We are members of the
Whiteside Action Group and fully support the submissions sent
to your Department from WAG group.
We live on the corner of
Whiteside Street and Parklands Road and are concerned
about the proposed traffic and street alterations for
this area. Our local streets are still being choked
with parked cars before and after parking restrictions on
Epping Road. Even though Whiteside Street has no
exit onto Epping Road, the rat runners still
exit illegally onto Epping Road. We have
found that the majority of traffic congestion is the lack of
supplied parking for the Macquarie Park and Optus
Industrial area. One has only to listen to
the morning and afternoon traffic reports to know that our area
is inundated with traffic chaos, sometimes taking 1/4 hour to
get onto the main roads.
As North Ryde is an
area affected by high condensation and mould, if
this development goes through, the houses behind the
development would be affected by lack of sunshine and any
breezes.
Ryde Council has always
assured this area southside of Epping Highway was to be
low-rise residential housing . Any housing being built in
this area at this time has to be in accordance with the
Council's requirements so why not this
area. We note that 680 residential units
at Morling College site on Herring Road and 7 residential
buildings 2-22 storeys in height at Stamford Hotel site on cnr
Herring and Epping Roads,new accommodation for some 5000
students as part of Macquarie Uni redevelopment and 3100
proposed new residential units as part ot the North Ryde
Station Precinct. Meeting housing demand is an important
factor, but not the only consideration . We will
have enough new housing developments in our area as it
is.
We have been residents of this area
for over 40 years and have seen many developments around us
that we have not been able to have a say in, but as again we
have been given chance to have our say in this matter and we
still strongly oppose this new development.
We have not donated or
contributed to any political party.
Mr & Mrs Paul Wheelhouse
69 Parklands Road
North Ryde.
NSW
2113