
The property industry says NSW biodiversity laws have blocked 60 per cent of identified priority housing land in the Hunter as the developer of a massive subdivision north of Raymond Terrace starts legal action over the project's planning refusal.
Kingshill Development started Land and Environment Court conciliation with Port Stephens Council on Thursday after the Hunter Central Coast Regional Planning Panel rejected its concept plans for subdividing the first half of the huge 3500-lot Kings Hill housing estate in February.