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1. Nice to see the façade retained. It's great that the apartments are set back from the street-front as this makes the street feel less crowded.

   However 6 storeys is out of keeping with the rest of the area. There are apartments across the road at the corner of Petersham Rd and Marrickville Rd and these are only 4 storey and, despite not being the most attractive, don't stick out due to their size.

   Another issue is the mix of apartments. The proposal is for 18x 1 bedroom and 21x 2 bedroom apartments. Marrickville doesn't need housing for single people - young couples and small families are the type of people moving into the area and that's the housing we need. There should be less 1 bedroom and more 3 bedroom apartments in this proposal.

   It's worth pointing out that both my objections above are even noted in the Statement of Environmental Effects as not complying with the Marrickville Development Control Plan 2011. The comments in the proposal suggesting that they should be able to proceed despite not complying are laughable and should be rejected.

   If the number of storeys was reduced and the mix of apartments was rethought then this would be a good development. However in its current form I do not think it should be approved.

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