158-164 Hawkesbury Road and 1/2a Darcy Road Westmead NSW 2145

Dear Panel Members

My comments on this application are as follows:

1. The transport system cannot cope with the 700 + people that will be living in these proposed 355 units. You can barely get a seat on the train going to the city in peak hour now - how is the transport system going to cope with this new influx of people plus all the other people in the new developments further west.

2. Hawkesbury Road is a very busy street and cannot cope with another 355 cars exiting and entering it.

3. Westmead has so far been a fairly low density area - please don't spoil Westmead.

To add to my earlier comments:

1 In the event that it is proposed that the vehicle entrance to the proposed development at 158-164 Hawkesbury Road is to be via Ashley Lane, then please note that Ashley Lane is a very narrow one way laneway that feeds onto Hawkesbury Road via Queen Street and is unsuitable for such a large increase in traffic.

2. The proposed development of up to 21 levels is completely out of character with the other residential unit blocks in Westmead.

This is a huge development without adequate consideration of the infrastructure requirements that include service roads and public transport. The access to and exit from this area by road is already extremely difficult especially at peak times due to the very large staffing requirements for the largest medical precinct in the country (Westmead Public and Private and Childrens Hospital, Cumberland Hospital, City West day surgery). In addition 100s of patients attend these institutions.
The feeder roads off the M$ and the Great Western Highway are single lane in some places which leads to significant delays already.
The rail service is woefully inadequate with insufficient seating and standing room especially during the peak times.
The maximum current building in this area is currently 9 stories with the vast majority being 3-4 stories and therefore this building of up to 21 stories doesn't reflect the character of the area

Panel Members

A ridiculous and greedy proposal but I will try and be nice. Can I take a guess on the proposed builder? Not Dyldam by any chance?
I urge you to consider the implications that a construction of this magnitude will have on the current residents and the precedent it will set.
1. Building will look out of character - keep it in line with current buildings. Westmead is not a city!
2. Hawkesbury Road is a very busy road
3. Access through Ashley lane is not possible
4. There is insufficient infrastructure to support the number of residents of 355 + units
5. More than 355 cars will be entering in and out daily
6. Transport is inadequate at the moment please dont add to it!
7. In the event that money over rules common sense I also urge the panel members that if ANY plan is approved that underground parking accomate 1.5 times number of units to ensure all cars are off the already congested streets.

Personally I do submit my rejection to such a project. As stated by other residents of the Parramatta district it is disgusting that Parramatta council allows such development to continually go ahead with bad infrastructure. It is true upon peak times which is usually 6-10am and 2-7pm there is that much traffic confusion now let alone continuing along this line of madness. there is not enough shopping precincts, transport is in kaos now let alone if this structure was to go ahead. It will end up like a ghetto region certainly not a city of beauty. the council should have more respect for the citizens of Parramatta and regions.

I am a resident/home owner living in Ashley Lane and work at Westmead Hospital. The area is extremely busy and difficult (almost impossible at times) to find parking currently. There are specialist practices that require access and parking on Ashley Lane (which as mentioned, is very narrow and congested). This is a disaster in the making and I whole heartedly object to this application. The area cannot support it.

Would like to say that crowds causes problems and troubles so please keep our city clean and tidy no need for big buildings we are safer with our small units town houses ,hope our voices will be heard .

I have lived in South Wentworthville for now on 41 years I find the developers to day do not plan for schools,transport and local area with parking and traffic the will create. All they see are the dollars they will get for the development.

About time the council to wakeup and stop these kind of developments

Enough with all the high rises apartment buildings, it is getting ridiculous and out of hand. Leave some air space for us to perouse the surroundings views and skies, stop blocking up the neighbourhood with an over abundance of units, its beginning to look so ugly and the area generally, especially on the Great Western Highway is becoming unrecognisable, I hate it, I hate the feeling of being towered over when moving along the highway. Gives us some beautiful green spaces instead, stop copying and trying to keep up with world housing standards, this is Australia, let this country be individual in its ways, leave the single family home per block as it is, we Aussies like that, it's what makes this country great and liveable.

Really, seriously enough of the greed.

Enough population in westmead. Packed on train from westmead to city CBD in the morning and in late afternoon to evening on weekdays.

Again this purely about greed, not infrastructure. 21 stories are you joking me, are they trying to turn this suburb into an ugly eye sore.

I cannot believe the council is actually considering this. This stinks of corrupt policies and entities(everyone involved).You know the infrastructure is not in place to deal with such an influx of foot traffic not to mention cars and how can lane st now be two way..hahaha it simply cannot.
It is standing room only on trains as it is are you going to improve this? to be honest I think not.
This idiotic proposal has to be reconsidered it clearly has not been taught out AT ALL. A rational Panal would see this as purely a foolish enterprise. NSW we know is a corrupt state lets not allow it seep into this panel.
PLEASE Reconsider all factors involved here do not be pressured by developers, who are the developers???