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1. I live very close to this development at St Pauls street and am extremely concerned about the effect of 154 vehicles on the already over-congested Spot and on busy Coogee Bay Road. There will be 113 new residents living at The Spot, and while I am sure not all of them will be mobile enough to access the facilites at The Spot, I am sure that enough of them will to make The Spot more crowded than it already is.

   Will mobility scooters be allowed? I am sure they will fit in wonderfully with the daily evening traffic chaos caused by the pedestrian crossings too close to the roundabout, the ballet school with the long queues of mums in SUVs who park wherever they like regardless of whether they are blocking the road, and the long stream of drivers crawling around ready to pounce on any free parking space rather than pay to use the Wilson car park Mobility scooter will just add to the general chaos and mayhem.

   If you are one of those considering whether to approve this application, I would urge you to visit the spot any evening around 6.30 (though I would especially recommend Thurs, Fri, Sat or 'Tight-arse Tuesday ' cinema nights) as long as the sun is shining. (Rain has a noticeable effect on keeping people away). Only then could you make an informed decision as to whether 113 new residents and 154 additional vehicles is a good idea for the area.

2. Unfortunately this development has already been approved.

   What the developer is after now is not to have to pay the 1% levy (Section 94) on the project - an amount just short of $700,000. These amounts are to be used to offset the impact of developments. So for example they could be used to purchase additional land to add to a park etc.

   The developer does not want to pay this money - strangely enough.

   In their document they state that the 3brm units will sell for approx $900,000. Yet at one of their public briefings held at the Ritz they stated (in 2012 before Sydney property prices started jumping again) that these units would be unassisted living and in the high rise tower solely and were expected to sell for over $1 million given their never-to-be-built-out views of Coogee beach and the ocean.

   Now the prices mentioned have fallen, and they do not want to pay an amount to offset (ever so slightly) their development's impact on the local community.

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