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1. As a resident of Alice St (2/146) I'm quite concerned about the traffic implications of an additional 200 residences, and the parking implications of 206 new residences with only 158 parking spaces.

   We've currently got a fairly big development nearing completion on Edgeware Rd next to the Golden Barley Hotel (151 Edgeware Rd) which will add additional traffic to Alice St.

   It's particularly concerning in the light of the go-ahead on the Marrickvile Metro expansion - there are very limited opportunities to increase traffic flow on the roads leading to and from the Metro, at least on the Alice St side - the railway line requiring bridges to the east making it difficult to get traffic over onto the highway - I'm strongly suspicious that we'll need to lose a lot of parking to turn Edgeware Rd into two lanes from Alice St (actually Victoria Rd, where the Metro traffic comes from) up to Stanmore Rd, and on Alice St up to King St. The Edgeware Rd / Alice St intersection is already a nightmare at morning and afternoon peak hour (and we're close enough to hear the regular crashes there too), and I can't see that there's much scope to upgrade that intersection without doing some _very_ expensive land purchases to make the space that'd be required.

   I can't help but wonder whether the implications of this development, in the light of other nearby developments like 151 Edgeware Rd and Marrickville Metro, have properly taken into account the infrastructure requirements. It seems to me to be very shortsighted to build 206 new residences with only 158 parking spaces when it appears almost inevitable that existing approved developments are going to reduce the existing local on-street parking.

2. Council needs to consider the following before any application is even considered.

   1. Privacy encroachment. Units will look straight into existing homes in Alice Lane, Walenore Ave, Alice Street.

   2. The height of the unit complex will overshadow existing dwellings. Especially for residents in Walenore Ave and Holmwood street (where their residents back onto Alice Lane) Less sunlight for homes surrounding the site will diminish their right to quality of living.

   3. Noise pollution from the 300 plus residents at this development will affect all surrounding homes, diminishing their right to peace and quiet.

   4. Traffic!!! Traffic on Alice Street is at a standstill at peak hours and at a crawl at other times. With the development going ahead on Edgeware Road and the expansion of Marrickville Metro, it will be insane to allow another 200 plus residential units. The traffic will be choking Marrickville, Newtown, St Peters etc

   5. Parking is already difficult in its current state of a factory/retail units. Parking is a constant nightmare for surrounding residents and visitors alike.
   Adding 200 units and only 150 car spaces is a joke! This application doesn't allow enough allocation for parking for the units, let alone the commercial component of this development or the proposed residents visitors.

   6.There are currently about 7 operating commercial/retail on the site. They have about 50-75 carspots at the moment for staff and their customers.
   In the development proposal - 6 new commercial/retail and no proposed parking for staff or customers.

   This is an overdevelopment in an already overcongested area. It will diminish the quality of living for the current residents on so many aspects.
   I urge council to not allow this development through
   Thanks
   Pary Vlandis

3. Parking is already at a premium in our area. What about people who have more than one car per household. Plus the effect of all that extra traffic on Alice and surrounding streeets. Dreadful idea.

4. I am a resident on Pearl street and this really is a zero sum game, the traffic is already at an almost standstill in the area at times, parking nigh on impossible, combined with the extended shadows, lack of privacy, noise pollution blocking of the cool evening breeze in summer, and aesthetic problem of a huge multi-story tower block set amongst the surrounding style of buildings in the area makes this a terrible idea.

   I will be getting a petition signed in the next 6 days and sending it to the council to let them know that nobody in the area will benefit from this and many residents will suffer and have a lessened quality of life, all so a property developer can build them high and pack them in for a huge profit. I will not sit back and watch a beautiful suburb be ruined. The council owe us support on this!

5. Can't believe this is planned. Obviously none of the planners live in the area. Traffic has been a joke for a while now, parking is non existent. One of the best things about the area is the sense of community and these sorts of developments destroy this. It is extremely sad and short sighted. We should be looking at ways to improve the area and develop a further sense of community, not remove it.
   Newtown is a beautiful and unique area. Please don't try and turn it into one of the lifeless suburbs we see out in the 'burbs. A giant shopping centre and skyhigh apartment buildings are a poor replacement for a community.

6. It's a shame to think that the beautiful surrounds that this area has to offer are being compromised by radical "improvements".

   I am a resident of neighboring Juliett Street and have been in the area for 7 years. I have to agree with the comments above that this is not adding value to area, rather, it will indeed create over-crowding, an influx of motor vehicles and less parking in already busy area.

   Why not invest the money into beautifying the park on Alice Street instead of lining the pockets of greedy, mono-focal developers?

   I urge the council to oppose this initiative. Put simply, it doesn't make sense.

7. I have lived in the area for some time now and I already see the issue with traffic flow and serious issues with a lack of parking. This will only be made worse by the development proposed.

   I also don't agree with building a large high rise development in an area with traditionally low rise buildings. It will simply ruin the beautiful and unique surrounds in the area of Newtown and take away from its personality.

   There is absolutely no benefit to existing residents of the area, the ones who have contributed to the community for years, through this development - which is why I strongly oppose to it going forward.

8. I've been a resident of this area my entire life. It is largely unfair to the current residences and in effect, the community to strip this area of its much loved characteristics by adding buildings which just don't belong. To echo above comments, it is already difficult enough to commute through the streets of Newtown. I can only imagine that this development would result in an unhappy community as it benefits nobody who calls this place home.

9. I am a resident of Pearl Street and object most strenuously to this development - parking, traffic and noise are all issues, but most importantly the character of the area and the community will be completely ruined.
   There is a petition circulating now - please sign it if they knock on your door.

10. I am local resident and strongly oppose this DA in its current form. In my opinion, the DA does not provide sufficient parking spaces, will impinge on neighbouring property's privacy and exceeds the FSR Development Standard. Most importantly I believe the traffic assessment does not take into account the other developments due to go ahead or currently being built in the area such as Marrickville Metro, Edgeware Road and the one commencing soon at approx 25-31 Pearl St which will result in a number of apartments and further contribute to the poor traffic flow along Pearl St and into Alice St.

    I believe the land is underutilised and would welcome a DA that is sympathetic to its surrounds and has minimal impact on local residents therefore I object to this DA.

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