‘Manufactured Housing Estate’ planned for Cobargo, NSW, has sites as small as 150sqm

A proposed Manufactured Housing Estate in Cobargo, on NSW’s South Coast, which was devastated by bushfire on New Year’s Eve 2019, will create 21 homes in size from 150sqm to 280sqm and would include two or three-bedrooms.

The proposed Cherry Blossom Village in Village Street will target retirees, small families and single people. It will offer 20-year leases for the homes on a 1.05ha of vacant land owned by Darren Klower's Investments.

The project has been assisted by former Bega Valley Shire Council planner Garret Barry, who described the plans as “tasteful” and “elegant”, with driveways, verandas, patios, landscaping and an Indigenous welcome garden.

Mr Klower told The South Coast News that he can understand “some of the concerns” being raised by residents.

“The intention is to get the planning right before we even put units on there,” he said.

“Some people may have a conception it will be small tin sheds, but that’s not true.

“I’ll be partnering with a quality building provider, and the focus is on quality.

“I have my name on it, so it’s got to be done right, and it will be a boost for the economy.

“This is a part of my legacy I want to leave behind.”