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1. I OPPOSE Building Application A005273006 at 9 Francis Street Corinda

   I live on Francis Street, Corinda and am the Group Leader of the Francis and Augustus Streets Habitat Brisbane Group which incorporates Francis Lookout.

   I am writing to raise my concerns over Building Application A005273006 for the house proposed at 9 Francis Street Corinda, especially the impact it will have on the adjacent Francis Lookout site which is listed as both a Local and State Heritage Place.
   Its entry on the Queensland Government Heritage Register (602441) states that the lookout is significant – “The place is important because of its aesthetic significance. The hilltop setting of Francis Outlook with its panoramic views of Brisbane… especially towards Mt Coot-tha”. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/heritage-register/detail/?id=602441

   The development proposal at 9 Francis Street intends for a 3 storey, 9.7m high structure that would block the views to the west, particularly as it would set a precedent for the same developer who owns 74 Hilda Street, also adjacent to Francis Lookout and directly west towards Mt Coot-tha. A similar sized structure at 74 Hilda Street would completely block the west face of the park, obstructing the panoramic views.

   Francis Lookout is also heritage listed because “The collection of eucalypts is especially significant, as they represent a community type that is found exclusively on rock outcrops at higher altitudes.” The arborist’s report (Appendices A and C) show the works proposed are within the Tree Protection Zone of the Eucalyptus tereticornis (forest red gum – tree #6), 10 metres from the property boundary. This tree is larger (1.2m DBH, 28m high) than the same species found in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens which is listed the National Trust (1m DBH, 25m high, 250 years old). This suggests that the eucalyptus at Francis Lookout is over 250 years old. https://trusttrees.org.au/tree/QLD/Brisbane/Brisbane_City_Botanic_Gardens_147

   Photographs from 1931 show the eucalypts as mature trees. A structure of the proposed size could also affect the amount of sunlight, access to moisture and further room for growth available to this significant tree. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/StateLibQld_1_91784_Panoramic_view_from_Francis_Lookout%2C_Corinda%2C_across_the_Brisbane_River_towards_Mt._Coot-tha%2C_1931.jpg?1587712347948

   This development proposal will compromise the heritage value of Francis Lookout in terms of both the views and the significant plant species and should be rejected on this basis.

   I look forward to your response.

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