Warnervale Town Centre
The State Government has predicted that by 2031 the Central Coast will have an additional 100,000 residents, and this will require around 45,000 more jobs, (as outlined in the Central Coast Regional Strategy). The proposed Warnervale Town Centre will help manage this growth in population, employment requirements and retail demand.
The Warnervale Town Centre (WTC) is bounded by Hakone Road to the North, Hiawatha Road to the east, Sparks Road to the south and extends west of the Great Northern Railway Line to include land that is owned by the NSW Department of Planning, adjacent to the Sydney-Newcastle Railway.
The site consists of approximately 119 ha, of which 79 ha is proposed for development with the remainder to be utilised for public recreation, environmental management and conservation.
It is proposed that the town centre will include:
- Transport upgrades including a new major railway station including bus interchange and commuter carpark, a new road, cycleways, footpaths and more public transport
- Employment opportunities for approximately 12,000 people in retail, commercial and bulky goods sectors
- A new multi-purpose Aquatic and Recreation Centre
- Increased community and entertainment facilities including integrated child and family centre, home and community care facility, a knowledge centre incorporating a library, youth space, arts and cultural centre and cinemas.
- A focus on a mix of retail commercial and residential areas including cafes, restaurants and entertainment facilities on the main street
- Diversity of housing choice for 4,000 to 5,000 residents in a mix of single dwellings, town houses and apartments
- Open space and conservations areas
The timing of these facilities is dependant on development of the area and, in some cases, the availability of funding to assist in paying for construction.
Background
On 26 June 2006, the Minister for Planning agreed to consider the WTC as a State Significant Site, thereby taking away from Council the control of implementation decisions.
In November 2008, the Minister gazetted the inclusion of the WTC under Schedule 3 of the State Environmental Planning Policy 2005, which included the incorporation of new zones and maximum building height across the site.
The new zones are consistent with the NSW Government Standard Instrument zones, to be adopted by Council in the Local Environmental Plan 2011.
The adopted land zone for the WTC are:
- B2 – Local Centres
- E2 – Environmental Conservation
- E3 – Environmental Management
- R1 – General Residential
- RE1 – Public Recreation
- SP1 – Special Activities (School)
- SP2 – Infrastructure (Railway)
The maximum height for the town centre varies dependant on the location . The overall maximum height is 21m.
The State Government has also created a Development Control Plan (DCP) to guide development. Additional controls include town centre character precincts across the site, residential density, street hierarchy and layout, built form, and bus, cycle and pedestrian routes.
Where to from here?
Council will play a key role in attracting commercial offices and corporations to the area. Council has already successfully attracted a $100 million Woolworths Ltd. distribution centre west of the Warnervale Town Centre in the Wyong Employment Zone.
A number of proposals have been identified for development. It is expected development will commence late 2010, with trunk water and sewer connected to the southern side by late 2011. The State Government has not made a decision when the new Warnervale Railway Station will be constructed.
Surrounding areas of the WTC have been identified as long-term residential and employment areas. Take a look at the Residential Development Strategy for additional information. The Department of Planning is also working on a plan to provide more direction for future land use within the area.
Contact Council’s Duty Planner on (02) 4350 5546 for any development enquiries.
For detailed maps download the 
Warnervale Town Centre Fact Sheet (2.85 MB).