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1. Dear Councillors,
   I wish to comment on the application as being an immediate neighbour we have already had concerns re the recent developments on the site, and are aware that Council has had complaints already re tree clearing, seemingly without permission. We have also been concerned that a large shed ( suggest it is a 3 story sized shed that maybe Council thinks is a garden shed) had already been constructed without a DA, as apparently the use of private certifiers is away of avoiding such public scrutiny by neighbours being notified of such development.

   Our main concern is with the potential noise impact of the proposed development as already recently in January 2017 that we have been subjected to the noise of jack hammers on a number of occasions commencing at 7am--our property is directly across Sackville Rd and the noise does affect the ambience of our living conditions--thus I would object to times of operation likely to generate noise either during the 'earthworks' stage and/or the operational phase as being possibly extended to between 6am and 8pm--I would suggest that between 7am and 7pm should be sufficient. In addition late last year there was regularly noise emanating from tractors working --and clearing scrub often nearly all day and after dark.

   We have concerns too re exactly which are the 12 trees to be cleared--a number of tress have already been cleared as part of this overall development, and whilst much of the property could be considered spoiled re vegetation cover due to previous owners activities, and the demolition of the large shedding there (and hopefully the asbestos contained within not simply buried on site as told to us by a neighbour), we feel that the removal of 12 more trees might be unnecessary-- some Councils are encouraging more plantings as fauna corridors as well.

   There is already a buffer zone of natural vegetation between Sackville Rd and the area of operations so we would suggest that must be maintained not only as it is a stand of undisturbed natural growth but it will assist in reducing the ingress of dust and odours to our property , as despite what a farm management/chemical management plan may state market gardens do sometimes produce offensive odours and dust. The area has also of course fought battles before re the stench and health impacts of the mushroom composting industry.

   To conclude, we realise the new owners have the right to perform this type of agriculture but it must not have any detrimental impact on neighbouring properties or their occupants, and to date we have already seen development without Council being fully aware of what was being developed (the shed size and vegetation removal for that) , the noise already generated, the time frame of the noise generated activities and absolutely no communication or consultation with neighbours.

   We feel it would be useful for Council representatives to actually visit and inspect the site as it is now, and to discuss with neighbouring residents on site any concerns or misconceptions they may have as what is conveyed by the submitted paperwork may not be clear to those not immediately involved.

   We thus would like to see these concerns addressed prior to Council approving the development.

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