development · Shoalhaven City Council
Shoalhaven backs extra safety measures for 217-lot Badagarang subdivision
Shoalhaven City Council’s Local Transport Forum reviewed a 217-lot subdivision at 104 Taylors Lane, Badagarang, and Transport for NSW recommended extra signs, hold lines and line marking.
Shoalhaven City Council’s Local Transport Forum reviewed a 217-lot residential subdivision at 104 Taylors Lane, Badagarang, when it met on 10 February 2026 at the City Administrative Centre in Nowra.
Transport for NSW adviser Donna Binns said the plans were based on an older approval and directed staff to the DORAS manual and AS 1742.2 (2022) when considering updated safety treatments for the site.
She recommended Give Way signs, hold lines and line marking, saying Road 10 was likely to function as a collector road and that signs and lines should be considered to support clarity and safety for all users.
Council officers said the submission complied with the valid development consent and the standards referenced by that consent. They said TfNSW’s suggestions were potential safety enhancements, but not mandatory in this case.
The forum recommended that the Chief Executive Officer, as Director City Services, approve the subdivision under delegated authority from Shoalhaven City Council. That approval was later given on 24 February 2026.
The same meeting also dealt with two transport items in Hyams Beach. The forum reviewed proposed signage and parking restrictions along Aster Street, and seasonal ‘No Stopping’ signage and line marking along Hyam Road.
TfNSW’s Donna Binns said the agency agreed with the Hyam Road proposal in principle. TfNSW also urged Council to speak further with a resident who had raised concerns about a proposed ‘No Stopping’ zone across a driveway frontage at the corner of Hyam Road and Cyrus Street.
Council staff said they would discuss the matter further with the community member and provide information, working within the constraints of the adopted master plan.
The forum recommended both Hyams Beach items for approval by the Director City Services under delegated authority. Both were later approved on 24 February 2026.
The meeting began by confirming the minutes of the forum’s 9 December 2025 meeting and ended at 9.43am.
Reference minutes
Prepared from the Shoalhaven Local Transport Forum minutes for 10 February 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Shoalhaven Local Transport Forum met on 10 February 2026 in the Manyana Meeting Room at the City Administrative Centre, Bridge Road, Nowra.
- The forum reviewed a 217-lot residential subdivision at 104 Taylors Lane, Badagarang.
- TfNSW recommended Give Way signs, hold lines and line marking for the Badagarang subdivision.
- Council officers said those additional measures were not mandatory and could be considered at Council’s discretion or through future operational review.
- The forum reviewed signage and parking restrictions along Aster Street, Hyams Beach, and seasonal 'No Stopping' signage and line marking along Hyam Road, Hyams Beach.
- TfNSW asked Council to further discuss the Hyam Road proposal with a resident concerned about a driveway frontage at the corner of Hyam Road and Cyrus Street.
- The recommendations for Aster Street, Hyam Road and the Badagarang subdivision were approved by the Director City Services on 24 February 2026 under delegated authority.
Why it matters
- The forum backed road safety treatments for a large new Badagarang estate and parking controls at Hyams Beach, shaping how traffic, access and stopping arrangements will work on these streets.