Warringah's Environmental Hotspots

DRAFT 21 June 1999
[Interactive map] [List of Hotspots by Suburb] [Web Links]
Warringah Local Government Area is located on Sydney's Northern Beaches. It has a unique combination of bushland, coastal lagoons and beaches (aerial pictures). There are numerous threats to these great natural assets.
The following map shows locations were bushland has been cleared for developments or is under threat from development.
One of the gravest threats is the New South Wales Government's State Environmental Planning Policy 5 (SEPP5) which actually encourages the bulldozing of bushland adjacent to existing residential areas to make way for retirement villages. Inevitably these retirement villages are on rugged blocks and are well away from shops and services so they are poorly suited to the intended residents. The effect of SEPP5 on Warringah's bushland can be gauged from the purple dots on the map.
Click on a location of interest on the map, or jump to the table at the foot of the page, to view details for each item (the table row at the very top of the window is relevant - due to browser limitations you may have to move up the page slightly to view the full details)

List of Hotspots

Suburb & Date	Description	Comments
Allambie - June 1999	Ardel residential sub-division. 32 dwellings	Rare Duffys Forest flora. Water quality issues - rare fish under threat.
Allambie - mid 1990s	SEPP5 retirement villages along Allambie Rd
Allambie - early 1990s	SEPP5 retirement village, Aquatic Dr, Allambie	Manly Dam catchment
Allambie - 1997	SEPP5 retirement villages along Allambie Rd
Beacon Hill - 1992	REP21 Landcom subdivision at Red Hill. 30 Ha	Forced on Council by State Government in 1988. Stage 3/4 revised to preserve some bushland.
Beacon Hill - 1997	REP21 Norbel subdivision at Red Hill. 5 Ha	"
Beacon Hill - 1997	Brooker Av subdivision 3Ha	Rezoned for subdivision due to SEPP5 issues
Beacon Hill - 1999	Brooker Av 10Ha of non-urban land sold. Possible SEPP5 application.	Last untouched headwaters of South Creek. Prominent rock platform with rare flora.
Beacon Hill - 1999	Willandra Rd - Several owners of non-urban land have raised the issue of subdivision	Some sensitive escarpments and important headwaters
Beacon Hill - 1999	Catholic Church considering a major subdivision at Red Hill	Church land includes the sensitive Wheeler Creek valley
Beacon Hill - 1998	Land fill on north escarpment of Red Hill	Huge quantities of land fill on a new access road and residential block. Weeds and siltation concerns.
Belrose - late 1980s	SEPP5 Belrose Country Club - 10Ha of cleared land
Belrose - late 1980s	SEPP5 Glenaeon Retirement Village
Belrose - late 1980s	SEPP5 Wesley Retirement Village
Belrose - 1998	Subdivision of former road corridor
Belrose - 1998	Subdivision off Forest Way, opposite Ralston Av
Belrose - 1998	Subdivision off Perentie Rd	Potential for SEPP5 retirement village a factor in Council approval
Belrose - 1999	Sale of land on Forest Way, opposite Bundaleer St	Possible SEPP5 or subdivision
Belrose - 1999	Sale of land zoned industrial on Forestway
Brookvale - 1998	MLALC conservation agreement for escarpment	+
Brookvale - 1998	Subdivision of former brickworks site
Collaroy Plateau - 1997	Wars Veterans Home application to extend	On hold?
Cromer - early 1990s	SEPP5 Willandra Village	Steep block on the edge of South Creek.
Cromer - 1998	SEPP5 Retirement village on former nursery site	Bush on escarpment preserved
Cromer - early 1990s	SEPP5 Maybrook Manor	Applied for extension
Cromer - 1997 & current	Possible SEPP5 on non-urban land at the end of Northcott Rd, Cromer Heights	"Cromer Highlands" abandoned after strong community protest. Possible subdivision with top of block preserved. A nearby block is being advertised as having SEPP5 potential.
Cromer - 1998	REP21 Landcom subdivision at Cromer Rd	Forced on Council by State Government
Curl Curl - 1998	Greendale creek gross pollutant trap	+
Dee Why - 1997	Dee Why Wetland project	+Community restoration of a creek flowing into Dee Why Lagoon
Dee Why - 1998	Proposals to rezone tennis courts and hotel
Frenchs Forest	Carnarvon Dr subdivision
Long Reef - 1998	Wetlands created on Long Reef Golf Course	+
Long Reef - 1980s	Long Reef Aquatic Reserve	+
Narrabeen - early 1990s	Coastal Environment Centre	+
Oxford Falls	Church and school developments on non-urban land
Oxford Heights - 1998	REP21 landcom subdivision	Forced on Council by State Government
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Links

The Coastal Environment Centre (CEC) Narrabeen, New South Wales

Oz Green

Nature Conservation Council Bushland Mapping Project (used for above map)

Warringah Council

Treasure Our Lifestyle - local political party

Warringah Independent Network (WIN) - environmental network with more information about many of these issues.

Urban Villages as a means of preventing urban sprawl

An initiative of the
Red Hill Preservation Society
PO Box W206 Warrinagh Mall 2100
This information is provided as a guide only. For more information about specific sites refer to documents held by Warringah Council.
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