126 Victoria Rd, Gladesville, NSW

Demolition and Construction of 66 room boarding house with retail space at ground level

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(Source: City of Ryde, reference LDA2017/0101)

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  1. Concerned commented

    More sewerage for Gladesville - Why doesn't Ryde council just dig a big trench down the middle of Victoria road and pump it full of raw sewerage and store in open tanks in the Gladesville shopping precinct and surrounds. Then, when another development project like this comes up, it will be the least of our concerns.

    I hope from the above, you can glean my enthusiasm for another development in Gladesville.

  2. Sharon Whitbourn commented

    There seems little point on commenting or objection to any of these developments. It's quite clear pressure is being brought to bear on all councils to to feed the need for housing the ever increasing number of people being wedged into Sydney. This is happening at the cost of local villages that line the transport arteries. Ugly boxy high rise from which developers and councils increase their incomes will eventually create the ghettos of the future. Where are the new parks schools and amenities to cater for this influx? How will we cater for the vehicles people will want to use, people may use public transport to get to work but on weekends need to travel less conventionally. I see a city of wind tunnels choked with weekend stationary traffic snarls and communities of disassociated people into our future.

  3. Concerned commented

    Yes Sharon - it is a waste of time and energy objecting. Council and Regional Planning authorities have their own agendas. Affordable Housing - $850,000-$900,000 for a new 2 Bedroom Unit in Gladesville is not affordable housing. Developers buy the land, build, walk away with a massive profit and pass the profit on as debt to the buyers - don't forget the council kickback$. They're just going to keep doing this. The councils and State Govt will leave behind a massive legacy of debt and lower living standards for our children - Well done Ryde Council & the NSW State Govt -

  4. Mary Dunne commented

    I think the sewage disposal has already taken place, we don't have to worry about a trench down Victoria Road, it is underground at the end of the Arcade going into the shopping centre. The stench is unbearable some days. I hope the council will investigate and address the issue. The last thing we want to have, is a new development adding to an ageing drainage/sewer system.

  5. Sabina Fielding-Smith commented

    I totally agree with previous comments regarding this development. I fear that the Gladesville and Ryde areas are becoming a ghetto of 'boxes' thrown up at the whim of developers, who make a huge profit and then walk away to their Point Piper mansions - this is not good design or development for the future. It is pure profit making with the consent of the Ryde Council in league with the it's Liberal State masters - just pulling the leash on their collars. The State Government and Ryde Council should be ashamed that they have sold the residents out with this quick grab for cash at the expense of those who love the past village feel of this residential area. Is the Boarding house for those that can't afford 'affordable housing'? Shame on the Council and State Government!

  6. Sanders commented

    Gladesville needed to be cleaned up.
    But all new building's should look good next to other new buildings. My concerns are the walk ways all the foot pathways are uneven with holes in it not safe to ealk on...
    The foot path where gladesville school in meriton st is disgusting i have fallen myself .the builder was using smome of gladesville school grounds and the haven fixed all the foot paths .dont the councils check these things agter a building has been build....you guys are not looking after the people that live around there.....please fix it nefor someone really hurst themselves.

  7. Ruth Bradshaw commented

    Dear Gladesville Community,
    I have reviewed this application and note that objections are being coordinated by Council Officer Sandra Bailey and close on 26 April. This demolition and development is being proposed under the guise of "affordable housing" however as it is designed to provide ongoing rental profit to landowners, is in effect not affordable in the long term for those struggling to pay rent. The Victoria Road / Wharf Road vicinity, is now very much a high density residential area, with no consideration for heritage nature of the area or of the existing infrastructure and resources to cater for high rise high density populations. All new residents of the high rise will want to park, use sewerage, enjoy car access, use waste services, etc. Not to mention those units left empty turn into graffiti ghettos, same as near KFC and Dominos Pizza. The Ryde Council is not taking a strategic strategy to these developments over the past 12 months at all. Whilst complementary development is welcome, ugly orange coloured high rise buildings are hideous. Seriously were the council colour blind, why orange? These recent development decisions along with the over development of Macquarie Park appear to be financially opportunistic for developers and council alike. With the impending oversupply of apartments in Gladesville combined with a reducing investor appetite likely to decrease demand, forecasts are that apartment prices are expected to fall abruptly in the next 12 months, therefore there is no need for this unsympathetic ill planned development to be approved.

  8. Jeff Hayes commented

    I'm not sure it is even worth it these days but I object to the proposed development on the grounds of continuing limited investment in associated infrastructure that is required to allow this continued influx of additional units in Gladesville. This includes public transport, schooling and parking.

    As it sits now, without taking into account the additional units almost completed already in Gladesville, our Public School is close to overflowing with de-mountables in place and class sizes growing.

    The basis of the council's Victoria Rd corridor development plan is that Victoria road is a main arterial that can sustain the additional requirements proposed by developers. An assumption that is proving wrong now, even before many of these developments are completed. Each project appears to be assessed on an individual basis and is not linked to other proposals. The cumluative effect when you add in all proposed developments is huge - for instance the additional 1078 apartments due for construction shortly at the old putt-putt course in West Ryde - also on Victoria Rd.

    I'm for development but not to the scale we are currently seeing in Gladesville

  9. T. Craven commented

    The problem is that I have to go to Ryde Council to actually see the DA to make a detailed submission. I would like to ask Ryde Council why the DA documentation is not on the website. However in general the Victoria Rd corridor has been and is being overdeveloped and the pressure on schools, hospitals and public transport must be assessed before this DA is approved.

  10. Stew Gladesville commented

    I will be writing to Ryde Council to express my objections to the planning proposal to demolish the existing office block at 126 Victoria Road, Gladesville, NSW, 2111 and construct a 66 room boarding house. My objection is on the basis the proposed development will adversely impact on-street parking and traffic congestion in Pearson Street, as detailed below.

    1. The single Pearson Street traffic study conducted on Tuesday 13 December 2016 is manifestly flawed and insufficient.

    A single days’ traffic study conducted on a Tuesday approaching the holiday period cannot be considered representative of traffic flows in any location. Furthermore, no mention is made of the increased traffic flow through Pearson Street that will result when developments are completed at 120 Victoria Road and Wharf Square.
    The car park entrance to the nearly completed unit block at 120 Victoria Road is accessed via Pearson Street. Any traffic study should forecast the increased traffic flow expected from the new residents of this 46 unit complex. Increased traffic flow due to customers of businesses located in the ground floor of newly completed Wharf Square is unaccounted for. Weekend traffic flow from the local church is similarly not considered in this Tuesday study.
    Section 6 of the Traffic and Parking Impact Assessment concludes “the site currently having four commercial premises would generate more traffic than the proposed small commercial space”. There is no justification for this assumption. No traffic study for that individual premise has been conducted. Furthermore, no traffic flows can be forecast for the proposed commercial space before it is determined what business will occupy that space. It is entirely plausible for a retail space attracting customers to the area to generate more traffic than an office block with a small number of workers. Such a comparison also fails to recognise the proposed development will generate traffic from residents in addition to the commercial space.

    2. No contemporary parking study or projected impact of developments on parking have been provided for Pearson Street.

    Section 5.1 of the Traffic and Parking Impact Assessment states “on street car parking spaces in Pearson Street in the vicinity of the subject site are moderately utilised at times, with available parking opportunities in the vicinity of the subject site”. This statement is not based on factual evidence. No mention is made of the numerous complaints Ryde City Council has received regarding access to parking in Pearson Street, nor the fact the local business Tennis Ranch has resorted to chaining its parking lot out of business hours to prevent desperate residents utilising the business’ parking spaces.
    No detailed parking study of Pearson Street appears to have been conducted. Increased stress on local parking conditions from the aforementioned developments at 120 Victoria Road and Wharf Square are again not planned for. In particular, it should be expected that retail space under the Wharf Road development will attract customers who will park in both Pearson Street and Wharf Road. Weekend parking from church visitors is again neglected. On-street parking in Pearson Street is currently at capacity at night and on weekends. To state parking is only moderately utilised is contrary to all available evidence.

    3. The number of planned car spaces does not meet the criteria specified in Part 9.3 of the Ryde Development Control Plan 2004.

    The proposed development includes just 14 car parking spaces for 66 boarding rooms. This achieves the absolute minimum criteria for car parking spaces (0.2 parking spaces per room) under SEPP (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009. Section 4.3 of the Traffic and Parking Impact Assessment acknowledges a shortfall of three car parking spaces required for the size of the commercial premises yet states the number of parking spaces proposed is deemed adequate, noting “available on-street parking opportunities in Pearson Street”. As has already been established, no study has been conducted to support the assumption that on street parking is readily available. The proposal to include a number of car parking spaces below minimal requirements should be deemed unacceptable because it will force any overflow of parking onto already congested Pearson Street.

    4. The conclusion of the Traffic and Parking Impact Assessment that the proposed development can accommodate parking demand is flawed.

    Section 5.2 of the Traffic and Parking Impact Assessment states “parking demand resulting from the proposed development can be easily accommodated within the proposed on-site parking spaces, in addition to available on-street parking opportunities nearby”. It has already been established the proposed development does not meet minimal car parking requirements, providing car parking for just one fifth of residents and no car parking for the commercial premises. If each of the planned 66 boarding rooms results in just one additional vehicle to the area (an entirely logical proposal considering 90% of Sydney households owned one or more vehicle in 2015), a surplus of 52 vehicles would be forced onto Pearson Street and its surrounds. Since no data is available on what demographic the boarding house is intended to accommodate, it is flawed to assume that a mere 20% of residents will be motor vehicle owners. The conclusion there will be “no major impacts on parking in adjacent streets” therefore holds no credibility.

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