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1. We need more cafes in this area! I say YES to this application!

2. Mike, I think you should actually read the proposal.

   It's not a cafe but a late night Thai Takeway.

   No coffee and conversation, just noisy exhaust fans, motor bikes running takeaway orders, garbage bags of rubbish in front of residents homes. literally.

   Four doors up there is a late night thai takeaway and the sound of the exhaust means no sleep before 10pm for local residents.

   It's a daytime use place, not a late night food factory. The rear of this premises connects to the rear of six terrace houses, just 10-20 few meters away.

   Local residents should say NO to this proposal.

3. The existing Thai restaurant Stephen references is sub-20m from our bedroom window and doesn't bother us whatsoever. The endless roadworks have been far worse and they've been sufferable (just). The closer the Abercrombie strip of shops gets to a little (even late-night!) village, the better.

4. I have read through the documents and can't see any reference to a Thai takeaway. It is listed as a takeaway food outlet. The place will have seating for 18 people and will be open from 10am till 10pm. I think that's fair. Let's actually use the space and build more of a village around that strip. The benefit of living in the city fringe is being close to the late night economy of shops, bars, restaurants and takeaway outlets. That strip on Abercrombie St is underdeveloped, in my opinion - especially considering the quantity of new student accommodation being built in the area.

5. Mike, you are right, its not Thai (I think it was the handwriting :)). Doesn't actually say what they will be serving. Pizza, kebabs, burgers and chips, who knows? Maybe a KFC?

   What we do know is they do want a noise emitting commercial kitchen exhaust unit near my rear garden. What we do know is they do want an exhaust vent 'discharging at the first floor level' meters from my bedroom window.

   If you want a 'village' or late night economy just stroll up to Newtown, it's just up the road, you know, or over to Redfern, it's also within walking distance. Branch out. Also there's a kebab joint across the road to soak up the 'village' vibe :)

   It might be nice for some but I have to live with the noise every night whether I visit the takeaway or not. I have the noise and greasy, deep-fryer air - that is what I object to. Being so close to Newtown and Redfern is great, but it's the peaceful, clean lane is why I bought here.

   I can handle parties, road works, loud drunks shouting - all passing, all local colour - but the drone, grind and smell of air filtered through a grease-trap is a slow squeeze on mental and physical health.

6. I am strongly opposed to this application.

   The application proposes 7 day trading 10am to 10pm - this is inconsistent with all the other businesses in this block which operate 8-6 or 8-8.

   This is a strip of shops that back on to a residential area with 14 private dwellings, all of which will be affected by the additional noise.

   I also have serious concerns about the stated intention of the new business to use the old laneway behind the shops to take bins out - I note that the existing owner of the adjoining property (Tripod Cafe) does not do this, but takes his bins out via Abercrombie St. Using this laneway for bins will result in additional noise, loss of privacy for the residential properties abutting this lane, security risks in having that laneway gate constantly opened (note the previous operators of this same shop were burgled via that laneway!).

   The application as a whole reads as though the operator has thought entirely of their needs and nothing at all of the needs of local residents.

   I repeat, I am strongly opposed to this development application in its current form.

   Regards,

   Hugh
   Resident in adjoining property.

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