WAPC green lights new major 350-plus subdivision for Cowaramup

It’s full steam ahead for a major subdivision in the heart of Cowaramup – and some residents fear the new estate could change the town forever. Set to rival Parkwater, the land off Wirring Road south of the township on land owned by Rodney Duggan could house almost 1000 new residents. The WA Planning Commission signed off on the final plans for the project earlier this month, clearing the way for site works and future lot sales. The landholding measures 41ha stretching from Wirring Road to Palmer Road, abutting existing development on the eastern boundary of Cowaramup’s residential and commercial centre and linking to the back of Symphony Waters estate. The site will connect into Cowaramup townsite via Roy Earl Drive, Duggan Drive and Waverley Road to the north-east. More than 350 lots were expected to be carved out, with no commercial sites planned and about 4.28ha of public open space and a lifestyle village-type retirement complex near Villers Street. The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River’s submission to WAPC included seeking more public open space and for protection of some native vegetation, though the Times understands the approved document permitted trees and vegetation on the western boundary to be removed.