10 Bede St Balmoral QLD 4171

Dear BCC,
It is difficult to imagine a more inappropriate design - it's ugly and thuggish. In terms of dimensions it towers over both adjacent bulidings, destroying the privacy and amenity they currently enjoy - especially as it has a roof terrace looking down on them.
Because it's black all over, in total contrast to adjacent light/natural coloured dwellings, it visual bulk is exaggerated, it is completely out of character with other dwellings in Bede Street - despite Urbis's decptive blandishments. It does not 'complement' the other dwellings in Bede Street it clashes with them. It will be another 'ego house' detracting from the traditional low-set houses in Balmoral.
It is not a 'proposed extension' as Urbis claims, it will be a wholly new two storey datached dwelling - not low-set - not at all in keeping with traditional housing, none of which are black all over.
To be clare, it is none of the things Urbis claims it to be, i.e. "of a height, scale and form which is consistent with the amenity and character, community expectations." - it is the opposite. Contrary to Urbis's claims it will "compromise existing sunlight levels for neighbouring dwellings."
The other modern dwellings in Bede Street used in Urbis's 'Streetscape Audit' all have light coloured extriors, none have black exteriors - so it clashes not complements - adding to its apparent bulk.
The boundary and house walls on either side of this block will shade out sunlight from the adjacent houses - leaving them staring at a solid concrete or black (steel?) walls.
As it on the crest of the hill it will be a prominant ugly eyesore seen from all directions. Being black it will require more than the usual amount of electricity to keep cool in hot weather. And as it will be boundary-to-boundary concrete with steel roofing it will add substantially to the local 'urban island' heat load, especially as it will have no garden or trees.