32 Lucas Avenue Moorebank NSW 2170

This does not sound like a R3 medium density development. 4 residences on a small block is more in line with high density. The area is zoned R3!
This development needs to be re-accessed in line with the R3 zone of the street. In my view it is not an appropriate development.

I would like to voice my extreme concern/and disappointment about a recent development I have been aware of at 32 Lucas Avenue Moorebank.

I am aware this street is zoned R3 and you are proposing for 4 dwellings. This street is not suitable in this street nor does it seem to fit within the R3 guidelines.

I'm a resident across the road and I'm extremely annoyed to hear of this for the first time though social media, residents should have be advised of this by the Council.

I would like to stress the need to have this re assessed and please think about how this affects residents. This street is a very narrow street and there is no capacity to have 4 more dwellings in this space.

I reside in this street and this is really concerning considering it is zoned R3 medium density. I would say the council needs to seriously consider reducing the number of dwellings it approves on this single block so it doesn’t set a precedent for over development in an already crowded street and enclave of moorebank. Bearing in mind other sections of this street are r4 and some other surrounding streets also are R4 and will likely become crowded with high density housing in the near future.. the R3 zones should not be allowed to become high density housing.

GREEDY COUNCIL. How are 4 two story houses going to fit on this block? It is absolute greed by LIVERPOOL council once again. Where will all these family park there cars? Or the street that is already too narrow?

As a resident of Lucas Ave, this proposal should not go ahead. Our street is already filled with cars parking illegally around the bends and of an evening it is filled with cars that it is a single lane road.
This area does not require more houses squashed into a small suburban block. Please review this and put current neighbours and community members at the forefront of your thoughts rather than how to fit more people in to our already squashed neighbourhood.

As a ratepayer living in Lucas Ave, Moorebank, I strongly oppose the proposed development of 32 Lucas Ave Moorebank. This development will be completely out of character for Lucas Ave, there are no other dwellings on this street that are the visual eyesore that this development would be in this quiet well established neighborhood.
The Environmental Statement provided by Campbell Hill Design and Construct has various non compliance's for this proposed strata development.

I have highlighted with "inverted commas " points that I am concerned with and then added the reason for my objection.

"The surrounding locality is predominately characterised by medium to high density residential development. The surrounding locality contains a variety of multi-dwelling development, semi-detached dwellings and detached single storey dwelling houses of fibro, brick or clad construction,"
This is true but not of R3 areas of Lucas Ave, the medium and high density development's are restricted to R4 areas of Newbridge & Nuwarra Rd's , these type's of developments should be contained to larger roads and not in small quiet suburban streets.

"To discourage garages and in particular garage doors from visually dominating the streetscape,
To provide car parking facilities on site that are convenient, safe and have sufficient space for vehicular manoeuvrability, whilst being visually unobtrusive.
To minimise the need for on street car parking from new dwellings.
Two car parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling.
At least one car parking space must be provided behind the front setback.
A car parking space is to have a minimum dimension of 2.5 x 5.5m.
A single garage is to be a minimum of 3 m wide internally and unobstructed
also these dwellings must have a carport, rather than a garage. This control applies over Section 7 –Car Parking and Access on this size block 20m frontage."
I believe it would be hard to comply with this requirement due to the size of the block and subsequent garage size, the overflow cars would need to be parked on an already narrow and crowded street, the requirement is to provide 8 car spaces + 1 visitor space.

"Garages and carports must be designed to be the minor element of the façade."
"The maximum width of garage doors or carports must be no greater than 50% of the building frontage width,"
I believe that the garages width would be greater than 50% of the frontage, min 3m x 4 garages = 12meters on a 17.5m building frontage.

"A sidewall must be articulated if the wall has a continuous length of over 10m,"
Does a window constitute as an articulation?

"Townhouse and Villa Development on an 18m frontage block = At least two dwellings must have a maximum floor space of 80sqm"
Unit 1 has a floor space of 190.60 m2, Unit 2 has a floor space of 145.71 m2 ,Unit 3 has a floor space of 145.58 m2, Unit 4 has a floor space of 190.07 m, floor spaces are too large for a 20 meter frontage block.

"Buildings shall be setback from the side and rear boundaries in accordance with Table 2. Second storey component of dwelling houses Side = 1.2m, Rear = 7.0m."
"Dwellings 1and 4 have a first floor rear setback just under 15m. It is considered that the proposed development still provides for a wide range of medium density dwellings, including affordable options, and ensures compatibility with the surrounding development and the R3 –Medium Density Residential zone."
Unit 1 is 6.1m, Unit 2 is 5.8m, Unit 3 is 5.5m, Unit 4 is 5.5m, these rear setbacks do not comply with the 7.0m setback requirement.

"The Private Open Space for each dwelling must have a minimum area of 60m2".
Unit 1 has 51.31 m2 POS, Unit 2 has 54.16 m2 POS, Unit 3 has 52.41 m2 POS, Unit 4 has 52.68 m2 POS, all 4 units are under the minimum 60m2 POS.

"Units with street front orientate entrance to street and living area where possible, Living areas are orientated towards the rear.
The first floor of the townhouse developments must be no greater than two thirds of the ground floor area."
All units have non-compliant first floor living areas. this is unachievable due to the size of the frontage and the number of units being 4.

"Habitable rooms orientated to street, All dwellings shall have habitable rooms located to the front of the dwelling for security and surveillance to the street,"
This does not comply as the ground floor street elevation is entirely occupied by vehicular and pedestrian entry due to the constrained width of the site.

"Site layout to consider over shadowing and acoustic and visual intrusion on neighbouring properties and dwellings."
Shadowing will greatly affect both neighbouring dwellings, morning shadowing will affect No 30 Lucas Ave and afternoon shadowing will affect No 34 Lucas Ave, this can be clearly seen from the Redacted Shadow Diagrams Plan 32 Lucas Avenue Moorebank provided by Campbell Hill Design and Construct.

"Some approved development applications that have been studied as precedents for this proposal are
14 Dredge Ave Moorebank = 21.16M frontage - 701.9m2 block
15 Araluen Ave Moorebank =21.77m frontage 664m2 block .
7 Ingoola Cl Moorebank = 20.430m frontage 669.4m2 block"
The above applications that have been approved by council are on larger frontage blocks than 32 Lucas Ave, Moorebank.

For all the above reasons I believe this development for 32 Lucas Ave, Moorebank should not be approved.