2-4 Cambridge Street, Epping NSW 2121

I realise that there is no stopping a 23 storey tower being built in the Urban Activation precinct but I would like consideration given to Our Lady Help of Christians primary school (where my 2 children attend) directly next door. I would appreciate the following points being addressed:
-impact of the 23 storeys on the sunlight/overshadowing of the school/playground
-overlooking/privacy for the children in the school grounds
-protection for the children and staff from building dust when the current site is demolished (regular monitoring of levels)
-consideration of the noise levels during demolition and construction, affecting the children's ability to learn/concentrate (regular monitoring of noise levels and major demolition scheduled in non school hours/Saturdays/school holidays)
-impact on parents parking/accessing the school for school functions/drop off and pick up
-safety of children coming to and leaving school (restrictions on large trucks removing/delivering materials around arrival and departure times of the school e.g 8-8.45am and 2.45-3.30pm)
-the school will be sandwiched between two development sites and has already endured a year of dust/noise/parking difficulties with construction works from Poly Horizon development.
This school is a very important part of the local community and has operated on this site for a long time. If these points are not seen to be addressed parents will pull their children out of the school/choose not to enrol new children and this could endanger the school. Having the school next to the development site will be a major selling point for the developer so it would be in their best interests to ensure the school remains viable.
The welfare/safety/health and well being of the current staff and students must be a priority when considering approval of this development.

There is currently a DA for 12-22 Langston Place, Epping (DA/468/2016) with the submission period ending 15 March 2017. I have not seen this come through on planning alerts. This will also present a risk to children. The development proposes to use Chambers Court as the only driveway to access the 526 car spaces for the 3 towers. Children using the library or the playground in Pembroke Street will be put at risk.

Using Chambers Court as the access road for such a large development is an intolerable increase in traffic density, bearing mind that these will be new residents, adding to what can already be significant congestion. One only has to look at the impact of much more modest previous developments in Beecroft Road/Rawson Street to see the chaos that can result.

Apart from the important consideration of pedestrian safety, especially children, there is the factor of the adverse environmental impact on what is, at present, a pleasant area.

I see that amendments to this DA have been submitted. As with the previous submission, the architectural drawings appear to specify using "Alucobond" as a cladding material.

As far as I can see from the Alucobond website, this comprises a thin film of aluminium covering an inner core. There appears to be three different versions of Alcubond using different core materials. I could not see on the drawings an indication of which type of Alucobond is to be used. One of the three types uses a polyethelene core which is flammable, and appears to be a similar material to that implicated in the recent tower-block fire in London.

In the light of the potential safety implications, the council planners and NSW Planning Panel should request that precise type of cladding be specified and ensure that this provides appropriate fire protection.