Wildlife corridor protected

Gosford Council has moved to protect a wildlife corridor between the Crommelin Research Station and the Crommelin Arboretum at Pearl Beach.

The council has adopted a development control plan for a property at Pearl Beach to protect the corridor in the advent of the property's subdivision.

Council's director of development and the environment, Mr John Murray, said the DCP would provide controls for the subdivision of the land and the location and development of dwelling houses, and would provide additional environmental controls and specify flooding requirements.

The front of the property in Crystal Ave will be allowed to be subdivided into two residential lots.

Approximately 50 percent of the property would have to be given to Council for the wildlife corridor if the front half were to be subdivided.

The property was previously part of the Crommelin Research Station, but was recently offered for sale.

Carl Spears, November 9