Muswellbrook council has unanimously passed the Iron Bark Ridge extension project, at an extraordinary council meeting on Tuesday night.
Following extensive consultation, Muswellbrook Mayor Jeff Drayton confirmed the development application for 76 dwellings has now been approved.
“Council has held this DA to fair and proper scrutiny at every step,” Mayor Drayton said.
“When the original DA was brought forward, there were objections raised by members of the community. Councilors listened and made the decision to defer the application – this decision is about a proposal down from 94 dwellings to 76.”
Muswellbrook is identified in the Hunter Regional Plan 2041 as a local government area to deliver a share of up to 50,000 new dwellings in the Hunter by 2041.
