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1. Please do not approve any further multiple dwellings on anymore blocks in George Street.
   As a resident of this great street for 12 years we have seen the traffic congestion with extra cars becoming extremely dangerous for pedestrians & local kids to walk to & from school with no footpath, the extra cars parked in the kerb is making driving down this street dangerous with cars being sideswiped and the noise of the additional cars is Ridiculous! Please do not ruin this street any further! Keep Thirroul Village as is - No More Over Developing!

2. Please stop over-development. There is no need to turn every single block into multiple dwellings, the pressure on our local systems and infrastructure will become too high. I'm not against the renovation and rebuild of old houses, but it appears property developers are just out to cash in quickly by turning whatever single dwelling they can get their hands on into multiple dwellings.

3. These changes are substantial. Locals fought this controversial development for many months and had to go multiple processes and redesigns along the way. New major changes to the DA at this stage of building I feel are opportunistic and profit driven. These are not for a wider benefit to the community and local residents.

   - I object to the addition of balconies which for multi unit dwellings add up to quite a large privacy issue for neighbours. Addition of balconies is a huge change.
   - I object to the larger windows which also impact privacy and overlooking which was much debated in the original plans. The BASIX on this property is already low and a review of the effects of more glass should be considered here also.
   - I object to changing the entry to one of the unit to now face directly to the street. This will add more impact to the street and lessen the need for garage parking, instead encouraging street parking which was another very controversial issue.
   - I object to the glass balustrade which will be seen from the street. Glass is not traditional for the area. It's hilarious and wrong that developer is saying "The use of the glass balustrade works well with adding a sense of elegance and helps modernize the traditional feel of the development without losing the character and feel of Thirroul." There is nothing traditional about this development. It's a profit driven cheap finish from front to back. They are using PVC to build the lower floor which is NOT in character with the area. White PVC walls if seen from the street would be in breech of the DA that was passed that stated they were using sympathetic cladding. Council, please enforce the character statement for the area.

   There was a very high number of objections to this development, as editorialised in the Illawarra mercury. The original DA was knocked back by the independent planning panel, so if they want to make major changes to the DA at this late stage then they should put a halt to all building works until it is fully and fairly resolved. Otherwise it can only be seen as opportunistic, profit driven and another reason why people are upset with councils approach to overdevelopment in the area.

4. I object to this change in the DA. We fought this before to have the developers amend their plans only for it to be approved despite people's arguments.

   I object especially to the first floor balconies which will impact the privacy and increase the overlooking for neighbours on the east side. Their amenity is greatly reduced already and this is really a bridge too far to ask for balconies on their side.

   I object to a glass balustrade at the front of the building. The developer has said "The use of the glass balustrade works well with adding a sense of elegance and helps modernize the traditional feel of the development without losing the character and feel of Thirroul." This is utter GARBAGE. It does NOT add a sense of elegance nor does it add to the character and feel of Thirroul. This should DEFINITELY not be allowed to be changed.

   I object to changing the entrance of the front apartment to be at the front.

5. I do not live in thirroul but you need to consider what residents have to say and are dealing with. Not every plan is ideal for an area. Consider the stress and impact you are putting on residents. I live in bulli and have seen over the last 10 years a nice residential area go from quiet to very busy.
   Listen to the people in the area.
   Stop, listen and look and see what is best for thirroul.

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