2 Kurnell Street Brighton Le Sands NSW 2216

As a resident who has lived in this area for 20 years, this location is NOT a good idea for a child care centre of this size. It is also baffling because there are already two child care centres on Crawford Rd and one on England St, all within a block of this proposed child care centre.

Kurnell St intersects with Crawford road and is already very congested in peak hour during the morning, especially since it is only one lane on either side of both roads. Most people, including myself, use Kurnell St as a cut through to Bay St for this reason. People also go this way to avoid The Grand Parade as that receives heavy traffic during peak times. I completely disagree with the reports for this proposal. Parking on these streets is already a nightmare and is limited, particularly because this is a residential area with a lot of surrounding unit blocks. The proposed parking spaces aren't going to make a difference to that given the size of the proposed child care centre, all this will do is contribute to the current congestion.

The proposed car park and access is located right next to a four car drive way for another unit block on Crawford Rd. Having these drive ways and car park areas so close together is a safety risk to pedestrians, particularly because this footpath is used by parents and children going to and from Brighton Le-Sands Public School. This will also add to the congestion on Crawford Road with residents, parents/children and workers trying to access these car parking spaces.

This section of Brighton Le-Sands is a residential area and i believe this proposed child care centre would de-value the surrounding properties. Furthermore, the proposed opening and closing times would cause disruptions to local residents.

As a resident of Brighton Le Sands who lives within 500 metres of the proposed development I wish to object to the proposed development at 2 Kurnell Street Brighton Le Sands on the following points:

1. Kurnell St is a small street which intersects with Crawford Road and is heavily congested already during peak hour. Crawford road is only one lane on each side of the road travelling north and south with a roundabout one block south of Kurnell Street. Already motorists frequently drive through this roundabout at speed, without giving way ,posing a risk to residents and other motorists. The presence of such a large centre near this roundabout increases the risk to pedestrians and motorists alike substantially. It would also be a severe risk to parents dropping children at the day care centre on foot.

2. There are already three child care centres in the area with two on Crawford Rd and another on England St, all within a block of this proposed child care centre. The local area is already well serviced in this regard. There is no need for another one.

3. Parking in the near vicinity is already extremely limited as this is a residential area with a high volume of apartment blocks and townhouses. The plan's proposed parking developments won't assist as the size of the local streets are too small to accomodate large traffic volume which means there will be added congestion due to cars waiting to get into the carpark areas. Bearing in mind there is the roundabout, which is located only one block south of Kurnell Street, also making it difficult to see how traffic would not come to a halt in the local area due to persons dropping kids off at the centre as traffic would slow as parents turn left and right into Kurnell Street. Not all parents will do the right thing and park appropriately, as is evidenced outside many primary and high schools during drop off time in the mornings and afternoons.

5. Currently if there is an incident on Grande Parade, which is a frequent occurrence, the traffic around Crawford Rd, Queens Rd, Wycombe Avenue and Teralba Rd is adversely affected by traffic build up. Because motorists get frustrated as they are trying to get to work, they are frequently seen speeding up these streets to find short cuts between President Avenue and Bay Street to Grande Parade. The commentary within the report regarding traffic is an ideal best scenario description. It is not reflective of the experience of residents who actually live in the area.

6. There has recently been an apartment block built on the corner of Crawford Road and Bay Street and although this came with its own security parking, it has added noticeably to traffic volume in the area. There has to be a limit to the amount of traffic that can be tolerated on narrow one lane suburban streets. This appears to be a gross overuse of the land and is not in the best interests of the local community due to the associated risks detailed above in this letter.