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1. This building proposal for the construction of a six-storey building with 34 units + 3 Offices + 3 retail outlets including a café should be rejected on three grounds.
   1) It involves the destruction of a classic, more than century old Art Nouveau structure, rendered in the Romanesque manner. This is a very important part of our heritage and I was hoping that the time for the destruction of our cultural heritage, the age of barbarism, was over and we would try to retain the little that is left.
   2) The proposed structure is a case of gross and ugly over-development in what is already a most congested part of Sydney Road. It is out of character for the neighbourhood and surely we do not want to move into this direction in the planning for our city.
   3) The over-development is so extreme that even the bare minimum car parking regulations have been ignored and the proposed plans fall short by at least 30 car spaces of the mandated minimum requirements. If this development is approved serious questions need to be asked of council and its building codes. This over-development and the restriction of parking will have a negative impact on the cultural and environmental life in the area, one greatly frequented by children and the elderly, endangering their health and safety.

2. Completely unjustified development in an already congested and over-developed part of Sydney Road. This heritage building must be preserved to maintain character and history in the street.

   It's completely outrageous that we are claiming heritage overlay restrictions on domestic builds in our streets and yet, these buildings at the forefront of our main streets, can be knocked down and developed into monstrosities. Where's the logic?

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