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1. Sheila st is a small street close to a school that has considerable traffic on it during school drop off and pick up. It has had a number of properties sub divided in the past resulting in smaller houses where the occupants end up parking on the road, presumably to use their garage for storage. This results in increased danger for children trying to cross the road between parked cars.
   Additionally the character of Rostrevor is being changed by having many small dwellings, and cutting down the native trees in the area.
   A number of houses have been sub divided on sheila st already and another is in the process of being built. Sheila st risks being a long line of small attached houses with no on street parking available for school drop off and pickup.

2. We have been concerned about the infill in Sheila Street for some time now, we have watched the 19 blocks change radically with 12 single storey dwellings replacing 6 residences over the past few years. The street was always noted for great street appeal with single storey homes - trees and behind the street in Leabrook Drive the creek and the many trees with associated bird and animal life. There are a further 2 dwellings potentially up for sub division but especially number 7 which is adjoining our Eastern boundary where there is a current application to build 2 x 2 storey town houses. This will mean we will have a large wall on our boundary and very little Eastern sunlight. Having attended the Council meeting last Tuesday we found there is a lot of unrest about the infill. The street is small and very busy and these plans are not desired by us as long term residents. Please reconsider the application for 7 Sheila Street.

3. Jenny & Tim Duurland
   We are permanent residents at 6 Sheila St, and also attended the Council meeting, last Thursday, as one of the many very disgruntled local long term residents. We currently have building redevelopment going on next to us at 4 Sheila Street, that could not physically be any closer to our property. We have experienced bullying by the building developers, in building on the boundary and having part of their gutter butted up against ours, causing our pipes to leak, not to mention them disconnecting our down pipes & either not reconnecting or inadequately reconnecting our pipes. ( No prior consultation was made with us of their plans) We have concerns if there was to be a fire in the new residence, there would be hindered access by responding services , the very real possibility of it quickly spreading to our property & concerns for the actual residents being trapped in their house / “yard” with no escape route. Many times we are unable to access our driveway due to the increased on street parking or have almost been hit by vehicles trying to drive along Sheila Street, not to mention all of the foot traffic, from the local school / scout hall & residents who walk their dogs. We already have ongoing issues with leaking water pipes under the road, which will have so much more pressure put on them with increasing the street occupancy. What was once a beautiful green, leafy area, full of birds & native wildlife , is very quickly becoming a concrete region, lacking all the things we class as Rostrevor. Please reconsider the application for 7 Sheila Street & any future applications for possibly 8 Sheila Street.

4. We have lived in Sheila Street for nearly 10 years and actually live in a sub divided property. My concern is not with properties in the street being sub divided, but with this particular application and the 2 proposed properties being double storey construction. The view out of my front door and window is that of the wonderful treescape that runs along Fourth Creek, and this would be severely diminished with the construction of these properties. Also with the surrounding properties being single storey, we believe they would not blend in with the existing streetscape.

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