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1. The new balconies look out over everyone’s backyard and will create noise and privacy issues.

   The existing balconies already cause amenity impacts to surrounding residents as they allow people to congregate, talk loudly until early hours of the morning and smoke on the balconies. These existing balconies have already caused significant annoyance to the long term residents along Lamrock Avenue.

   The building has a high turnover of tenants from a younger demographic. It has been difficult and repetitive having to approach every new tenant about their late night noise.

   Would prefer any new balconies to be facing Barracluff Avenue. Please request that balconies are relocated to the Barracluff Avenue side.

   The Statement of Environmental Effects does not address the proposed floor space ratio or the requirements of SEPP 65 – Design Quality of Residential Apartment Development.

   The application does not provide enough open space.

2. We oppose the proposed DA-43/2016 due to a number of factors:

   1. Increased noise & unsavoury behaviour, from proposed additional balconies. The current building & tenants already have a negative impact on our well-being due to late night parties & loitering on the rear staircase facing south-east. We have witnessed nudity & indecent behaviour on a number of occasions. We are greatly concerned that the proposed new balconies will exacerbate the current situation. We have young children who will be directly impacted.

   2. Privacy issues. The proposed plans will completely compromise our privacy, due to their aspect & elevation. We already have current privacy issues with these apartments. The proposed addition will have a negative impact on the resale value of our property. In addition, we would be gravely concerned about the safety of our property & children, given the increased exposure.

   3. Parking in the street. Rickard Ave, Barraclough Ave & Lamrock Ave already have an undersupply of street parking for residents. The proposed additional apartments will only put more pressure on the number of street parking spaces available.

   4. Shadowing from proposed addition. We do not believe that the shadow diagrams in the development plans accurately depict the impact on our property. The North aspect of our rear yard is of high value to our property, & the proposed development would decrease the value of our property significantly.

   5. Architectural landscape issues. The southern side of Lamrock Ave & the Northern side of Rickard Ave consist of residential housing only. 110 Lamrock Ave is the only exception to this. It is also on the high side of the street, which makes it highly visible. This will impact the privacy of a number of properties, including ours. It also does not fit with the current landscape of the area.

   6. Garbage accumulation & volume. The building's tenants currently dispose of a large volume of garbage, illegally. They fill the bins of many surrounding residents with their excess waste. The tenants often host gatherings for a large number of people, who make excessive noise until the early hours of the morning. Additional tenants via this proposal, will only increase these issues.

3. These are major objections which Council is urged to consider in relation to the current DA. Some of these clearly relate to the current management of the building, which is not meeting community standards.

   Rather than to oppose the proposal pint blank, a possible compromise might be for Council to suggest to the owner that Council might allow some extension into the attic areas, as seems to be allowed under the zoning, but to ensure that these new areas are actually part of each of the units which are directly underneath them, on the current top floor.

   This would meet the desire of the owner to invest in the property and significantly improve the amenity of the residents of these units, yet without significantly increasing the impact of extra units in the building.

   Just a thought....

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