19 Gan Gan Road Planning Proposal Update

A planning proposal has been lodged to rezone land at 19 Gan Gan Road from RU2 Rural Landscape to a combination of E3 Productivity Support and C2 Environmental Conservation. The proposed rezoning would allow part of the site to be considered for future light-industrial uses, while identifying other land for environmental conservation.

As Port Stephens Council did not determine the proposal within 90 days, the proponent lodged a rezoning review with the Hunter and Central Coast Regional Planning Panel on 8 July 2026.

The Panel will not approve or refuse the rezoning. Its role is to advise whether the proposal has sufficient merit to proceed to a Gateway determination by the NSW Department of Planning.

A rezoning would change the types of development that could be considered on the land, but it would not itself approve a particular development. Any future proposal would remain subject to the relevant planning and assessment processes.

No date has yet been set for the rezoning review. STCA will continue to monitor the proposal and provide further information as it becomes available.