Dear Sir
/ Madam
I wish to
formally object once again to the new proposal made by
the Proponent EGC. This is the third time EGC has revised
its plans and is now seeking approval from the NSW Department
of Planning and Infrastructure (DPI) for their Preferred
Project Plan (May 2012) comprising 4 Buildings including
one L Shaped 6 Storey building, one 2-3 storey and 2 X 2 storey
building.
In reviewing
this new submission and the steps that EGC have taken to dates
I cannot see how they have addressed the objections raised
previously by myself in that;
1) The change
of the lay out and numbers of the units does not address
parking and traffic flow concerns. As yet there appears to be
no specific action that EGC plan to take to address this issue.
There appears to be a believe by EGC that others will address
this issue rather that have an agreed solution in place.
Placing the onus on Ryde Council to change the parking
restrictions which were put in place to address other traffic
issues caused by workers from the Optus campus. It is very
unlikely that Ryde council who oppose this development would
now change current parking restrictions. Traffic from this new
proposed development will definately park in the surrounding
streets and specifically in my street Parklands Road, outside
the front of my property restricting visibility, raising issues
of child safety and increased risk to
pedestrians.
2) This new
proposal is in fact closer to the rear of my property and again
raises issues of privacy in my property. As the lower levels
have been moved closer to my rear fence, the raised stories
will now have a clear view into my property. To address this I
can see that there is a plan to put increased levels of tree
screening. Because of the size of the trees, the close nature
of the higher building this new plan will increase the shadow
effect over my property and pool.
3) In this
new proposal I cannot see that the RTA have yet to agree to how
the residents will enter and exit the changed development. How
can any development be approved with such a lack of clarity on
a major objections by residents.
4) My
property was purchased on the assumption that this area was
zoned for low density residential development of no greater
than two storeys. For this development to change that zoning it
has to be of significant importance. This residential
development does not meet the criteria of the initial
submission. Therefore should not be approved.
5) EGC have
no plans to develop this property as a company. They have
purchased this land, are pushing for development approval and
then plan to sell this development approval to the highest
bidder. There disregard for the local residents can be
clearly seen in the lack of consultation with the residents
after the initial submission. This is now the third and it has
become increasingly clear that EGC are just trying to get
any development through. No one from the company has spoken
with myself since the initial discussions nearly a year ago
which clearly shows a lack of concern for local
residents.
6) The
pictures and documents that EGC present often leave me
completely confused on how things will look after their plans
would be after completion. The pictures just do not reflect the
situation on the ground and this shows a completely lack of
integrity in they are asking the PAC to make decisions with
incorrect or misleading information.
As I
have said previously stated I am not against a development on
this land it just needs to be in line with the original Ryde
zoning requirements.
I am
happy to talk my objections through with anyone should they
wish to discuss further.
My name
and address for the record are
Steve
Symes
51
Parklands Road
North
Ryde
NSW
2113
0298891416
Regards
Steve