291 Oxley Avenue, Margate QLD 4019

Would you want this business at the end of your street?
I am totally opposed to this service station at 291 Oxley Ave Margate for numerous reasons. Within a 3.5km radius of this location there are a total of 8 service stations that offer a similar product, closest 300m away, one being only 1.5km away on the same road. The immediate block including Boyce Street, Ewan Street and Dover Road are residential areas, residents being diverse age groups and physical abilities, fortunately this is a 50km/h zone - keeping the road users safer considering the amount of footpath traffic. Patrons visiting this service station will use the residential streets that are already congested with parked cars, increasing the risk of physical harm and or death of the stated demographic. Children use these streets to walk to and from school, yes they shouldn't walk on the road but they do. The opening hours are ridiculous, the additional noise and pollution this business will generate will ensure complaints to MBRC and the business it self. Looking at other similar business, the amount of rubbish strewn about by customers is appalling. The MBRC and like organisations spend so much time and effort and money attempting to educate the public about responsible practices with rubbish to limited success, especilaly being so close to the water, you only have to listen to 99.7 Bridge FM with their saturation of the airwaves. Looking at the workforce of Liberty service station employees, I highly doubt that they will employ residents of the Peninsular, shouldn't this be priority. Finally, the Convenience store that is 79m is away a constant target for armed robberies, one occurring this week with the attending being transported to hospital with a fractured arm. Do we need another target for these criminals?
Would you want this business at the end of your street?

I'm a resident of Boyce St. Which is narrow and constantly full of parked cars reducing it to one lane. This area is quiet residential and strongly object to the proposal of all night lights a d vehicle noise close to my house. A fuel station just 300m away and many others with in 5 minutes drive shows it is not needed in this position.

I totally agree with all the points made in the previous objections. This is not what our local area needs - nor the wider Redcliffe community. We are surrounded by servos already.

The community will be disadvantaged and suffer a loss of lifestyle and amenity if a service station is built in this location. Here are 5 good reasons why:

1) Pollution of all types will increase - noise pollution, air pollution and light pollution.

2) We are very concerned that weekend noise will increase and disturb the peace of the neighbourhood on Sundays and public holidays. To loose the peace and sanctity of our homes like this will be a significant loss of liveability for local residents.

3) Another primary concern is that these facilities are a target for crime on a fairly regular basis. Obviously this is very undesirable for us living in adjacent areas. The obvious exit strategy would be up the hill into our area from where you can access Victoria, McDonald and Duffield Roads with less likelihood of detection. This potentially brings crime into our streets.

4) Margate has a high density of medical providers. Is it safe for pedestrians to place a service station, with cars turning out of fast traffic, in the midst of this?

5) Further to this, as Dover Road residents we have also noticed litter from cars has decreased markedly since KFR moved. If this goes ahead we anticipate litter will increase again as people turn up the hill via Boyce, Ewan and Hale Streets and throw litter from their cars.

Whilst it's understandable for different business models to be proposed for Margate as the area develops, not all proposals will be suitable or beneficial. Clearly the negatives of this proposal far outweigh any benefits.

For all the good reasons that have been given by the community in general - this project needs to be rejected.

This is not what the area needs we need entertainment tourism and specialty retail there should be a commercial area for all these types of businesses. And how many service stations do we need if this is approved shame on the council and the aldermen on council. I see that the councilman Kilimano Winchester has not replied as per usual I reckon we should look elsewhere when voting comes up for someone who stands for the community and not themselves.

This is not what the area needs we need entertainment tourism and specialty retail there should be a commercial area for all these types of businesses. And how many service stations do we need if this is approved shame on the council and the aldermen on council. I see that the councilman Kilimano Winchester has not replied as per usual I reckon we should look elsewhere when voting comes up for someone who stands for the community and not themselves.

I believe Margate does not need this new petrol station. I live in Boyce Street and believe that the current petrol stations around this area are more than adequate.

I believe a petrol station will be detrimental to the area and bring down house value. The reasons being the streetscape will be lowered and crime and environmental pollution will go up.

Petrol stations are a high target for robbery. The increase in traffic around these streets will be a noise and car fume pollutant. I believe there will be a significant increase in rubbish being thrown outwindows and dropped by pedestrians.

With the traffic island in the middle of Oxley Ave in this location I don’t believe it’s a logical choice for convenience either.

As resident in a nearby suburb, this development is a good example of what is NOT needed in Margate.

There is no doubt that Margate town center needs investment and support for fruther development but this does not include another petrol station. The Redcliffe peninsula already has plenty of petrol stations and this addition is very unnecessary.

Margate needs more investment in restaurants, entertainment venues and boutique-style shops. Margate has numerous empty shops and the overall aesthetic and feel of Margate town center needs more attention and focus from local council in order to support more development that will bring people to Margate.

Plonking another petrol station in this area will work directly against any prospect of improving Margate in the long term. It will just make it look even more industrial and contribute to traffic problems. Noise issues will also increase for local residents.

Please think of the long term implications of this proposed development.

Concerned Woody Point resident,

Amy