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1. Cranley St will require one way access only if council continues to approve unit developments that do not have adequate parking for residents or adequate access to garage spaces. Current unit formats are creating slums of the future. It seems ironic that the council bothered to seek feedback from residents about suggested changes to development processes whilst not placing a moratorium on current ineffective practices.

2. If the development is approved, which I am sure that it will, this is the 5th multi unit development in three years between Ramsay Street & Geddes Street. Where previously there has been 5 houses there will now be a total of 21 units. There is even more that have been approved and yet to be built between Geddes Street and Hume Street also.

   How has the council accounted for the increase in traffic and parking in the street? The street is already excessively busy during the school term with students and teachers from the high school using our street as a parking lot. Add to this the increase in cars from new units being developed with inadequate parking spaces, our street is now dangerous and overcrowded. As Leanne said it effectively becomes a one way street especially during school terms and also after 5pm when people return home from work.

   Residents of Cranley Street have previously unsuccessfully attended a Development Assessment Panel meeting in July 2015 to oppose the units at number 19.

   Please note I have already called the TRC on 131 872 and spoken to a planner (Michelle) but I have not answers and I don't believe my objection was registered as I didn't receive a reference number for my call.

3. Cranley Street represents what TRC belives is what most of Toowoomba should look like twenty years from now.

   No gardens required for the Garden City.

   Streets full of cars since the revamped bus service we are threatened with is just as badly designed as the current one.

   No bird insect or small animal life to be seen or heard, apart from a rise of uncontrolled cats let loose from units all day.

   Well done Planners. A new Utopia.

4. I have just been informed by one of my neighbours of this proposal - I live directly next door to 24 Cranley St.

   We have just spent thousands of dollars painting the entire house from top to bottom, only to potentially have all of that go down the drain with the drop in value this development will bring to our house.

   Another major concern I have is the lack of privacy that will be created. The units will have a full view of my house and yard, which will affect the enjoyment we have of our own backyard greatly.

   Not to mention the mess and noise we will have to endure while the house is demolished and units are being constructed.

   As other residents have written, Cranley St is FAR too busy and congested for even more dwellings to be constructed. The units in the street do not cater for the amount of cars the people living in them have ie. a single garaged unit occupied by a family who owns two cars. Guess where the second car ends up? On the street!

   You already have to weave around the cars lining the streets at all hours of the day. Some of them don't even belong to residents - the school and church create a lot of excess congestion.

   I am absolutely appalled that this proposal is even being considered. There is no regard for the home-owners in the street, who are slowly watching a quite, peaceful street get eaten up by greed.

5. I really think there should be a royal commission into the Toowoomba council. I would like to know who changed the law to allow all the dog boxes of dwellings to be built. I would also like to know if any of the councillors have a vested interest in any of the blocks of land that have had these dog boxes built on them. Have any of the councillors subdivided their own block of land. The streets of Toowoomba are choking with traffic. Most of the units and townhouses have only one car garages. The dwelling are so small, people are using their garage as a storage area and park their car on the road. The town planners should be sacked. No use shutting the gate now, The horse is half way to Roma by now. There is not much land left in Toowoomba. Total greed. I spent a week at my daughters place in Cranley st. There was a gem expo at the school. The street was jammed with cars. Luckily I was parked on her property because I certainly wouldn't have gotten a park on the street. When these places are built, they must have room for at least 2 car spaces per dwelling.

6. I find it very odd that TRC town planners will still accept proposals for unit development on a street soon to be zoned a "unit free zone" as per my understanding of Council's own planning scheme!

   Apart from that there are several more reasons why I think this is a bad idea, not the least that;

   1. As previous comments have already noted, parking congestion is going to be a nightmare for residents and visitors alike. Spillover kerb parking on a narrow 2 way street is not ideal to say the least.

   2. Neighborhood crowding is going to affect the quality of life and residents will suffer in the long term considering the number of units already in the street.

   3. I'm afraid that this will diminish real estate value in the area (though I'm sure some pre-hashed glib vested interest marketing hyperbole will be trotted out to say otherwise); but it appears this is not a concern for the developer, nor does it appear to be concerning town planners because WHY are Council still accepting development proposals?

   My impression is that this is a decision ill thought out and driven more by a concern for speedy profit than it is for the welfare of the *voting* Toowoomba citizenry who live in the area. If it can happen in Cranley St, it can happen anywhere in Toowoomba.

   Finaly TRC, why bother zoning the area as a unit free zone AFTER it's chock a block choking with units? It just doesn't make sense!

7. The TRC has identified this area to be a "non unit area" in the recent Where We Live forum and pending changes to the planning scheme.

   This area should also be included in the neighborhood character area for obvious reasons. Just like the proposed change to neighborhood character between Geddes and Hume Streets.

   More ill designed units in such a picturesque community will be a blight on surrounding residents.

   For sanity, resident quality of life and commonsense, please apply the COTY principle in areas of obvious character significance.

8. It is also interesting that the council will approve this when the plans clearly show the front of the building will not be in line with the existing buildings on the street. So much for building codes.

   Parking is the main issue. Cranley street (eastern end) is very busy and has numerous cars parked on it everyday. A multi unit complex will increase car numbers parked on the street. Only one garage for each unit, not very smart. There will be an accident on this street due to the congestion.

   There shouldn't be units built on a street this close to a school when people use this street to get to Centenary Heights High. If anything council should be limiting development surrounding schools to ensure safety on the roads.

9. Grave concerns regarding the ecological and environmental impact of so many units concentrated in one little street that ends with three large schools the denise kabel centre, Centenary Heights and St Thomas Moores and two churches and a shopping centre. Im also led to believe a massage/yoga centre has been approved in a resedential area (disgraceful) . Please tell me the plans for traffic improvement to a already heavily congested area, you have already increased the number of cars if each unit has 2 to 50 extra cars let alone their visitors no consideration for other residential dwellings in the area. Query Sewerage and rainwater runoff the street floods now due to no where for rain water to soak in. Query structure borne noise pollution level, shading, high density living leading to social disintegration and unrest. There is a lack of basic infrastructure such as reliable public transport. Where are rubbish recepticals going to be placed the concentration of 50 extra wheelie bins both general and recyclable and possible green waste. Could these be made smaller as not enough room in street to place them 1 m apart as requested by council legislation; have noticed bins being knocked over and left even by rubbish collection. Storage of said wheelie bins in such close proximity to kitchens and eating areas. Design of present units across road with toilet facilities in kitchen how did this pass council laws it would not be acceptable in a restaurant so why a home? Feel Toowoomba Regional Council has become incredibly greedy and laking with collecting full rates i believe currently 32 extra in the street on just a few blocks. We do not have latest guttering and we do not have a top condition road and footpaths or street parking facilities. Please consider if we have to have more units that they are larger possibly only 2 on the block of really nice modern open plan single storey with garden courtyard area, feel this is what is lacking. Numerous incidents have been reported to council regarding traffic, i am thankful they lessened the carparking at one end of street and changed bus shelter. This is simply not enough more is required. Possibly only residential parking in the street would solve this.
   

10. We strongly object to another block of units being built at 24 Cranley Street. Already, our narrow street has cars parked either side due to inadequate parking available at the many units already built in this small street.. During the school terms (particularly the last two ,) it is difficult to reverse out of our driveways, due to the parked cars from the High School. Surely common sense must be shown by our Councillors when studying this application.
    When is this 'non-unit area' going to come into practice?. No doubt when Cranley Street is completely full of units. Please please, do not crowd us out any more than you have already.

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