429-449 New Canterbury Road Dulwich Hill NSW 2203

Changing the ground floor from multiple retails shops to a single large hardware store will dramatically change the streetscape of the Dulwhich hill shopping village and is not in keeping with the original application. Large hardwares like Sydney Tools in Petersham have excessive bright signage and branding which is in no way keeping with the aesthetic of the GPO facade.

The application looks like a bait and switch where the developer has gained approval for plans they never intended on delivering on. If developers and the local community are to work collaboratively this nonsense needs to stop.

If council is to maintain the respect and trust of the community they need to fight this application.

It is time the government changed this deemed refusal clause. The developers are constantly using this to stop council and local community from having a part in the decision that affects our lives. 40 days is not enough time when such big developments are involved. We are supposed to live in a democracy. Seven shops to be replaced with one huge heavy traffic generated tool shop is not conducive to our local shopping centre.
The parking for the venue with the amount of tradies and their heavy vehicles is totally inadequate. I have not made a donation to either council or council employee.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill
My objection is threefold.

# The proposed gigantic tool shop proposed is in middle of a high vehicular use intersection of Marrickville and New Canterbury roads . The huge volume of commercial vehicles cannot be contained within the proposed underneath parking of the development. There is already limited parking for visitors to the shops in the area and this will further impact on local trade. The narrow entry of Lewisham road into the development and bus turning circle on the other side can only lead to disastrous parking issues for local people and trade. Under basic town planning principals this proposed mega store is completely unsuitable for the narrow adjoining roads. Even if restrictions on parking were implemented, tradies would ignore and illegally park. A small fine is a minor inconvenience even if council has the time to monitor parking every day for the large unloading trucks and other heavy vehicles.
# Sydney tools has been deceptive in its original application by not listing its intention of one huge shop in the heart of Dulwich Hill village. The DA disguised the developers intention by refurbishing the original Victorian street facade yet intending to rebuild a monstrous, insensitive hardware mega store underneath on street level with a visually ugly commercial profile in the village hub of Dulwich Hill. I am sure Sydney Tools did not inform all the new apartment purchasers of the residences above of their intentions.

# Dulwich Hill is a fast growing area for local people with boutique shops, restaurants and numerous coffee shops in a village atmosphere. The proposed tool shops is not conducive to the area. The signage that will accompany the tool shop with its loud colours is more indicative of a commercial area, not for the cultural hub of Dulwich Hill

This proposal to build a commercial large scale centre underneath cannot go ahead and must be completely dismissed in its entirety. It is detrimental for local residents and existing shops. The use of small boutique shops underneath is the only solution to integrate with the beautiful heritage facade above not an ugly tool shop mega store with its traffic and parking issues which cannot meet town and planning principals.

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As a local resident and parent of a school aged child, I would like to see more small businesses that attract the local parents and children and give our area a community feel.

Small eateries, shops, deli's, retailers etc are a big part of keeping small business in our community. It will also attract a little more life into the area.

Having Sydney Tools come in and amend the DA to go back into having a shop there means the area is again going to look unsightly and parking will be a continuous issue.

I do not understand how they could be allowed back into the building after he original DA has been approved. It feels very underhanded and sneaky to do this.

Our area needs a greater community feel and I believe leaving this as retail shops will only enhance the overall quality and feel to the area.

I'm strongly opposed to this change, it adds nothing positive for residents of the area, and will increase traffic congestion and parking problems on Dulwich st.

Considering there is no right turn from New Canterbury road, customers coming from the city direction will have to turn right onto one of the streets before Dulwich. At times this is just one lane, so blocks ALL traffic on New Canterbury Road.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill. It is not in keeping with the village feel of Dulwich Hill and diminishes the sense of diversity in the area and not was initially agreed upon.

This proposal seems entirely out of keeping with the street scape, traffic/parking access and ‘village feel’ of Dulwich Hill.

Changes to the facade were meant to have been strictly limited under the original DA - why would messing with the heritage site be allowed now?

The site should remain as 7 seperate, foot-traffic oriented businesses.

What kinda of precedent will it set if you allow this proposal to go through. Sydney Tools put through a DA claiming to want to develop the building with multiple retail shops in mind and are now trying to sneak this in which was obviously their intention all along. Aside from the fact that this is a remarkably dishonest means of getting what they want, this is something that has been highly contentious among local groups for the entirety of the application process. Sydney Tools does NOT have community support on this. They're trying to put a large scale warehouse style business in a location that's yet to even see the impact of the units themselves on traffic and parking, let alone for a business of this scale. They've also marketed these units showcasing multiple retail shops below. This is bait and switch at every level. It's time for local government to make an example of this type of business practice and flatly reject the proposal.

I would like to echo concerns of others because they are GREATLY founded.
Dulwich Hill is a village, it is a community like no other, it is a place we like to socialise and congregate, it is where we like to socialise at the many food outlets, cafes and boutique shops.
Slap a massive large shop / hardware power tool shop will destroy our lovely village. It has been damaged beyond repair with high rise blocks of badly built units
STOP this stupidity PLEASE

I've lived in Dulwich Hill for 15+ years. A great part of living in the area is seeing the community develop and grow and evolve due to a large number of new businesses opening up. This proposed development would severely reduce the capacity of the area to grow and become more popular. There will be less opportunity for a greater variety of businesses and lost opportunities for growth in the area.
A large tool shop is not something that will improve the area nor give it the opportunity to grow.

This proposal is clearly dishonest, considering that the original application was for a mixture of small shops, which would be in keeping with the local atmosphere of Dulwich Hill.
A large tool barn in the middle of the village is inappropriate and poorly serviced in terms of traffic movement and parking.
Let's see some backbone in local government standing up for the rights of local residents rather than developers please.

I strongly object to DA201400477.04 (4 July 2017.) The idea of modifying the approved development at 429 New Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill by consolidating 7 approved ground floor tenancies into one tenancy makes a complete mockery of the approval process. The applicant wants one large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill. It is not in keeping with the village feel of Dulwich Hill and would be far better located at one of the many industrial estates in nearby suburbs. An increase in the number of heavy vehicles and trucks, as well as loading and unloading with forklifts coming and going is not desirable in a village suburb's shopping strip and especially not next to a bus terminus, pedestrian crossings and a bus stop. This plan must be rejected and the original idea reinstated, as initially agreed upon. There is no place for such a premises in that position.

I love the Dulwich Hill shops because they provide the area with a vibrant village centre, one that promotes small businesses and foot traffic.
As a local resident and voting member of the Inner West Council, I object (and am angered by) DA 201400477.04 (4 July 2017) which threatens this amenity for a number of reasons:
-it brings increased traffic (including industrial vehicles) into the area. Previous experience with the Sydney Tools business is that the customers of the business misuse local streets, double park and behave aggressively toward other drivers and foot traffic. The local streets are already over-taxed with bus turning and a high volume of traffic
-the installation of a large tool shop does not service the interests of the local community nor reflect the local communities wishes for their local stores
-the installation of a large tool shop does not support the Inner West Council's Tomorrow's Dulwich Hill initiative, one directive of which is to promote and support small local business
-the heritage facade of the building will be severely compromised by such a business

Integrity must be maintained - in both the approval process and in the protecting the Dulwich Hill village. Must big business and development always win over the good of the community?

DA201400477.04 (4 July 2017.) The idea of modifying the approved development at

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill

There isn’t enough parking provided in the revised DA for a shop of this size. Tools shoppers are also more like to drive to the area (than other kinds of shoppers) because you need a car to carry the items away. Staff and customers will park on neighbouring streets and the community will have to bear the cost if this retail business, not the tool shop.

The community would benefit more from a grange of shops than one large tools shop. Cafes and specialty stores would be more in keeping with the heritage village atmosphere.

Sydney tools have also been telling locals that they always intended to revise the DA for one shop. They didn’t include it in the original plans because they thought it wouldn’t succeed. They are trying to circumvent Sydney local planning laws that are designed to protect local residents. To allow them to revise the DA means giving tacit agreement to other developers wanting to bend the rules. It also adds to the growing perception that local and state governments are corrupt in taking money from developers in order to not comply with local planning laws. Local residents overwhelmingly do not want a large commercial Bunnings-style retail in the heart of Dulwich Hill.

I strongly object to Sydney Tools application. We have the opportunity to extend a vibrant community further with several small outlets. This would be of far greater value than a giant tool shop. I also echo the sentiments everyone else has around the sheer dishonesty and manipulative intent of this attempt to consolidate all the tenancies into one.

This proposal seems entirely out of kilt with the street-scape, traffic/parking access, it does not retain the village feel of Dulwich Hill and diminishes the sense of diversity in the area and not was initially agreed upon.

A large tool shop is not something that will improve Dulwich Hill.

The original application was for a mixture of small shops, a large tool shop in the middle of the village is inappropriate.

I write again to strongly object to the proposed modification.

It is disappointing to see that this developer is getting another bite at the cherry after so many previous objections from the people of Dulwich Hill.

The original application offering a mixture of small tenancies which in turn will provide local community connections and independent and diversity is suited to the local community is more in character to the village of Dulwich Hill. One large franchise which will offer very little to the local community is not.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill
My reason for objecting are these:

There is no road structure to take the additional volume of vehicles, particularly trucks at either intersection of piggott st or dulwich st.

A Bunnings, a Dan Murphys, an Ikea, a Woolworths would never be put there. Sydney tools has become a megastore and such a sized store is inappropriate in the Dulwich Hill shops, particularly under an apartment store amongst small shops in a small shopping centre.

The roads are narrow as it is is, the houses are on the footpath already. There is no spare parking now let alone parking for the new apartments in addition to their underground parking. It is near the bus depot which adds risk to the road users and pedestrians.

The intersection leaving dulwich hill going across to marrickville road is already impossible with one left turn only lane and one other lane for right turning and straight ahead traffic.

Dulwich Hill has a small shopping centre with small shops and Sydney Tools does not fall within this community - their massive advertising as can be seen in their plastic wrap around branding of its megastore is an example of its LOUD AND IN YOUR FACE message.

Have small shops underneath. Allowing the usage for Sydney Tools is like allowing them to have colonised that whole block without any regard to people who live here. We have already got the mega apartment block near Arlington which has stolen our sky line and makes looking out a dismal depressing experience. From 8 stories to 12 stories has completely ruined it for all who live here for the mighty dollar. It is like looking into the walls of Long Bay gaol and is here for ever.

When will the residents who live here have our voices allowed. I don't mean heard, I mean listened to. All this community consultation feels like lip service and makes people give up. Have Sydney Tools now ask to use their development for their own store is just depressingly offensive.

# Dulwich Hill is a fast growing area for local people with boutique shops, restaurants and numerous coffee shops in a village atmosphere. The proposed tool shops is not conducive to the area. The signage that will accompany the tool shop with its loud colours is more indicative of a commercial area, not for the cultural hub of Dulwich Hill

Please stop this...95% of local population have no use for this giant shop right in the centre of the suburbs hub..
We could do with a local hardware store which suits the village feel.

We strongly oppose the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Road Dulwich Hill.

Dulwich Hill is a unique cultural precinct with boutique shops, cafes and restaurants. The proposed tool shop is not compatible with the village like atmosphere and would threaten the unique values of the area.

We think that small retail shops or restaurants would suit the character of the area much better than this proposed large-commercial store.

The tool shop proposed is in middle of a high vehicular use intersection of Marrickville and New Canterbury roads. The huge volume of commercial vehicles cannot be contained within the proposed underneath parking of the development. There is already limited parking for visitors to the shops in the area and this will further impact on local trade. The narrow entry of Lewisham road into the development and bus turning circle on the other side can only lead to disastrous parking issues for local people and trade. Under basic town planning principals this proposed mega store is completely unsuitable for the narrow adjoining roads. Even if restrictions on parking were implemented, tradies would ignore and illegally park.

The village atmosphere of Dulwich Hill should be retained by including smaller tenancies, not just one, at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Road Dulwich Hill. I strongly oppose the revised DA.

With so many residents set to live above, it is the perfect opportunity to include a range of local businesses that will service these individuals and other local shoppers.

No one ducks downstairs to pick up an angle-grinder. Sydney Tools would be much better set up in one of the more industrial areas not far away.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill
My objection as follows:
-The proposed gigantic tool shop proposed is in the middle of a high vehicular multi-use intersection of Marrickville and New Canterbury Roads with cars, trucks and buses. The huge volume of commercial vehicles cannot be contained within the proposed underneath parking of the development. The narrow entry of Lewisham Street into the development and bus turning circle on the other side can only lead to disastrous parking issues for local people and trade. Under basic town planning principals this proposed mega store is completely unsuitable for the narrow adjoining roads.
-Sydney Tools has been deceptive in its original application by not listing its intention of one huge shop in the heart of Dulwich Hill village. The DA disguised the developers intention by refurbishing the original Victorian street facade yet intending to rebuild a monstrous, insensitive hardware mega store underneath on street level with a visually ugly commercial profile in the village hub of Dulwich Hill. I am sure Sydney Tools did not inform all the new apartment purchasers of the residences above of their intentions. This would be a disastrous investment for the owners.
-Dulwich Hill is a fast growing area for local people with boutique shops, restaurants and numerous coffee shops in a village atmosphere. The proposed tool shops is not conducive to the area. The signage that will accompany the tool shop with its loud colours is more indicative of a commercial area, not for the cultural hub of Dulwich Hill

This proposal to build a commercial large scale centre underneath cannot go ahead and must be completely dismissed in its entirety. It is detrimental for local residents and existing shops

I object. This completely devalues the retail tenancy value of the original DA, which would bring 7 shops to the area. Instead the proposal is a tool shop which only caters for a tiny slice of the community. A tool shop is not well-placed in a residential retail district such as Dulwich Hill.

This part of New Canturbury Road is just around the corner from Marrickville Road which is arguably Dulwich Hill's main street. It effectively forms part of Dulwich Hill "village" and it should offer the type of small scale activities that already exist on the other side of the road. I believe that Sydney Tools is predominantly an online retailer. It is misleading to call it a general mixed hardware store. As I understand it only sells power tools. It operated from several floors in a corner building which has also been redeveloped.
Given that this business does not serve pedestrian mixed retail needs, it is not appropriate for this important shopping pedestrian hub of Dulwich Hill. I suspect one of the main motives for having such an enormous profile on the street is for promotional value by maximising exposure to vehicular traffic along the busy artery of New Canturbury Road. Surely this runs counter to good planning principles for Dulwich Hill.

I join my neighbours concerns, I think such a large scale shop will has a big negative impact in the new thriving Dulwich Hill village. It's not an industrial area.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill, on both procedural and substantive grounds.
First, this is yet another example of developers cynically promising to do one thing to gain initial planning approval and then trying to change the rules to do what they intended all along. This development was approved on the basis that at street level there would be multiple shops, and all the glossy advertising used to promote the development has exploited this image of a vibrant streetscape with multiple shops. If the developers are allowed to get away with this drastic switch in the proposed commercial usage of this critical area it will further erode public trust in the whole planning and development process.
Second, the proposed change of use is totally inappropriate at all levels. Sydney Tools is not really a "hardware" store at all, in the sense of a multi-use hardware store which might contribute to the mixed commercial character of the area, like Mitre 10 at Marrrickville. Its business is predominantly in power tools and it seems to function more as an online retailer than as any sort of local shop. The nature of its business would very seriously exacerbate traffic congestion and parking problems and the visual impact of an ugly megastore in the heart of Dulwich Hill village would be a disastrous setback to an area which has the potential to be one of the urban gems of the inner west. This proposed change should be rejected outright.

I object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill

1 big shop dominating the block sounds like an eye sore. Smaller shops promote a village feel and will compliment the shopping centre rather than ruin it

I object strongly. A business whose customers need vehicles to carry their purchases away will flood Lewisham Street—the only street you can turn right off New Canterbury Road—with traffic. Customers parked illegally when a much smaller Sydney Tools outlet was there two years ago, so there’s no reason to think it won’t be worse with a much bigger shop.

The other branches of Sydney Tools are on former warehouse/industrial sites or city fringes, not shopping strips in inner-city suburbs with narrow streets. These blocks in Dulwich Hill can’t cope with the parking demands of a retail business of this size.

From the information that’s publicly available it looks as if the developer’s plan was to house Sydney Tools on the site all along. I understand the developer of the site is also the owner of Sydney Tools. Given the forward planning that a chain like Sydney Tools would have to do—and the fact that the premises Sydney Tools is currently in, the old Georgio’s warehouse, is slated for apartment development and was only going to be available to a business tenant for a few years—it’s hard to believe that the decision to try to return Sydney Tools to the developed site was made after the DA was lodged.

If the plan all along was to have a bigger version of Sydney Tools taking up the whole of the street frontage, and the multiple small retail tenancies in the original DA were there to make the development more acceptable to local residents and ratepayers, then the council and the Land and Environment Court shouldn’t reward this conduct.

I echo many of the concerns already stated here and object to this tenancy as well. Sydney Tools is more suited to its current home down the road near office works, which is less residential and caters better to heavy vehicle traffic. 429-449 New Canterbury road would be more suitable for smaller businesses which will benefit from the frequent foot traffic and will also benefit the overall neighbourhood feel. Sydney Tools used to be one of the multiple tenancies at this residence, and I think that would be fine as well but it would serve no value to the community by having a megastore here.

I strongly object to the proposed change 429 449 Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill. The difference in public amenity caused by the possible extremely large hardware shop would be extreme. My family and I have lived in Dulwich Hill for over 20 years and the great community feel cannot be maintained with the current spearhead of overdevelopment based purely on commercial interests while ignoring all the people that live in the area and that have paid rates for years. Please refuse the alteration to the original plans and keep Dulwich Hill a diverse community.

I completely object to the proposal of Sydney Tools moving back into a space that has received strong support by the community for its original purpose to house boutique retailers. Local council has a responsibility to preserve and continue to build on the great work that has been done to bring a community together and create a local village for the surrounding families in the area. Make sure that this great contribution is not diluted by the deceptive ambitions of one business, a mega store.

I object to this application for the following reasons
1) it’s not in keeping with the area
2) there is already a significant impact on traffic and parking in the area which would be exacerbated by this
3) there is no compelling reason to support the change, it doesn’t benefit Dulwich Hill on the slightest

I strongly object to the proposal to have Sydney Tools at 429 New Canterbury Road, it is not in keeping with the village feel and direction that Dulwich Hill is headed. This will detract greatly from the streetscape and the entire community will be negatively impacted.

We have grossly been misled by Level 33 and Sydney Tools.
I would like to understand the directors lease commitment at Petersham as this will be the evidence to prove that this was always their intention..
The Council needs to investigate this misleading behaviour !!
I wonder what the next steps will be!!

The actions of Level 33 make a mockery of the Council's development applications and approval process. What is the point of assessing a DA according to numerous stringent criteria that ensures the appropriateness of an application, if permission can be given to dramatically alter the plan to suit the purposes of the developers, to the detriment of the community and those who purchased off the plan, in good faith.....particularly so close to the development's completion.

I am writing to object to the application to consolidate 7 approved ground floor tenancies into one tenancy. My reasons for objecting:
- The proposed modification is not substantially the same as the original development approval and as such should not proceed under s96(2) of the EP&A Act. The consolidation is substantially different to what was original approved
- the access to the property is directly opposite the bus terminus. Given quite a few buses use this terminus the impact of the extra traffic flow into this site is dangerous
- the movements in and out of this site will dramatically increase if this amendment is approved. Tenants operating 7 small tenancies would more likely be parking on site for the majority of the day as opposed to tradies going in and out for most of the day as well as the 3-4 deliveries each day as stated in the submission. Heavy vehicles and trucks are a very different proposition to a few cars for7 retail tenancies.
- the inclusion of comments in the attached traffic report regarding bus routes servicing the area is ludicrous. Tradies will not be using public transport to come and purchase tools and therefore traffic movements in and around the area will definitely increase
- the traffic conditions in and around the site will make Lewisham St more dangerous than it already is and create extra traffic movements through the shops across the Dulwich St/New Canterbury Rd intersection (Council has already completed its traffic report into the area and put in place plans for remedial measures in terms of traffic flow and parking).
- the original application of 7 tenancies is more in keeping with the planning of the village feel of Dulwich Hill as well as its community. The shopping area of Dulwich Hill is successful because it offers multiple, small-scale, local businesses for local residents, answering most day-to-day needs for the community. The vast majority of those shops operate to service local clientele. A large warehouse does not contribute
- it is known amongst local residents that have been fighting this development from day 1 that the developer, Sydney Tools, always had intentions of moving back to this site. This application makes a complete mockery of the application process.
- overall the approval of this latest application has no positive impact on the residents of Dulwich Hill. The developer needs to realise that this site is now no longer a good fit for his large scale warehouse and a more suitable site needs to be found elsewhere.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill - Having watched Dulwich hill village come alive over the past 7-10 years I was so excited to see this block developed, keeping the original façade and most importantly another opportunity for 7 small local shops/ cafes, wine bars etc to further enhance the Village feel that is making Dulwich Hill vibrant and brilliant again- this area does not need this whole block taken up by ugly Sydney tools ! this is a foot traffic area , with no parking and could not cope with the increase in traffic.- what a wasted opportunity this would be and a devious scheme from what was proposed and approved originally by the council- There are lots of new apartments above this precinct and the new owners must be horrified of this proposal.- along with the rest of us.

I object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill. It has been obvious to the local residents that Sydney Tools is the developer on this site and that they had intended to move back to the site even after submitting an original DA for several small shops on the ground floor of this site. The current site in Petersham is obviously a temporary site until they can get the DA modified.
Having a single large tool shop will spoil the character of this area. It will have no contribution to local residents.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill.
My reasons for objecting are basically covered by those above.

There is something horribly devious when, before the original development is completed, a major change is forthcoming especially as this change was their intention from the start. Why is the change even considered at all - THROW IT OUT!

If there is any benefit of having a larger amalgamated Council then it must be to ensure this kind of behavior is not condoned even if it means accruing significant legal costs.

Reading the proposed amendments it states they require (refer 2a ii, "A more prominent paint scheme for the first floor element of the heritage building as proposed colours are too washed out and pastel." Ugly!

I strongly object to this proposed change to the DA for 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill.
I believe that a tool store covering the entire ground floor of this building is now not in keeping with the small business nature of the Dulwich Hill shopping precinct. I also believe that this development would generate excessive traffic in an area which is already congested.

It seems unimaginable that Such an industrial scale and industrially purposed building could sit at all in the context of what is a small high street shopping area, surrounded by a quiet residential area.

What really concerns me is the addition "and to make certain changes to the façade of the approved building". If any one is not yet aware of the style of signage that Sydney Tools uses, please take the time to drive North along Wardell Road to New Canterbury Road and you won't miss it. Sydney Tools clads their building façades entirely with shiny, fire engine red panels, with huge signage. I was very surprised the Lewisham façade was given approval, but suspect it had something to do with it being next to Officeworks, which is also loud, but almost subtle compared to the eyesore that is Sydney Tools. Please try to imagine this in the location of this proposed warehouse.

Thanks.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill
My objection is threefold.

# The proposed gigantic tool shop proposed is in middle of a high vehicular use intersection of Marrickville and New Canterbury roads . The huge volume of commercial vehicles cannot be contained within the proposed underneath parking of the development. There is already limited parking for visitors to the shops in the area and this will further impact on local trade. The narrow entry of Lewisham road into the development and bus turning circle on the other side can only lead to disastrous parking issues for local people and trade. Under basic town planning principals this proposed mega store is completely unsuitable for the narrow adjoining roads. Even if restrictions on parking were implemented, tradies would ignore and illegally park. A small fine is a minor inconvenience even if council has the time to monitor parking every day for the large unloading trucks and other heavy vehicles.
# Sydney tools has been deceptive in its original application by not listing its intention of one huge shop in the heart of Dulwich Hill village. The DA disguised the developers intention by refurbishing the original Victorian street facade yet intending to rebuild a monstrous, insensitive hardware mega store underneath on street level with a visually ugly commercial profile in the village hub of Dulwich Hill. I am sure Sydney Tools did not inform all the new apartment purchasers of the residences above of their intentions.

# Dulwich Hill is a fast growing area for local people with boutique shops, restaurants and numerous coffee shops in a village atmosphere. The proposed tool shops is not conducive to the area. The signage that will accompany the tool shop with its loud colours is more indicative of a commercial area, not for the cultural hub of Dulwich Hill

This proposal to build a commercial large scale centre underneath cannot go ahead and must be completely dismissed in its entirety. It is detrimental for local residents and existing shops. The use of small boutique shops underneath is the only solution to integrate with the beautiful heritage facade above not an ugly tool shop mega store with its traffic and parking issues which cannot meet town and planning principals.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill
My objection is threefold.

# The proposed gigantic tool shop proposed is in middle of a high vehicular use intersection of Marrickville and New Canterbury roads . The huge volume of commercial vehicles cannot be contained within the proposed underneath parking of the development. There is already limited parking for visitors to the shops in the area and this will further impact on local trade. The narrow entry of Lewisham road into the development and bus turning circle on the other side can only lead to disastrous parking issues for local people and trade. Under basic town planning principals this proposed mega store is completely unsuitable for the narrow adjoining roads. Even if restrictions on parking were implemented, tradies would ignore and illegally park. A small fine is a minor inconvenience even if council has the time to monitor parking every day for the large unloading trucks and other heavy vehicles.
# Sydney tools has been deceptive in its original application by not listing its intention of one huge shop in the heart of Dulwich Hill village. The DA disguised the developers intention by refurbishing the original Victorian street facade yet intending to rebuild a monstrous, insensitive hardware mega store underneath on street level with a visually ugly commercial profile in the village hub of Dulwich Hill. I am sure Sydney Tools did not inform all the new apartment purchasers of the residences above of their intentions.

# Dulwich Hill is a fast growing area for local people with boutique shops, restaurants and numerous coffee shops in a village atmosphere. The proposed tool shops is not conducive to the area. The signage that will accompany the tool shop with its loud colours is more indicative of a commercial area, not for the cultural hub of Dulwich Hill

This proposal to build a commercial large scale centre underneath cannot go ahead and must be completely dismissed in its entirety. It is detrimental for local residents and existing shops. The use of small boutique shops underneath is the only solution to integrate with the beautiful heritage facade above not an ugly tool shop mega store with its traffic and parking issues which cannot meet town and planning principals.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill
My objection as follows:
1. ROAD SAFETY - The proposed gigantic tool shop proposed is in the middle of a high vehicular multi-use intersection of Marrickville and New Canterbury Roads with cars, trucks and buses. The huge volume of commercial vehicles cannot be contained within the proposed underneath parking of the development. The narrow entry of Lewisham Street into the development and bus turning circle on the other side can only lead to disastrous parking issues for local people and trade. Under basic town planning principals this proposed mega store is completely unsuitable for the narrow adjoining roads. Given that this business does not serve pedestrian mixed retail needs, it is not appropriate for this important shopping pedestrian hub of Dulwich Hill.

The inclusion of comments in the attached traffic report regarding bus routes servicing the area is ludicrous. Tradies will not be using public transport to come and purchase tools and therefore traffic movements in and around the area will definitely increase.

The traffic conditions in and around the site will make Lewisham St more dangerous than it already is and create extra traffic movements through the shops across the Dulwich St/New Canterbury Rd intersection (Council has already completed its traffic report into the area and put in place plans for remedial measures in terms of traffic flow and parking)

2. MISLEADING THE COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL: Sydney Tools has been deceptive in its original application by not listing its intention of one huge shop in the heart of Dulwich Hill village. The DA disguised the developers intention by refurbishing the original Victorian street facade yet intending to rebuild a monstrous, insensitive hardware mega store underneath on street level with a visually ugly commercial profile in the village hub of Dulwich Hill. I am sure Sydney Tools did not inform all the new apartment purchasers of the residences above of their intentions. This would be a disastrous investment for the owners. The actions of Level 33 make a mockery of the Council's development applications and approval process

3. NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE COMMUNITY: Dulwich Hill is a fast growing area for local people with boutique shops, restaurants and numerous coffee shops in a village atmosphere. The proposed tool shops is not conducive to the area. The signage that will accompany the tool shop with its loud colours is more indicative of a commercial area, not for the cultural hub of Dulwich Hill
This proposal to build a commercial large scale centre underneath cannot go ahead and must be completely dismissed in its entirety. It is detrimental for local residents and existing shops.

Thank you and I hope the right decision is made for our local community.

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Re: Section 96 Application No. DA201400477.04
I strongly object to the above application for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill
My objection as follows:
1. The proposed development is totally out of character with the village-like, heritage rich corner and retail area. it is more suited to an industrial area and should not be considered for this small retail/residential area.
2. The development would have implications for traffic flow and safety, wit commercial vehicles negotiating narrow streets and residential areas, as well as the busy new Canterbury Rd.

This proposal to build a commercial large scale centre underneath a residential area cannot go ahead and must be completely dismissed in its entirety. It is detrimental for local residents and existing shops.

Thank you and I hope the right decision is made for the residents of the Inner West.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill
My objection is as follows:
Firstly : The massive tool shop that is proposed is located on a narrow street (lewisham) and it is dangerous to have large volumes of cars, trucks and etc going in and out of the street. There is not enough store parking and these cars will need to park on side streets which are already struggling with significant parking issues. This large size store is unsuitable for such a narrow street.

The traffic conditions in and around the site will make Lewisham St more dangerous than it already is and create extra traffic movements through the shops across the Dulwich St/New Canterbury Rd intersection.

Secondly, I believe that Sydney Tools has been deceptive in its original application by not listing its intention of one huge shop in the heart of Dulwich Hill village. A large commercial front is not in keeping with the village feel of Dulwich Hill. I am sure Sydney Tools did not inform all the new apartment purchasers of the residences above of their intentions. This would significantly decrease the value of these apartments.

Thirdly , Dulwich Hill is a fast growing area for local people with boutique shops, restaurants and numerous coffee shops in a village atmosphere. The proposed tool shops is definitely not conducive to the area.

This proposal to build a commercial large scale centre would be detrimental for local residents and existing shops and needs to be stopped.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill for the following reasons:
1. The applicant has been misleading in their representations using the 7 tenancies as a key selling point for marketing the apartments above. Now that the apartments have been sold they are making their true intentions know. They should not be rewarded for misleading council and the local community.
2. The increased traffic represents a risk to the local residents. Large trucks and vans coming in and out of the site will significantly impact the local residents. The current site for Sydney Tools is a far more appropriate location.
3. A large-scale commercial tenancy is not in keeping with the village feel of the local community which is made up of small scale businesses and boutique stores catering to the needs of the local community.

Sam's Tools. If this goes through how disappointing for Dulwich Hill and the people who live and shop there. Apart from being totally unsympathetic to the streetscape what impact is it going to have on traffic and safety? What impact will it have on local residents in terms of tradies scouting around trying find a suitable parking space?
Surely this development proposal is more suitable for a light industrial area. The particular location in Dulwich Hill is totally unsuitable in terms of access. It has a high density traffic flow and is too close to a major traffic intersection.
Keep Dulwich Hill village alive and reject this proposal.

As a resident of Dulwich Hill I also strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill
I agree with the comments made by people above. I think they have covered every angle.
Eva

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill
My objection as follows:
1. SAFETY - The proposed gigantic tool shop proposed is in the middle of a high vehicular multi-use intersection of Marrickville and New Canterbury Roads with cars, trucks and buses. The huge volume of commercial vehicles cannot be contained within the proposed underneath parking of the development. The narrow entry of Lewisham Street into the development and bus turning circle on the other side can only lead to disastrous parking issues for local people and trade. Under basic town planning principals this proposed mega store is completely unsuitable for the narrow adjoining roads.

The inclusion of comments in the attached traffic report regarding bus routes servicing the area is ludicrous. Tradies will not be using public transport to come and purchase tools and therefore traffic movements in and around the area will definitely increase.

The traffic conditions in and around the site will make Lewisham St more dangerous than it already is and create extra traffic movements through the shops across the Dulwich St/New Canterbury Rd intersection (Council has already completed its traffic report into the area and put in place plans for remedial measures in terms of traffic flow and parking)

2. MISLEADING THE COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL: Sydney Tools has been deceptive in its original application by not listing its intention of one huge shop in the heart of Dulwich Hill village. The DA disguised the developers intention by refurbishing the original Victorian street facade yet intending to rebuild a monstrous, insensitive hardware mega store underneath on street level with a visually ugly commercial profile in the village hub of Dulwich Hill. I am sure Sydney Tools did not inform all the new apartment purchasers of the residences above of their intentions. This would be a disastrous investment for the owners.

3. NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE COMMUNITY: Dulwich Hill is a fast growing area for local people with boutique shops, restaurants and numerous coffee shops in a village atmosphere. The proposed tool shops is not conducive to the area. The signage that will accompany the tool shop with its loud colours is more indicative of a commercial area, not for the cultural hub of Dulwich Hill

The area of Dulwich Hill shops is rapidly transforming. When I first moved into the area almost 10 years ago the proposed area housed many empty shops and businesses that were began to close. In this time, many new shops and businesses have opened in the area, responding to the changing local needs. The area has transformed and locals are responding positively to this. More and more residents of the suburb are seeking to support local small businesses. The proposal to remove the option for 7 new business premises in these newly renovated areas and replace with one large business is concerning. This change suggests that this large business will require large volumes of parking for customers, which is already at a premium in the area. There is also the suggestion that with one large business, there will be increased truck traffic to deliver stock to this business (which is rumoured to be a tool shop as the site is owned by Sydney Tools).
Much work has been put into the redevelopment of this strip of shops and area of the neighbourhood, which is still ongoing. To allow an entire block streetfrontage to be occupied by a sole business in this environment will negate the work already done.
I strongly object to the proposal to remove the 7 shop fronts at this location.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill
My objection as follows:
1. ROAD SAFETY - The proposed gigantic tool shop proposed is in the middle of a high vehicular multi-use intersection of Marrickville and New Canterbury Roads with cars, trucks and buses. The huge volume of commercial vehicles cannot be contained within the proposed underneath parking of the development. The narrow entry of Lewisham Street into the development and bus turning circle on the other side can only lead to disastrous parking issues for local people and trade. Under basic town planning principals this proposed mega store is completely unsuitable for the narrow adjoining roads. Given that this business does not serve pedestrian mixed retail needs, it is not appropriate for this important shopping pedestrian hub of Dulwich Hill.

The inclusion of comments in the attached traffic report regarding bus routes servicing the area is ludicrous. Tradies will not be using public transport to come and purchase tools and therefore traffic movements in and around the area will definitely increase.

The traffic conditions in and around the site will make Lewisham St more dangerous than

MISLEADING THE COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL: Sydney Tools has been deceptive in its original application by not listing its intention of one huge shop in the heart of Dulwich Hill village. The DA disguised the developers intention by refurbishing the original Victorian street facade yet intending to rebuild a monstrous, insensitive hardware mega store underneath on street level with a visually ugly commercial profile in the village hub of Dulwich Hill. I am sure Sydney Tools did not inform all the new apartment purchasers of the residences above of their intentions. This would be a disastrous investment for the owners. The actions of Level 33 make a mockery of the Council's development applications and approval process. This development has serious consequences and requires a review of application process.

I strongly oppose the revised DA at 429-449 New Canterbury Road.

Dissolving the approved seven retail outlets into one large outlet marks a significant divergence from the original proposal, and would negatively impact the local residential and business community.

Dulwich Hill has a growing reputation as one of the inner west's cultural and culinary hubs. In recent times the commercial strip of New Canterbury Road between Herbert Street and Marrickville Road has undergone considerable regeneration, with the arrival of popular restaurants, cafes, and shops helping to establish the area as a bustling pedestrian precinct. The arrival of seven new retail and food outlets is an exciting opportunity to expand upon this regeneration, and would bring new pedestrian business to the area, benefiting both residents and local businesses on New Canterbury Road and Marrickville Road.

A power tool retailer of the proposed size and scale, however, is entirely out of character for the neighborhood, and would usually only be seen in industrial and semi-industrial areas. It would drastically alter the look and feel of the area. Not only is it antithetical to Dulwich Hill’s growing status as a cultural and culinary hub, it would be unlikely to benefit local businesses even in the short term, as the majority of customers seeking wholesale and retail power tools are most likely drive to the retailer for their specific purchases, only to return to their cars and their worksites. In the long term, I believe this mega-store will diminish the allure of Dulwich Hill for both new businesses and residents.

The entirely inadequete parking provisions will add further congestion to Lewisham St, which is ill-equipped to cope with the increased traffic and parking required even by the incoming residents of the 429-449 New Canterbury Road apartments, let alone the large commercial vehicles that would be patronising Sydney Tools.

The Dulwich Hill community does not want a Sydney Tools megastore. We need mixed retail spaces to provide increased amenity for our rapidly growing population, and for the preservation of our villiage character.

Thank you for considering our objections, and please do not approve this entirely inappropriate amendment!

It is with disappointment that I write objecting to the proposal to have one shop front instead of the proposed seven small shops fronts. on New Canterbury Road.

Dulwich Hill has a unique village feel to it.
The shopkeepers work hard to create a good space for locals to shop, eat and socialise.
I have spoken to many friends and locals over the changed proposal and they are incredulous that the Inner West Council would even consider letting a large tool shop ruin the streetscape of New Canterbury Road.

We locals take pride in our village and ask that the council work with us, not against us.
You are our elected representatives,.
We urge you to listen to what we want and need for our local area.

An enormous tool shop is NOT needed by the local community and we ask why the council is even considering it.
Integrity, honesty and creativity is what we want.

Hi, I strongly object to the DA from Sydney Tools requesting to open one large tool store as opposed to the original seven independent store fronts that had been approved by council.

The area is a highly comgested area and cannot support the number of work vehicles that will be looking for parking spots throughout the day.

As a resident of Dulwich Hill, I strongly object to the Sydney Tools plan to have a large scale tool supply warehouse in place of smaller retailer shops. My main reason for the objection is the sheer dishonesty in which the development was proposed. By accepting the new and altered proposal by Sydney Tools, you’ll be setting a precedent in which there will by no coming back from.

As a new arrival to Dulwich Hill I bought on the street down from the development understanding that the building would be an extension of the Dulwich Hill village. Not an intrusion of the light industrial areas of New Canterbury road.
I would look to legal action if this drastic change were to go through.
This shift of purpose is out of keeping with the area and it’s future. It is a retrograde step that denies the councils own expressed interest in increasing residential density.
There is no argument of prior use when the site has been completely repurposed as residential and small retail, the Mills district has been redeveloped I n a similar fashion with no prior light industrial or large scale retail being returned.
There is ample opportunity for the store in various other locations in the local area that is not at the top of the growing village.

I object to this planning permission.

Due to the negative impact it will have Dulwich Hill village. To place a large industrial unit on the middle of a village will have a massive impact on the quality of life in the village and a negative impact financially to the village.

The financial impact due to people staying away from the village. The quality of life impact due to trade vehicles blocking access and increasing the volume of traffic on an already congested road.

If Dulwich Hill is to be a community or an industrial area this planning permission will decide.

I strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill
My objection as follows:
1. SAFETY - The proposed gigantic tool shop proposed is in the middle of a high vehicular multi-use intersection of Marrickville and New Canterbury Roads with cars, trucks and buses. The huge volume of commercial vehicles cannot be contained within the proposed underneath parking of the development. The narrow entry of Lewisham Street into the development and bus turning circle on the other side can only lead to disastrous parking issues for local people and trade. Under basic town planning principals this proposed mega store is completely unsuitable for the narrow adjoining roads. Given that this business does not serve pedestrian mixed retail needs, it is not appropriate for this important shopping pedestrian hub of Dulwich Hill.

The inclusion of comments in the attached traffic report regarding bus routes servicing the area is ludicrous. Tradies will not be using public transport to come and purchase tools and therefore traffic movements in and around the area will definitely increase.

The traffic conditions in and around the site will make Lewisham St more dangerous than it already is and create extra traffic movements through the shops across the Dulwich St/New Canterbury Rd intersection (Council has already completed its traffic report into the area and put in place plans for remedial measures in terms of traffic flow and parking)

2. MISLEADING THE COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL: Sydney Tools has been deceptive in its original application by not listing its intention of one huge shop in the heart of Dulwich Hill village. The DA disguised the developers intention by refurbishing the original Victorian street facade yet intending to rebuild a monstrous, insensitive hardware mega store underneath on street level with a visually ugly commercial profile in the village hub of Dulwich Hill. I am sure Sydney Tools did not inform all the new apartment purchasers of the residences above of their intentions. This would be a disastrous investment for the owners. The actions of Level 33 make a mockery of the Council's development applications and approval process

3. NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE COMMUNITY: Dulwich Hill is a fast growing area for local people with boutique shops, restaurants and numerous coffee shops in a village atmosphere. The proposed tool shops is not conducive to the area. The signage that will accompany the tool shop with its loud colours is more indicative of a commercial area, not for the cultural hub of Dulwich Hill

This proposal to build a commercial large scale centre underneath cannot go ahead and must be completely dismissed in its entirety. It is detrimental for local residents and existing shops

I also strongly object to the revised DA for 1 large shop at 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill.

The main focus of my objection is the overall negative impact that this development will have on the surrounding area and that of its residents. Such an impact will have a lasting effect that will completely change the Dulwich Hill village atmosphere. Apart from the devious and deceptive way that this has been put forward, there are serious financial consequences that cannot be ignored. Although I am only a neighbour to the proposed address, I believe that the concerns already expressed by others here for the purchasers of residential dwellings in the same structure cannot be dismissed. Such a major change to the original proposal would surely have been a factor to those considering buying, had they been informed that they would be living on top of a massive tool store!

There are also the very serious safety concerns expressed with regard to Lewisham Street entrance. The amendments to the DA will no doubt cause major traffic concerns and will make the corner of Lewisham Street and New Canterbury Road considerably more dangerous than it already is.

Lastly, from a purely aesthetic point of view the proposed revision will be an eye-sore and will simply not fit in the Dulwich Hill Village atmosphere.

I object to this revised DA to allow only 1 large retail, rather than several on the ground level of 429 - 449 New Canterbury Rd. Dulwich Hill.
The original DA was approved for serveral small retail outlets. This should remain the case.
The request to change this approved DA to now only allow one, large retail space (Sydney Tools) is problematic in terms of the impact on parking, traffic, and congestion in the area. This corner is already busy and congested, and it adjoins residential streets already over-parked.
It is also out of keeping with the mixed bussiness and diversity of the local area.

nice one boys
you just f#cked dulwich hill
looks like a prison
very sad !!!

Sydney Tools is actually not a hardware store. According to their own website they are an: "industrial tools wholesaler and retailer".
(https://sydneytools.com.au/about-us)

This development continues to upset the local community.
They should not have been allowed to change from 7 separate shops and businesses to one great big warehouse, and they should not be allowed to cover all the ground floor windows with bars. The whole block looks like a prison.
They are getting aware with whatever they want and it seems no one is able to hold them accountable.
Sad days for Dulwich Hill.

Due to the lack of dividing walls on the ground floor and absence of individual plumbing which would indicate an intention to construct tenancies for individual retail outlets, it would appear Sydney tools never intended such tenancies to exist from the outset of construction and hence therefore possibly engaged in gross misrepresentation when marketing the residential properties . The entire block now resembles a prison and one looks forward to the planning authority giving Sydney Tools the green light for the addition of an electric fence and barbed wire so as to compete the picture.

This huge tool shop would be a great loss for Dulwich Hill. I wholeheartedly agree with all the comments submitted to Planning Alerts outlining how this development would negatively impact the community.
The continuation of this development makes more sense to me now I understand the Managing Director of Sydney Tools is also a property developer with Level 33 Property Development.

The saga continues, an eye sore at Dulwich Hill shops. Council, you allowed this development of a monstrosity of Sydney Power Tools get their their revised DA due to lapse LEP guidelines.
Now we have this prison like facade in the cultural hub of Dulwich Hill. Are you going to allow this too? I suppose we can look forward to their brightly coloured street signage to accompany the prison bars soon ! What are you going to do about it ? Next elections I will very serious consider who I vote for. I am sure many other people will too.
The only consolation is the interim demolition order on early 20th C residential property on the Boulevarde. (But that's only temporary )
Council wake up to yourself, protect and maintain the cultural heritage of the area. Development can be good but not what we see at Sydney Power Tools prison shop front

What a sad sad day for Dulwich Hill as the garish signage goes up on a heritage style building. With the thick steel bars on every window, the whole place looks like a prison. Why have the council let us down so badly on this.
Shame shame shame shame on Sydney tools and local planning authorities

I’m wondering why they had to submit a DA for the change in tenancies from seven to one, but I haven’t seen my further DA’s for the bars or the signage..
Control C32 states “the proposed modifications present minimal changes to the elevations as illustrated on the elevation plans...They would not be noticeable or result in any significant alterations to the contributory façade when viewed from the Dulwich St and New Canterbury Rd frontages of the street.”
I’ve already mentioned this to council..
The whole thing is a joke.
Except I’m sure it’s not funny to anyone except the developers!