullerton Cove
Fullerton Cove is well located, close to Newcastle CBD and key employment areas such as Newcastle Airport, RAAF Base Williamtown and the Tomago industrial precinct. The area is envisaged to include a variety of housing options, including detached houses, townhouses
and apartments.
What is being proposed?
A planning proposal has been lodged with Port Stephens Council for part of the area known as Fullerton Cove Precinct 1. The planning proposal is for the area identified as the subject site in the map below.
Fullerton Cove has been identified within Port Stephens Council’s Housing Supply Plan as a future key housing precinct, subject to further planning and assessment.
This planning proposal aims to rezone the land from rural land use (RU2 Rural Landscape) to residential housing (R2 Low Density Residential, R3 Medium Density Residential) and environmental (C3 Environmental Management) land use under the Port Stephens Local Environmental Plan 2013.
If approved, this would enable a mix of housing types, including detached houses, townhouses and apartments, subject to further development applications.
What does this mean for landowners in the Fullerton Cove area?
Only land within the subject site is proposed to be rezoned as part of the planning proposal currently under assessment.
Landholders outside the current proposal are encouraged to contact Council if they’re interested in discussing potential land use changes for their land.
What are the next steps for the planning proposal?
| After the proposal is lodged, Council will review it to ensure it aligns with local and state planning policies, such as the Local Strategic Planning Statement and Local Environment Plan. | Supporting technical studies covering matters such as flooding, drainage, PFAS, ecology and environment, infrastructure and servicing, and bushfire are also reviewed to ensure that identified impacts can be addressed. |
| If the planning proposal progresses through the assessment, the application will be sent to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI). The proposal will be shared publicly for community feedback via submissions during a formal exhibition period. | If rezoned, development applications can be lodged for approval to build under the new planning controls. |
When can the community provide feedback?
If the planning proposal progresses, the application will be sent to DPHI, and the planning proposal will be formally exhibited.
This formal exhibition period is when the community can make submissions on the planning proposal for Council’s consideration.