It's all systems go for the South Kiama Urban Release Area after the Planning Agreement was endorsed at Tuesday’s Kiama Council meeting.

“I'm very happy to see that because that development has a long and wide challenging history,” Stroud said. “It’s all systems go.”

The 380 residential lots in the 40-hectare development, to the west of the Princes Highway which borders Saddleback Mountain Road to the north and Weir St to the south, will be completed in four stages by developer White Constructions.

This will allow the infrastructure to be in place by the time buyers can purchase blocks here, so that the construction work is less of an inconvenience for locals.

Council is finalising the assessment of the Stage 1 DA, which will include 81 residential allotments, a local park, upgrading a section of Saddleback Road and more than $340,000 in monetary contributions to Council.

The next DA is expected to be lodged early next year for the remaining 300 residential allotments and two more parks, the upgrade of Weir Street, revegetation of riparian corridors, stormwater management and further monetary contributions to Council.

Council confirmed that with Shoalhaven Precinct due to deliver around 450 homes and the South Kiama Urban Release Area development on track for 380 dwellings (both of which are included in Council’s Local Housing Strategy), it means Kiama Municipality can meet the target of 900 dwellings to satisfy the National Accord.