59 - 59A Belmore Street Oatlands NSW 2117

Hi I'm a resident in the local area and would like to highlight that there is a high pressure liquid petroleum pipeline owned by Caltex that runs through the property, with regards to this development, the 47 underground parking and the associated earthworks, the developer must fully comply to all safety requirements while working in the vicinity. A Caltex inspector will need to be present at all times during construction. Safety with working around the pipeline is of the utmost importance as this area is next to the local primary school and close proximity to local residents. Please ensure the developer adheres to the rules and regulations regarding the pipeline.

Another concern is the entry/exist of the underground carpark, as again there are kids going to and from school and the design of the driveway will need to be able to achieve adequate site distance to ensure the safety of small children walking to school. The driveway should be left in left out only (no right turns) to eliminate vehicle movements in an already congested area. This also applies during construction with heavy construction vehicles on site, a proper Traffic Management Plan needs to be designed and implemented. Note parking is already an issue along Belmore St east (especially under the James Ruse Drive overpass, sometimes vehicles park on both sides of the road and we can barely fit one car through let alone a bus), Council will need to address these issues in it's evaluation of the development, thanks.

I endorse Allen

I have submitted a detailed objection to the development on the grounds of Safety and Traffic Management which reflect the concerns expressed by Allen.

I fully agree to all points made by Allen Chen. Additionally as a parent of a child who attends Oatland Public School, I can say that there are aleady significant safety issue surrounding children
pedestrians where they are already difficult to see by drivers. Students at Oatland Public School already have to cross (on foot) multiple driveways on their journey to the front gate and adding another large commercial driveway to the vicinity of the School will only increase the risk to the safety of students making their way to and from school, as well as to any children enrolled at the proposed child care centre whos parents park on the street due to limited under ground parking spaces. This risk will also extend to children who attend the already existing child care centre on Belmore St. This proposer business would also create unnecessary competition with the smaller community child care centre on Belmore St and take away from their security and longevity as a local business within the Oatlands community.

The under ground works also pose a real threat to the students and staff of Oatlands public school and local residents if not conducted in adherance to strick code regulations in regard to the under ground Caltex petroleum pipeline that runs through the property.

Last of all, as with many area within the Parramatta City Council jurisdiction, the Belmore St road infrastructure was not designed to service the traffic volume that can be expected with a development such as this and will.suffer as a consequence.

I am fully apposed to this development application.

Very smart use of this space. Oatlands needs this as this is near the parks and the open areas. I’m very pro this development.

Pro development with a few concerns regarding traffic and operating hours;
- Traffic is a concern for the already congested area; consider a round about on the gollan avenue corner to align with development entry and exit
- As a troublesome spot already for traffic, both due to school congestion and excessive speeding/acceleration up Gollan Avenue (directly opposite), having a 24 hour gymnasium will only increase this issue
- Recomendation would be that the gymnaisum should be limited to standard business hours with reduced signage (consider signage on the Adventist Church on Kissing Point Road as what not to do - fluorescent lights too bright and pose disturbance to residents once dark)
Recommend having business hours of operation as standard, reduced or considered signage as well as consideration for traffic along here and Gollan avenue

"Very smart use of this space. Oatlands needs this as this is near the parks and the open areas." A ridiculous observation. Oatlands doesn't "need" this. There are many child care facilities in the local area. There is a gym opposite Doyle ground - a few minutes walk from the development. Council should place greatest weight on local residents concerns, and not the pro-development propaganda.

This area is not suitable for the proposed development. It is almost impossible to drive on that road during school hours. Adding such a large child care centre will significantly increase the risk of someone getting hurt by either the luxury 4WDs or tradie utes speeding on this road. The developer should be obliged to fund traffic lights at the junction with Gollan Avenue, and widening of the road to fit the cars parked and those driving along the road - should the council not have the nerve to do the right thing. The school should install a drop-off zone on its land, and the road should be marked no parking on both sides. This is serious risk area.

The area should not be subjected to a 24 hour commercial operation. There are better locations near Victoria Road and Macarthur Street for 24 hour gyms which is more appropriately zoned. No electronic signage should be allowed to pollute this area so close to residences.

Hope the developer knows to dial before he digs!

This DA seems out of keeping with the nature of the residential area. I hope PCC keep a close eye on this one, studies have shown the area to be contaminated with asbestos. PCC needs bulletproof ethical duty of care for the immediate residential health as this is not just another commercial development next to another as would be the norm in a business or industrial area. PCC must have a heightened oversight and strict supervision over this DA, should it be approved, due to its proximity to the primary school. There should be a detailed analysis undertaken by PCC to see if the proposal is actually in the interest to the immediate and wider surrounds of the area. Developments in the Parramatta LGA usually only get a safety asbestos placard cable tied to the access to advise residents. It seems like a sloppy way to enforcement asbestos regulations and my guess is that PCC may be lackadaisical in this respect or are just too resource overstretched to provide satisfactory monitoring of that phase . Further appraisal need then!

As stated by Darrell, this site is highly contaminated with asbestos, the proposal to have an underground carpark will require large scale excavation which expose the students of the primary located right next door (the classrooms are right on the boundary) and local residents to high levels of risk. Council should not approve this development on this fact alone. Are they willing to risk the health of small children for this ridiculously over developed proposal?

Wonder how the council will react when parents pull their kids out of school and relocate them for fear of their health and welll being. I know I plan on doing that and have spoken to other parents who feel the same way. The site is riddled with asbestos, my daughters safety and health come first.

I am sorry for your fight! But sadly the council will do what THEY want not what the people want.

Us local people took time off work to fight for a 32 bedroom boarding house in Rippon Ave to be stopped it is in a dead end street where the Garbage truck have trouble getting through before it was built. Went to the council meeting and it was already done and dusted.

So all us residents wasted time of work for the meeting and the same Chinese company shortly built another one on Kissing point road near the church of lights!

And we think we are free and have choices....Hm that time has gone.

It is a big concern that there is asbestos on this site that will need to be cleared while young children are at school next door. Traffic congestion will be a huge concern as there is sometimes a bank up if traffic near the school and under the bridge.

I don’t see the benefit to the community of this project at all. There is a gym near the park at North Parramatta as well as others at North Rocks and Carlingford with parking and two other childcare centres nearby.

I fully support the comments of all the respondents below and would like to add one more..
A number of years ago the school wanted to acquire this land to extend.. it was already owned by the State Govt.. however they were not allowed to have it and it was auctioned instead!

I don't understand why the council and developers are so deceitful about this development. There was no notice when they approved the works. The job plan claims to be 100m away from the classrooms but it's only 15m!!! So much lies.

Hello. It appears many people have been responding to the wrong application number for the site. They have been responding to DA/18/2019 when they should have been responding to DA/547/2020. It also appears this application has been approved on 20th April 2021 but there has been no notification to anyone who has lodged a contest of the application.
It is extremely disappointing and concerning that this application has been approved for many reasons shared by others below as well as all the reasons given at the PLPP in April 2020.

I object to this development. It is not suited to the area and will cause dangerous traffic and air safety conditions for children accessing the school immediately next door to the development.

I ask that the following conditions are mandated:
· A suitably qualified environmental consultant is engaged to prepare a Remediation Action Plan (RAP) which includes the combined findings of previous JBS&G investigations;

· The RAP is reviewed and approved by an accredited NSW EPA Auditor;

· A licensed asbestos assessor and suitably qualified environmental consultant is engaged to prepare a site specific asbestos management plan (AMP);

· A Class A (Friable) Asbestos contractor should be engaged to undertake remedial works to the conditions stipulated in the RAP and the AMP;

· A suitably qualified environmental consultant is engaged to oversee and document the remedial works in order to ensure compliance with the RAP and AMP;

· Prior to the commencement of subsurface works, personnel being employed to undertake any intrusive works must develop a specific SafeWork Method Statement (SWMS) which adequately manages the potential for exposure to contaminants in soils, including both asbestos and chemical contamination;

· Asbestos monitoring is to be carried out by a Licenced Asbestos Assessor until the completion of remedial works;

· Dust suppression mechanisms and Air monitoring undertaken by a qualified hygienist are to be implemented during excavation works;

· Establishment of exclusion zones - The boundaries of the asbestos remediation areas, embankments and other localised areas are to be established with barriers, to identify the ACM impacted areas and caution access by unauthorised / unprotected persons.
· Sufficient warning signs (e.g. asbestos removal in progress) erected at regular intervals around the boundary of these exclusion zones. All works are to be monitored and supervised by a qualified environmental consultant / hygienist;

· Procedures detailing segregation of excavated materials (topsoil, capping layer, contaminated soil), placement on plastic sheeting until use as backfill or offsite disposal as classified waste - All excavated materials/ stockpiles are to be placed on plastic sheeting (200µm builders polythene or other synthetic barrier membrane material). Stockpiles are to be securely covered with plastic sheeting and sediment controls to be implemented as per – The Blue Book Section 2.4 Sediment and Erosion Controls;

· Offsite Disposal - Waste tracking and disposal documentation should demonstrate that disposal of all soil from the site is carried out in accordance with the NSW Waste Classification Guidelines 2009 and that materials were transported to an appropriately licensed landfill;

· Following the completion of remediation and construction as per the RAP and AMP, a Validation Report must be prepared documenting the final condition of the site.The Validation Report must include a clear site suitability statement, provided by the consultant who has been supervising the remediation works, confirming the site and the final site condition does not pose any unacceptable health risk to site users and nearby human and ecological receptors.

On behalf of Oatlands Public School, I seek a further condition of consent that the Remediation Action Plan and Asbestos Management Plan are made available to Oatlands Public School, so that we can assess the risks to all children and staff and can manage the health and safety of all people at the school.

I also seek regular, transparent consultation between the school and the developer so that we are informed of activities on the site before these occur, so that we can ensure the health and safety of people at the school.

I seek that Council impose conditions of consent with the following effect:

1. That the recommendations outlined be mandatory for the developer.

2. That a Remediation Action Plan and an Asbestos Management Plan be prepared by the developer and a copy provided to Oatlands Public School prior to the commencement of work, so that we may implement appropriate risk management.

3. That the requirements for consultation between the developer and the Department be specifically laid out in the conditions of consent. In particular, we seek that regular consultation commence prior to the construction period.

I am opposed to this development.

Drivers going north on Webb Street follow a 90-degree right turn onto Belmore Street East and pass immediately under James Ruse Drive. The sudden turn plus the low light levels under the overpass mean that drivers' vision is limited until they emerge directly at the entrance to the proposed development to their right and to children crossing the road to attend Oatlands Public School from Gollan Avenue to their left.

In my opinion, concerns about how heavily this proposed site is contaminated with asbestos and the fact that a gas pipeline traverses the property have not been given proper consideration in approving this site for development. The fact that a public school is located right next to this property and the area right across the street is where a housing subdivision commences mean that development of this site poses an unacceptably high risk.