68 Shoalhaven St, Kiama, NSW 2533

This property is narrow. There is no building to be demolished. The owner can design suitable access from scratch without use of the laneway beside it that is on the CWA title for access to the CWA building (which is a public-use building with clients and members). The property at #68 was reclassified without notification to neighbours. When? By whom? It is between a single storey 24hr veterinary practice and historic 2-storey Dalmeny House (private residence)and the single storey CWA Hall. The rear neighbours on Railway Parade are single storey businesses. Generally the neighbourhood is pleasant in appearance. The reclassification seems to be inappropriate to the neighbourhood on this side of Shoalhaven Street. The adjacent Service NSW Centre/motor registry and the busy drive-through bottle shop plus an active veterinary practice would suggest that proposing to add residential units is not considering the well-being of future residents. Four top shop residences would require garaging for owner vehicles in an already parking-deficient & traffic-snarl surrounding. Adding at least four more owner vehicles plus vehicles related to the proposed ground level commercial space simply adds pressure and disturbs the current relatively quiet enjoyment by current neighbours. The timing of the DA is right on the cusp of the summer holiday period with associated closures of government offices.

It is extremely difficult to find parking I this vicinity already. As is, this proposal would make matters worse.

Usually there is very little parking available in Shoalhaven St. so the proposed development at Lot: 1 DP: 314800, 68 Shoalhaven St. Kiama (Application Number: 10.2021.300.1) is most inappropriate and would have to be classed as an OVER development.

It is only a very narrow block of land and would require use of the right of way laneway next door which leads to the parking area at the rear of the CWA Hall. Inevitably someone will try to park in the laneway and even if this was only for a few minutes it could cause no end of inconvenience for others.

As we are fast approaching the Christmas holidays I would like Council to consider allowing more time for responses from the Community to ensure that the proposal reaches all interested parties.
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Further to my earlier response I wish for clarifiction on the deadline for comments regarding this DA.
Has all of the immediate neighbourhood received WRITTEN postal notification with the same deadline as this forum? It appears that this forum possibly has a different deadline for responses.
This forum depends on membership of this website which is possibly very limited in number. Neighbourhood postal deadlines will inevitably be affected by postal delivery time- delay from the date of the document creation date so that a full 14-days is not actually possible for responses.
I would therefore request extension of time for the neighbourhood response.
Yes. Parking and access is a huge concern. Disturbance of the ongoing business of the CWA & its small- group community clients that has been operating since early 1950s is threatened including its income already severely thwarted by Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions.
The nature of business clients is largely yoga and exercise groups requiring quiet conditions, and a prominent community choir that rehearses there to the delight (not disturbance) of current immediate neighbours. There is a meditation group.
Construction noise and traffic would severely impede CWA members and clients for an extensive period of time which would be unsustainable.
A business premises at #68 would be vying for limited parking in the street with the busy veterinary practice next door (#66?) as well as by visitors to future residents of four units at #68. It would be true to say that even CWA clients rarely find a parking space in that location so even clients and owners at #68 are unlikely to be successful. Kiama streets are already choked by parked cars and heavy traffic and the trend is worsening.
The previous owner of #68 advised the CWA of a plan for a HARMONIOUS business plan for a single-storey construction & business but appears to have been thwarted. The property reclassification requires that #68 must be multi-storey and contain four residential units which by definition require four off-street parking garages accessed via the CWA laneway. It must also have a ground floor business facing Shoalhaven Street.
The DA is unclear about the three trees for removal. The dead-end laneway, which has approximately 6 parking spaces used primarily by mobility-disabled clients of CWA, has a huge camphor laurel tree which is not on the property of #68. The tree's history is unknown & whether it is a Kiama tree of significance is unknown. It is possibly part of the original historic Dalmeny House property at #72 Shoalhaven Street of which CWA Kiama Branch was an original owner amongst others, historically.
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I agree about not having any parking around shoalhaven st.i have a business in akuna st in which the parking is private for our customers.
We often get people parking here with there animals as there is never any parking out the front of the vet.
Where would all the construction workers park?
In our parking spots.
Leave shoalhaven st alone.
It is already very congested

A concerned business owner.
Shop locally is our towns moto.
Thats if you can find parking.