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1. Peter and I reside at 9 Lenstan Street. Our main concern with the intended changes to the Masonic Peacehaven Complex are around parking and traffic congestion. We already have problems in the street with employees of the complex parking in Lenstan Street on a regular basis on both sides of the street several days a week. We regularly have one or two Masonic employee cars parked for their full shift outside No 7 and No 9 Lenstan Street. Also Outreach workers go to their office at 3 Lenstan Street and also when they have their morning meetings the road between Hiawatha
   Street and Penquite Road is full of their cars parked causing major congestion.

   As the Planning Permit requests exception to the number of parking spaces that would normally be required with this extension, and with the above already occurring, we strongly object to any further exceptions to parking requirements being approved.

   We also note dispensation is also being sought for a reduction in the distance from building to boundary. We feel that this is increasing the building density in the local area which will in turn severely devalue the current residential properties on the northern side of Lenstan Street.

   When we purchased our property in 1997, we found that traffic, noise and odours were not a problem to us but as the complex has grown so has the amenity of our property has declined.

   As the current noise pollution from delivery vehicles is already at barely acceptable levels for a residential area and the odours from the kitchen are also likely to increase in length and/or intensity, we are concerned that the extension will lead to greater problems in the future.

2. We would like to register our objection to the proposed development at 177 -185 Penquite Road: Masonic Peace Haven Homes. We reside at 201Penquite Road and have done so for over 34 years. It is becoming increasingly noticeable that this development is taking over the general nature of our residential area. Our concerns regarding the building of further units into the existing areas are many including;
   • These extra units may impinge on our general ambience
   • We are concerned about the extra lighting from these taller and more intrusive buildings
   • There is no plotting of the worst case scenario for how the new buildings would block the sun at its lowest winter point and hence will it impact our residence
   • Windows on the South side overlook the properties thus reducing the privacy on our property
   • Currently we get intrusive noise from the existing buildings air conditioning units and to multiply the needs by 5 we assume will increase this noise and become intolerable
   • Traffic in the small Lenstan St area is addressed by the application and dismissed as a negligible increase however we would like to say that this traffic is already at overload. To live in the street and deal on a daily basis with the added noise and movement from these extras has become untenable. It should never have been allowed to develop to this level and each development is always considered a reasonable increase.
   • Commercial vehicles such as garbage trucks servicing the current business provide a noise hazard when the truck arrives, when it then reverses, when it then picks up the bin and empties it and then when it accelerates up Lenstan Street to depart all done any time after 5.00am but rarely as late as 8.00am. We believe that this currently happens about twice a week. Five times the units will result in a large increase in frequency and we would suggest all before 8.00am on a weekday or 10.00am on a weekend.
   • Other commercial trucks/vehicles also use Lenstan Street to service the business at various times of the day starting from the very early morning which will only increase if this development is approved
   • The design appears to continue to channel all servicing activity for the enlarged development through Lenstan Street

   Over the years we have allowed this development to be built without objection as we are pro development and recognise the need for such developments however it has reached the point where the activity of the Masonic Homes impacts on our sleep and life style on a regular basis. When we sleep with windows open in summer the noise is just amplified. Our quiet street has become a thoroughfare for large vehicles. Please consider the residents that do remain in this area and the fact that they should not have to deal with these increased, building, light and noise intrusions.

   As neighbours we object to the proposal to redevelop areas of the Masonic Homes without a rethink on how these problems can be solved.

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