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1. When this development application was submitted, the developer proposed separate driveways which maintained the street tree.
   
   Therefore the dual occupancy was approved on the basis that the street tree would not be removed.
   Approval instructions as follows:-

   "CC5007 - Council Street Tree - The Council street tree, Syncarpia glomulifera (Turpentine), is to be protected and maintained during demolition, excavation and construction of the site. The tree protection measures must be in undertaken in accordance AS4970 2009 Protection of trees on development sites and include a protection zone of at least 3 metres. Details of the tree protection measures to be implemented must be provided with the application for a Construction Certificate by a suitably qualified Arborist (AQF Level 4 or above in Arboriculture) and must be retained thorough all stages of construction. "

   "CC2027 - Development Assessment – Design – Tree Removal prohibition - No consent is expressed or implied for the removal of any trees on Council’s public footway."

   This street tree provides valuable street scape for all residents of the surrounding suburb. Too many of the suburb’s developed trees are being removed for new buildings which is having a significant effect on the ecosystem.

   Local residents did not have the opportunity to object to the removal of this tree in the development application process and don’t support it’s removal after the design and construction has occurred. This is also OUR tree.

   Hurstville (Georges River) Council say NO to developers who want to change applications after the approval process and construction. These types of “modification submissions” are a well known exploitation process, mostly by developers, to change/alter their design after the event, so to avoid community consultation on a design aspect that would have received overwhelming negative input by the community.

   Bottom line, the development was proposed and approved with the street tree, so no part of the design now warrants its removal, it needs to remain for more reasons than it needs to be removed.

2. The owners/developers of this property are Shen & Wu, the former Hurstville Councilor Christina Wu. They do not live in the area and have no interest to maintain the street tree appeal, more like make money on the development.

   Residents who live in the area want to maintain our trees, especially this Turpentine Gum which is native to the area.

   The dual occupancy driveways run either side of the tree, as they did on the plans, so there is no reasonable purpose to remove the tree post planning. Naturally some of the lower branches should be pruned, but the tree should be maintained and not removed.

   The tree should stay for the community, not commercial developers who may attempt to yield influence as former councillors and exploit the street for their commercial gain.

   Keep the community street tree for the community, it is so valuable in a street that has very few existing trees.

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