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1. I object to this development proposal. This end of New Canterbury Rd, particularly on the southerly side has already been inundated by several multi story apartment block developments, all of which are being built at the same time. As I live on New Canterbury Rd, the peace and quite of this neighborhood is constantly disrupted by the noise of the construction (which will go until 12am on some nights, why should the construction workers mind the neighbors in the area!), the traffic on the road is congested by the trucks and stoppages in traffic, the street is filthy with dust and rubbish and the gutters are full of thick green slime from the constant running water from these building sites.
   Along with the disruption to daily life, all of these apartment complexes are built cheaply with the only intention of making as much money as possible for these developers, they can be described as nothing less than concrete monstrosities that stand foreboding over the other houses in the neighborhood. These apartments use as much of the land as possible so they can squeeze every last dollar out of them, there is no attempt to create livable housing that is in visual sympathy to the surrounding houses or adds to this multicultural and diverse community in any way. I can only imagine the planned design is identical to the building next door? Why not impose some mandatory building requirements such as wider street setbacks, landscaping, maximum amount of units per square metre, privacy considerations between units and other neighbors and perhaps a diverse use of building materials to break up the monotony of these grey concrete structures? The most disparaging thing about these proposals, is that in 20, 30, 40 years time these buildings will be run down, old and out of date, dilapidated, surely to only be pulled down again and rebuilt. The councils website states they are promote sustainability in the community, how can these ideas been exemplified by condoning unsustainable building practices? It is not sustainable to build things not made to last. They are built only with the objective of making as much money as possible, they are not made to last and this is planned obsolescence which is the greatest problem effecting sustainability. The council should consider putting these ideas and values into practice with greater considerations to building developments which at this point seems to be a free reign for developers to build whatever they want.
   Every time an old building is knocked down on this road, the history, character and uniqueness of the area is lost. The demolitions along this road which have already occurred of buildings which should have been protected for historical significance is abominable. Is it too much to expect that some of the original buildings in this area at least be retained?
   This area already has several apartment buildings, it does not need more and certainly not one that is seven stories tall. Please consider this objection and do not approve this application.

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