73 Scarborough Street dual occupancy approved by Orange council

A detached dual occupancy has been approved for 73 Scarborough Street, Orange, after Orange City Council voted unanimously to approve DA 134/2026(1). The application covers Lot 159 DP 1302416 and is subject to conditions in the Notice of Approval.

All 11 councillors present or attending by audiovisual link voted for the application, with no votes against. Cr J Whitton was absent.

The approval permits additional residential accommodation at the Scarborough Street property. The specific consent conditions were not detailed in the available meeting material, and no construction timetable, project cost or further details about the dwelling layout were specified.

The application was one of three residential developments approved by the Planning & Development Policy Committee on 1 September 2026.

Councillors also approved DA 124/2026(1) for a detached dual occupancy at 2 Mallard Way, Orange. DA 459/2025(1) was approved for a dwelling house and secondary dwelling, dual occupancy, three-lot Torrens title subdivision and group homes at 21 Honeyman Drive and 6 Duncanson Drive, Orange.

A separate application for a place of public worship at 8 Connemara Drive was deferred so access to the site could be reviewed.

Councillors discussed restrictions on access through Gorman Road, including a Section 88B restriction on the land title. Staff advised the restriction created a legal impediment to changing access arrangements, although there was a process for varying title restrictions that Council could consider at the applicant’s request.

Traffic safety at the Gorman Road and Connemara Drive intersection was also discussed. A traffic-monitoring camera had been installed on Gorman Road to assess vehicle speed and usage. Staff advised that any safety review could be raised separately and that it would be the applicant’s decision whether to change the plans to accommodate traffic-assessment data.

Those access and traffic discussions related to the deferred Connemara Drive application, not the approved Scarborough Street development.