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1. This is an area where a boarding house would not be appreciated. We have many young families and a playground close to the above property. My first concern is the type of residents who would be attracted to low cost boarding. My second concern is the removal of trees, too many trees have been unlawfully removed in the Roseville Chase area. We would like to keep the status quo of a peaceful, leafy family suburb and a low cost boarding house does not fit the demographic of this area.

2. Can you please advise how a build can ask for a boarding house with 17 rooms ,and only include 5 car spaces on Babbage road .will the other members of the boarding house park on the road , were there is only a very narrow feeder road out side this site?
   

3. roseville chase is quiet family orientetated area with great local school lovely community lovely minded people
   my concern is without a on site manager boarders may be involved in drugs alcohol crime or other unsocial behaviours
   this area is simply not suitable for a 17 room boarding house
   i fear my my children safety

4. Fantastic!! These single minded people complaining against being 'against the demographic' are absolutely pathetic. There are boarding houses in the most affluent areas of Sydney, Roseville Chase can't expect to be exempt because of silly fears the future tenants could be dangerous to their children. Show a bit of common sense, the new occupants could actually give to the community if you gave them a chance.

5. I oppose this development. Very unsafe location regards to traffic accidents. I speak first hand.
   Management of boarding houses can't be enforced from local council or state government planning perspective. Therefore under the SEPP should be refused by council planning and when reviewed by legal counsel under their delegation of power. This project should not get up based on that alone.
   On site manager should be social worker to avoid the problems mentioned above.
   Gaining community trust takes a long time unless your Mr Bubbles.

6. As a resident of Roseville Chase with a young family I oppose this development. The site is close to a children's playground and primary school. I fear for the safety of my child due to the types of people being attracted to low cost housing in a family centred suburb.

7. Look at the history please. There was a boarding house in this area in the 1980s, and due to the problems it brought the government demolished it...let's not repeat the same error. Who is going to be held responsible if/ when one of these boarders decrease the safety standards in this area?

8. Jack Maher (above) sounds very much like planning consultant Mark Shanahan - quoted in the N. Shore Times 17 Feb. "Neighbours are stronger and children get a better appreciation of the diversity of the community when there is a variety of demographic groups present in the area". Here we see the planning consultant using weasel words to say that a boarding house will attract people of a lower socioeconomic status and he expects residents who have expended a small fortune to live in an area of higher socioeconomic families to accept the type of occupants that a boarding house will attract.
   Further "The proposal provides an additional housing option for local residents as their needs of financial circumstances change" REALLY ? Someone from Babbage Rd would consider living in a 17 bedroom boarding house! This guy is seriously deluded or a liar.

   A boarding house just doesn't fit in this street or in anywhere in this area, it will devalue adjoining properties and should not be approved.

9. My family and I (we have 3 young children) enjoy the Roseville Chase security, safety and family feeling of this neighborhood. We love this neighborhood as a safe place to bring up children. For us and many young families in this neighborhood, safety is our first priority, and it should be the primary concern of Ku-ring-gai council and elected council members.
   The development proposes a non onsite managed boarding house of 39 Babbage Road poses a significant threat to the safety of the neighborhood and should be halted. Without a supervisor/manager onsite the background, and in coming and out goings the boarders are unmanaged. Furthermore due to privacy laws we do not know who will be boarding there. It could be ex-criminals that have committed heinous crimes against society and not to mention children.
   Do you as a council want to allow the safety of the very children we try to protect be compromised? We appeal to your sense security and righteousness for the sake our childrens' safety and well being to please put a halt the proposed development of this boarding house in our neighborhood.

10. Roseville Chase is characterised by single family dwellings and not higher density dwellings which would change the character of the suburb.
    The area is also full of families with young children who live here long term and the character and attraction of the area would be adversely affected by short term residents whose identities and characters are questionable.

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